The best way to fish for musky is to troll with deep diving lures. Lead core line, or one of the new age lines like Fire Line with a high breaking pound strength and small diameter, on a heavy duty reel are needed. Lines on the 30 to 50 lb. Bottom bouncing lures is an old tactic of local fishermen, and is thought to entice muskies into hitting lures. Muskies can also be caught trolling suspended lures, especially during night time.
Casters like to throw buck tails and jerkbaits over the numerous weed beds in the Niagara River.
There are two popular ways of trolling for walleye on Lake Erie. The first is using downriggers and planerboards. The second is trolling with a Wolf River rig. Both are extremely productive, yet differ greatly because they are targeting two different groups of fish. By using planerboards and downriggers, you are able to make a presentation to the large schools of walleye that are often suspended and cruise the open waters of Lake Erie.