"Kingfisher" said:
Several questions though. When do the White bass spawn and where? Do any of these areas relate to this spawn? Creeks Rivers? Last. Do you cast the Dumps? Kingfisher

The White bass spawn is typically over by the time muskie season rolls around. This is true for most of the common muskie forage out on LSC. Instead of where they spawn you have to consider where/what the forage like to eat when looking for concentrations.

There are some casting spots in the dumping grounds but they are very hit or miss. I can't seem to find any rhyme or reason to the timing, which has been very frustrating. Particularly because the longest muskie I've ever seen, anywhere, was out in the dumps.

The north end offers seemingly endless casting water that is fishable with nearly any craft. Slides 7, 8 and 9 mark some great casting water. I wouldn't advise trying to fish them all at the same time. The slides are basically broken into areas that you can fish in about 6 hours. For instance; the spots on slide 7 and slide 8 are roughly 8-9 miles apart. If you are used to fishing smaller water (under 2500 acres) don't be tempted to run all over. By breaking the areas into sizes that you are used to you'll learn the water faster and be more sucessful. Don't neglect trolling a shallow crank or spinnerbait to learn these areas faster, it will allow you to identify pinpoint spots so you can come back and cast.

Some interesting stats from 2005 on LSC in my boat:
19 days on the water
200 hours (97% casting)
76 muskies in my boat
2.6 hrs/fish
41.5" average
35 – over 40"
9 – over 48"
5 – over 50"

"kbkrause" said:

You need to move closer…

No kiding, that was about 5000 miles just to fish LSC last summer.

I can't imagine spending 500 hours out there each year… I'll try 😀

No problem, ask away, that's why I posted this instead of answering e-mails and PM's – I thought we could put this out here for everyone to ask and learn a little about casting on LSC. If there are questions that are too specific, which might pi$$ off someone in my circle of trust, I'll find a way to answer them without getting myself kicked out of my own circle.

These general locations are good all year, you'll need to keep track of the fish movements. The concentrations of fish will move around the bay and into the channels but there are many contributing factors. There are also resident populations of muskies in all areas that stay put and aren't nomads. Water temp dictates movement into the channels generally and the fabled mayfly hatches in mid-summer bring all kinds of forage into the bay. I realize this is contrary to the old theory that all the fish spawn in Anchor Bay then move down to mid-lake and to the Canadian side.

You'll also need to remember that all weeds are not created equal. The fish will show a preference for certain weed types or certain weeds in a certain depth. One day they're on cabbage in 6', the next they're on milfoil in 3' and the next they're on eel grass outside cabbage in 8'. Obviously, they don't always change from day to day but there are obvious movements that we've noticed.

Last summer when the trolling bite was dismal on the Canadian side and mid-lake for most people we were catching some big fish on the north end. I'll never say that the caster will near the numbers that some of the trolling boats put up BUT there is always good casting on the north end. There are other areas on the south end of the lake that are good at certain times but none are as consistent as the north end.

The Fishing Hot Spots map of LSC is excellent, that is what you see in the slides above. There are nav charts that you can get but on water like LSC they aren't worth the money.

ttt – for Lemay