goodentight
Steelhead Master
There is no debate on which holds more fish. Because they are both ridiculously large lakes with large quantities of fish. The question comes in, with so much opportunity of fishing strategy, what works?
I just spent a week on Lake Muskoka. I fished almost every day, either at sun up or sun down. My target was walleyes because it's nice to be on a lake with 'eyes. I didn't land a single one in about 8 outings. It was ridiculous. Last summer I couldn't keep track of how many I hit. Who knows. So after a few hours of jigging for them I would just cast around under water rock piles and shore for some smallies. I always hit a couple but avg. 1-2 lbs with one or two 3lb'ers. It was a slow week. But that is part of the game.
Then a week later I was off to Lake of Bays. My buddy I was staying with fishes once a year if someone takes him out. I told him we have to get out! He says there are walleyes in the lake (which I know isn't true because I researched, and its hard to take someone's word when they say their previous catches include sun fish, rock bass, and 'big mouth' bass). So he took us out after dinner and said top water is what he has heard rumor to work really well. We find a still cove 5-10 fow and SMASHED small mouth. On jitters. I always had underestimated the power of top water lures. Thats the take home message from this thread. TOP. WATER. ACTION. Holy $#!t!! The first night we both hooked up with multiple 4-5lb'ers ! unreal. The second night, once the action turned on (sometime between 9/ 930) 3 casts back to back to back I landed a 4lb / 3lb / 3lb. talk about action. Unbelievable. I greatly regret never even attempting top water in Muskoka the week before. That second night we each landed 5-10 over 3lb's. In the span of an hour and a half. Here are some pictures of the first ones each night I got. And then one my buddy got who never ever goes out. He LOVED it.
Anyone have any other success stories on either of these lakes with other methods?
I just spent a week on Lake Muskoka. I fished almost every day, either at sun up or sun down. My target was walleyes because it's nice to be on a lake with 'eyes. I didn't land a single one in about 8 outings. It was ridiculous. Last summer I couldn't keep track of how many I hit. Who knows. So after a few hours of jigging for them I would just cast around under water rock piles and shore for some smallies. I always hit a couple but avg. 1-2 lbs with one or two 3lb'ers. It was a slow week. But that is part of the game.
Then a week later I was off to Lake of Bays. My buddy I was staying with fishes once a year if someone takes him out. I told him we have to get out! He says there are walleyes in the lake (which I know isn't true because I researched, and its hard to take someone's word when they say their previous catches include sun fish, rock bass, and 'big mouth' bass). So he took us out after dinner and said top water is what he has heard rumor to work really well. We find a still cove 5-10 fow and SMASHED small mouth. On jitters. I always had underestimated the power of top water lures. Thats the take home message from this thread. TOP. WATER. ACTION. Holy $#!t!! The first night we both hooked up with multiple 4-5lb'ers ! unreal. The second night, once the action turned on (sometime between 9/ 930) 3 casts back to back to back I landed a 4lb / 3lb / 3lb. talk about action. Unbelievable. I greatly regret never even attempting top water in Muskoka the week before. That second night we each landed 5-10 over 3lb's. In the span of an hour and a half. Here are some pictures of the first ones each night I got. And then one my buddy got who never ever goes out. He LOVED it.
Anyone have any other success stories on either of these lakes with other methods?
