MN muskie opener

Saw a ton, only got 1 44″ though. Nice weekend all the same.

Really rough night on tonka. Not even a follow. Temps are already 61-62. I would imagine high 50s over night.

I muskie fished this morning for about 4 hours. Had 1 follow, caught 2 pike. Water temp was 63, east metro.

Muskie fishing has been mostly a disaster for this guy. Think I’ve gone 8 times since July totaling about 35 hours and I have one fish to show for my efforts.

Youre ahead of me. I probably have almost 30 outings and 0 in the bag for me. Probably 70-80 follows though. Buddy had 15 follows this AM and 3 eat.

Wow you ain’t kidding. That’s rough.

You guys fishing at night? Sometimes it’s the great equalizer.

I do some fishing at night. Hasn’t seem to make a difference for this guy this season. But other seasons it has.

I should say that I have hooked up with 3 other fish and they jumped, shook their head, and spit the hook. Not a lot I can do when a 3 or 4 foot fish wants to go airborne and shake free. I usually swear and look skyward for answers.

I did a handful of dog shift 9pm-1amish and had some activity but tough to tell how many fish you contact without being able to see follows.

Saw one nice one last night throwing a tube. If my flat tire gets fixed today I should be out again tonight and tomorrow morning. Temps dropped a lot. Saw 56 degrees.

I put in 5 hours today with a friend and it was a total bust. Ripped oversized plastics without so much as even a sighting or follow. Water temp was 52 degrees.

Frustrating season to say the least. I muskie fished about 40 hours since July and boated one fish. I’d try a couple more times if I was able to, but I have to get ready for hunting season.