Hey JoeZ...For starters...Ask yourself if you know what to do if you do catch a Muskie....Im not trying to be a wise guy and dont know your level of Muskie fishing...If you dont handle the fish properly they can die pretty easily...I was just up there last week and heard that you can buy the Boa lure at Hermans Landing...As for were to start I would probably get a guide. but its pretty late notice...My recommendation is Ty Sennett...Good Luck...I would imagine everybody has been booked up for months...