Best Time for Winter Muskies ?

[Red Childress]

I waited for some other guys to reply but here is my .02 cents:

If fishing clear water, you might even have a good evening/night bite. I have had decent luck on sunny days in Feb/March hitting fish in clear water but if I had to pick the most productive time on sunny days with clear water it would have to be evening.

Muddy/stained water is a different gig. You could hit fish at any time. During winter, I try to fish during both windows because there are certain fish that will rarely change their habits no matter how cold the water is or how short the photoperiod.

Weather change will influence them the most. Alberta clipper on the way??? Get your butt out there before the weather change. The big bladder fish like muskies, can feel the barometric change coming 12 hours (or more) before the actual storm arrives. For me, I love to fish when the snowflakes are the size of quarters....seems to get the bigger fish moving plus the sun is blocked creating a good time for feeding.

Their feeding window is much shorter during mid to late winter so being in the right place at the right time is 90 percent of the battle. If you can locate them, you can catch them if you fish the "right times" on a consecutive stretch of days.