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Crappie fished again yesterday. It was a bit slower but we managed a few. Today I washed several Muskie baits for the first time this Fall. A full swing and a miss. Nada. Cross your fingers for...

I was out crappie fishing on Friday with my wife. I let another week go by without fishing Kinkaid and was unsure of temps so I left the muskie gear at home. Worked out just fine as we did really...

I know the thread below this one was updated with the same question, but I'm hoping a new thread may get a quicker answer. Anyone know the surface temp? Better, anyone put a probe in the water and...

Thanks for the news, LarryO and congrats to the the winners.

Southern IL is not a bad place to live (outside of the fact that it's still IL), but I can't imagine why a muskie fisherman would say that he's "unfortunately" moving to Madison. Thanks for your...

Good Luck to the guys/gals fishing this weekend. It should be interesting to see what happens...

I thought maybe I'd join "bassindude" and be helpful and offer a report, then realized you're all...

I'm guessing fish will be caught today!

Thanks for the report. Still got plenty of casting days left. Any giants reported?
None boated for me...yet that is.

Tight lines...

Aweful quiet on the board...my guess is that's a pretty good sign for others as well.

Wish I could have been fishing this morning in the warm weather (kinda getting used to the wind that can't...

Congrats Momuskie!

Chad, I had the opposite experience. Got my little fishing buddy out of school a bit early on Friday to run over and fish for the few hours you get before dark anymore. One...

Not really...

Predicting when "activity (feeding) windows" open is like guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar. That's why I said, "not really." The previous reply is pretty much right on. ...

All I can say is, "Really! Wow!?"

Well, you've probably made a decision by now.

If you went, then leave a report. If you didn't, sleep well knowing you missed what likely turned out to be a zoo. Fished yesterday, first light...

Well, risking a pissing fight...we often talk about 80 degrees as a benchmark. No doubt in the Fall when surface temps fall just below 80 the water below the surface maybe significantly warmer. But...

Yeah education is surely key, but I'm afraid these guys "knew" better. They were trolling. Kinda funny....as they were going over the log pile in the middle of the bay entering the northern no wake...

How about posting some pictures for us guys stuck down here in the South, Chad?

Did a little bass fishing today. Water temps have fallen as much as 10 degrees in the last few days. Still around...

Sure enough the road is wide open. Water isn't even close as of Friday. 35-36' at Chester is when we can expect to see it get closed (actually closes in Rockwood). According to forecast for now we...

You did better than me. Your skunk crawled aboard in my vessel. I fished the North end in the chocolate soup. Thought several times of looking for cleaner water. Temps were much warmer of course....

2x

Thanks for the report. It was obviously tough last weekend as well. Let's hope today's warmup and wind plays well for tomorrow.

Kurt, all is good. I understand the frustration with all...

I'll post something Friday night. I plan to fish most of the day Friday and Sunday afternoon/evening. I just got back from being out of the country for three weeks so my season is finally about to...

According to the hydro information I just found on the Internet Route 3 doesn't close until the river hits 36' so we should be good. But I've made that drive to the lake for 10 years and it sure...

I'm not sure either, but it would be helpful if someone who did would reply. I'll be heading over Friday. If none replies before then I'll let you know after then. River is at 27' at Chester, so...

I just finished watching the InFocus PBS episode on Kinkaids muskie fishery. Kudos to Shawn Hirst and the Shawnee Muskie Hunters for the positive promotion.
BTW. A 19 fish day is truly impressive.

How's the water level? Is the North End No Wake still incredibly low? Does the ramp look like it will be accessible early Spring or will it still require some heavy Spring rains?

Just wondering how guys have been doing.

I caught a healthy 42"er this morning. I'll be fishing a bunch more in the next several days. BTW (In noting an earlier thread) it was caught on a...