Marcusthemusky

I was up there this past weekend. 9 Northerns 2 accidental musky and 2 bass.
All the pike were above 10lbs but the muskies were pretty small for that body of water: both below 40".
Both bass were smallies and around the 3lb mark.
Musky opens tomorrow up there so good luck to everyone.
Bytheway, all the pike and musky came on the same lure.
MTM

A friend of mine is looking for a reel with a gear ratio of (or close to) 4.2:1 for pulling big blades for musky. I use a 7000 as it was passed down to me years ago and works great. The problem for him is that its too big and heavy.
Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks guys,
MTM

I used to fish Scugog quite a bit. The most successful outings I've had were trolling big spinnerbaits, or Muskystalkers on the outside weed edge. If you have a sonar unit with GPS, buy a navionics map chip and just stick to the first breakline. Keep your lines short. Its pretty hard to troll to fast, but very easy to troll too slow for Musky in Scugog. An easy way to gauge speed is drop a shallow crankbait like a stalker beside the boat on a short line, and start speeding up. There will come a point where the lure stops its normal cadence and starts to go crazy before blowing out. That's your optimal trolling speed for that lure. Now just let out 10-20 feet of line and you're off to the races. As for Spinnerbaits, just let out enough line at the same speed to keep it under water...this may vary from bait to bait. I would suggest the spinnerbait on the inside and crankbait on the outside.
My biggest Musky from Scugog was 46.5 inches. and I've had many multiple fish days using this method.
The action can be hot there, but if you're looking for a trophy, look somewhere else.

good luck.

The Moon has amazing Muskie, Pike, Walleye and its fair share of big bass too. This time of year you only Pike and Walleye are open there. Ive fished the Moon river for 5 years now and there is nothing like it. Only problem is that every spot is a great spot and it can be difficult to see "the forest through the trees".
Where abouts on the Moon will you be going? If it's your first time i suggest the Woods bay. Its the end of the moon before it enters Georgian Bay. There are a couple of Marina's close by and lots of islands and weedbeds with good access to deep water and do hold big pike right through July.
MTM.