In Ontario, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, the opening of the season is usually delayed to protect spawning. After the spawn is complete, muskies relocate to areas near spawning bays. Last spring, Bill killed the engine and began to fiddle with his gear. I launched a bucktail toward the bank. Rocks in the form of a ledge, shelving off to deep water are best.
Saddles are great post-spawn musky attractors.
A saddle is the ridge between a point and an island or hump or between two points. Muskies seem to hang around saddles, picking off smallmouth, perch or suckers. While the rocky shoreline or hump surface may seem to be the likely spots, the open water of the saddle often holds the biggest fish. Incoming creeks attract muskies. Over the years, shoals build up near creek mouths.