Summer Muskies

[T Hinshaw]

My .02 is leave them be for now.
We have no closed season here in Illinois to protect the muskies, so why not give 'em a break during the HOT Summer months or month and a half until the water cools.

I hear the white bass & walleye are biting well on Shelbyville. Go after them for now.

Again, this is just my opinion and my choice of what I do when the water hits 80+ degrees. - Whomever has a valid Illinois fishing license can make their own choice on this matter.

[WISH]

I totally agree with you. I personally don't fish but afew times in early May and wait till September. Shelbyville got a bunch of 4-5in fish yesterday from Jake Wolf. Fish were stocked at Coon Creek and Wolf. Talk about stress. We have done stocking mortality studies on other species but stocking muskies in 84F water cant be good on them. The lake is like a bath tub.