The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-06
you are trolling Into shore to make
landing for the MONDAY lunch.
The Best Time.

you are trOlllng INTO SnOre 10 make
a landing for the MONDAY lunch.
The Best Time.
Musky fishing is very good In June,
unless the season is extremely cold
and backward, towards the tail end
Of July it slows up considerably, while
August is the poorest month for the
big chief. During "dog days" his
teeth are in poor shape and you can
hardly coax a strike out of him I'M
less he feels so down in the mouth and
edness. Like q snake shedding it's
skin and the deer it's horns, the lnusky
loses It's teeth in August, but nature
packs in new set by the first of Sep
TENDER and the old boy is in fine
fighting humor for that month. BY far
the best musky fishing is to be had in
September and October, when the chill
night air seems to fill them with an
extra supply Of pep for the food hunt
the next day. Even up into November
is not too late for the big ones, but for
downright good musky fishing it is
AdA W Dcul Loeplcl1lDcI anu OClODcI.
Troll and Cast.
In the past most Of the boys have
cOntented themselves with trolling for
the musky, but the real sport of the
game is to cast for them, using the
same method as that of casting for
bass. In trolling for musky a silk
braided line Of 20 to 80 pounds test
Is about right, while a six-thread Cut
tyhunk linen line is preferred by some.
For trolling lure the spoon hook
holds first place and is no doubt the
best little all-round bait. Use a club,
sinner, black sucker or pork rind with
spoon as an added attraction, and
If this don't seem to make 'em curl
GUS, put strip Of red flannel about
six inches long on the hooks and let
that wiggle through the water bit
as an enticer. Some mighty fine ones
have been caught with this rig. Most
beginners load the line with whop-
ping big spoon, even up to No. -
size. Keep her down, old man, to a
No. or No. 6 for the single spoon,
and No. 8 or No. for the tandem
style. For good stiff rod for the
beginner make 1t steel one, and the
five foOter will fill the bill for
either casting or trolling for the
musky. OF course If you are double
dyed expert you can use your lighter
rod and tackle, but unless one is an
expert at handling the lighter tackle
he had better stick to the slightly
heavier stuff and feel more sure of the
fish. A musky can sure make a fine
outfit look like a junk shop If it's ham
died by On inexperienced fisherman.
deep, off the edges Of the weedbeds
and over the underwater weeds !;
also off the rock beds and points
Of land as well as quiet cOves and
bays. Keep your rod straight out be-
hind the boat; If you hold it out over
the side you put strain on 1t that
is unnecessary and bad medicine for
any rod.
In casting for the musky keep the
boat about so feet off the casting
waters, moving the boat as noiselessly
as possible and casting in towards the
shore or feeding grounds. An all
white or white and red head artificial
minnow, or spoon and pork rind, frog
or minnow makes a good casting lure.
From the strike the fight Is fast and
gamy and you sure must keep the
slack out Of the line or he'll do q
flop out of the water and corkscrew
back on your line, which means fare
we'll to the musky.