Musky Ice Fishing

  • Ben Putnam
    Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 1001
    November 22, 2014 at 10:47 pm #1475939

    With about a week and a half left in the MN Musky season, some buddies and I decided to go after some Musky and Walleye today.

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    zipdogfishing
    Utah
    Posts: 49
    November 22, 2014 at 11:04 pm #1475949

    Nice lookin fish! I’ve never targeted musky through the ice. I live in Utah and we have tiger musky. I’d love to try catching one this year! What do you recommend for rigging? We can’t use live bait here. Don’t mean to high jack your thread )

    Ben Putnam
    Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 1001
    November 22, 2014 at 11:29 pm #1475953

    Depends on the forage base of the lake you’re fishing… I prefer jigging raps and spoons that reflect the same color patterns that do well in the summer.

    DWSDave31
    Southern WI
    Posts: 933
    November 22, 2014 at 11:50 pm #1475956

    Great colors those eyes are so cool looking

    Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    November 23, 2014 at 6:05 am #1475965

    Awesome Eyes and Musky! In Northeast/North Central IN the DNR stocks Musky. They are treated more holy then the cows in India. My personal opinion is similar to pike, big ones go back and eaters end up on the table (Granted I have never caught a Musky). What is the general opinion of the Musky up North?

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    November 23, 2014 at 6:22 am #1475971
    Frenchman wrote:

    Awesome Eyes and Musky! In Northeast/North Central IN the DNR stocks Musky. They are treated more holy then the cows in India. My personal opinion is similar to pike, big ones go back and eaters end up on the table (Granted I have never caught a Musky). What is the general opinion of the Musky up North?

    That is the nice thing about fishing for Muskies, it is easy to decide between “keeping” and “releasing”. When fishing for Muskies, there are no eaters, they ALL go back.

    Ben Putnam
    Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 1001
    November 23, 2014 at 7:28 am #1475984

    I’m sure they would taste just like pike, but like Dave said, they all go back!

    shamus
    Inactive
    Posts: 317
    November 23, 2014 at 9:49 am #1476029
    DWSDave31 wrote:

    Great colors those eyes are so cool looking

    Yeah they are…that gold fleck is awesome…so pretty.

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    November 23, 2014 at 4:59 pm #1476134

    Fishing dumbbell or crescent?

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    November 23, 2014 at 5:11 pm #1476140

    Are they all shopaks in there to?

    Ben Putnam
    Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 1001
    November 23, 2014 at 5:48 pm #1476148

    Yep, Dumbell has some pure strain in it too though

    Bryan Myers
    Moderator
    Posts: 586
    November 23, 2014 at 10:40 pm #1476247

    That looks like a fun day on the ice. It’s awesome that with this early ice you can get out and target muskies for a few days.

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