Musky Thread 2015

[Dave B]

Just got back from our trip to Witch Bay. We fished hard from Sunday the 9th through Friday the 14th. Water temps ranged from the upper 60s early in the week to mid 70s by the end. Muskies were hard to find on a reliable basis. We did manage to put a 50.5 and a 46 in the boat. We had a few days where we had a boat working good, known musky spots all day and not see a fish. The fish we did find were on some of most reliable spots over the years. On one of our better spots, we caught a 41" northern. Before this trip, we had never seen a northern on the spot. A number of low to mid 40" fish were posted on the board in the dining room. Russ reported the musky fishing was much improved so far this year over the same period last year -- perhaps due to last year's high water. Although the musky fishing was challenging, the bass and walleye fishing was very good. Russ took a couple of our guys out and they caught 146 fish by mid afternoon. Walleye were in the 18 to 25' range most of the time, with bigger fish coming deeper at times. Lots of quality bass (15 to 19") range were caught both jigging the walleye reefs and points as well as casting shorelines. Smaller crankbaits in the rocks with pauses was effective for us. Northern fishing, other than the 41" fish caught on one of our musky spots was fairly typical for this time of year -- a few small fish here and there, a few on the walleye reefs, and an occasional one related to weeds. The service and people at camp were terrific -- as usual. The food was exceptional. All in all, we had another great trip to Witch Bay Camp.

[Dward]

Dave B-

Thanks for the update, my son (9 years old) and I will be making our 2nd annual trip to Witch Bay this coming weekend. We will be there for a week. I will make sure to post how our trip went when we get back to help others who are thirsty for information as they await their fishing adventures in September/October.