Productive baits for muskie are bucktails and crankbaits. Since the lake gets a lot of pressure, I like to throw lures that they may not have seen. Bright colors and smaller sizes usually produce. For walleye, standard seasonal presentations were fine. For the bass, large redtail chubs are my favorite bait.
Night fishing is often overlooked but can be some of the best fishing of the year.
Large crankbaits take both muskie and trophy walleye all season long. The fishing on the western end of Lake Superior this summer was extremely good and highly productive. These species were available throughout the summer and fall fishing season in the waters of the western end. Whether you were a novice angler or the highly experienced, you caught fish and the catch of fish was a diverse bag. With water feed from the Erie Canal, especially in the Oak Orchard River, there is a great flow of fishable water.