It's always worth a try. Can't catch em from the couch. I'm going Saturday for my first time pre spawn for Musky since new rules. Since I have never targeted them this early I will be in slow motion search mode. Bringing everything but I will mainly be throwing glides, suicks, spring dogs, and maybe a single 8. I will start on deep breaks but I will also be searching the flats for the warmest water. I hope this helps and good luck.
I'm not sure Thorn clears up a ton, but my favorite part of spring fishing is low weeds, and high visibility. It's more of a time to visually search for structure for later in the year, and find little spots on spots. I've learned more about why I had previously caught a fish on a certain spot this time of year than any other. So its usually valuable info, fish or not. I have done quite well the last few years tho, with water temps like these, so fish are active-ish!
"gonefishn247" said:
It's always worth a try. Can't catch em from the couch. I'm going Saturday for my first time pre spawn for Musky since new rules. Since I have never targeted them this early I will be in slow motion search mode. Bringing everything but I will mainly be throwing glides, suicks, spring dogs, and maybe a single 8. I will start on deep breaks but I will also be searching the flats for the warmest water. I hope this helps and good luck.
hear hear!
One thing I always think is interesting is that while the slow approach is definitely best, and often with some long pauses in the retrieve too, and even though the action/encounters are usually very limited, when they do eat they really bring the wood! A muskie's a muskie, no matter how cold…
Haven't thrown shallow b.dogs much in the spring but I'm gonna try a spring dog with am added spinner blade in front of it this year. I have had some luck with the regular ( smaller version ) swimming dog early in the year.
Plus, don't discount smaller bucktails. Mepps #5 sized single or double blades have put muskies and pike in the boat in the spring. I like to up size my hook to at least a 3/0, if it's actually a mepps. Other small or micro musky bucktails specifically for musky are generally hook sized bigger already. I've found fast or slow, it doesn't matter, muskies love them in the spring.
Let us know what you come up with….good luck.
Any lake is definitely worth a try right now! I usually concentrate on shallower lakes as they will heat up quicker. Add some murky water to the mix and you'll get even warmer temps. Shallow dawgs can definitely be great in the spring as they have good hang time; work them slowly over weeds, weed pockets, or timber and you will probably contact fish. I also really like smaller twitch baits and gliders with some hang time to tease fish into biting.
"Ross" said:
I’ll add a “twitch bait” to the order. What kind, color, size? Thanks for the advice.
Color for me usually depends on the water clarity. In clear water I like cisco/shad colored baits while in dirtier water I like walleye/sucker colored baits. If I had to choose 1 color for anywhere I would probably go with a walleye or perch color. In the spring I like smaller baits like shallow raiders and 6-7.5" grandmas. Bigger rapalas also work well like super shad raps or bigger husky jerks.
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