While fishing with my good friend and guide client Mike Hulbert from Toledo Ohio on Saturday the 18th we had quite a day, on Mike's second cast we lost a nice fish about 40 inches after 6 jumps only to land a 37.5 incher three cast later. That day we had 17 different muskies to the boat 2 of which followed several times including a real pig, pushing if not over 50 inches which came to the boat four times on 3 different lures. David Christain finally came off the drag strip Tuesday to guide his clients to a nice 41.5 and 40 inch muskies on Grim Reaper 1 oz spinnerbaits in the first 2 hours of their trip. I was also thrilled this week when my Dad agreed to go with me on his first muskie trip, we landed a fat 38.5' at boatside on the figure 8 on a Grim Reaper spinner that just went crazy and dad now knows what the big deal is about muskie hunting. Anglers all over the CAVE have found great success on spinners, bucktails and buzzbaits are just starting to produce.
Action is best early and late but fish are coming all day.
Most are being found in deep water just off the flats, in 14 to 17 feet of water. Bass are fair early and late. Plastic lures seem to be taking most of the fish, but don't overlook topwaters. Try timbered points, breaks and mid lake humps with deep diving crankbaits.