Fishing for the elusive Muskellunge.  Don’t bother trying it if you are impatient, don’t bother trying it if your reel says Zebco Panfisher on the side, and don’t bother trying it if you are a puss.  Most of Team LNS members became hooked on muskie fishing some 20 years ago, when Muskie guide Bob Jorgenson pulled out a 10 inch Suick, strapped on his big, wide, leather watchband he bought in 1972 (and still wears today) and on his first cast had a 40” clear muskie follow it right up to the dock (that we were all sitting around and getting drunk on) 

Since that time Team LNS has landed 350+ muskellunge. All were released.  All Team LNS Muskie were hooked throwing wood, no trolling, no Reggie fishing.  Hifin Creepers, Harassers, Suicks, etc.  Mostly thrown with Abu Garcia 6500 and 6500 C3’s, 36 lbs braided Dacron or Muskie Braid Spider wire.  No landing nets.  Talk of  using a cradle has come up, but we think it is too close to a landing net.  Late evening and night fishing produced 80% of all Team LNS muskie. Wabedo, Baby, and Leech Lake’s in Minnesota provided most of the action.  Throwing towards shore, pulling off  drop offs, and fishing the flats.

 

 

 

Common Name: Muskellunge (Muskie)

Scientific Name: Esox masquinongy

Range: This solitary hunter is found in an area from southeast Manitoba east to Quebec, south to Georgia and Tennessee and north to central Iowa.

Habitat: Sticking close to cover and vegetation, the musky prefers clear, cool lakes or slow moving rivers.