On a late fall morning, a dozen or so volunteers gather on a wooded hill with a magnificent view of Georgian Bay. This group has no interest in the autumn splendour, however.
On a late fall morning, a dozen or so volunteers gather on a wooded hill with a magnificent view of Georgian Bay. This group has no interest in the autumn splendour, however.
After watching my angling partners cast before making my own, I glanced down at my bucktail in time to catch a flash of white. The fish missed, but just as I planned to do a figure-8, it swiped again. This time, I wasn’t asleep at the wheel.
During every muskie season, there’s a period when it’s no longer summer but it’s not really quite fall, either.
The plug sat still on the water, with just a few ripples circling out from where it had landed. I popped the rod tip down, and the plug shot a spray of water forward, its cupped nose making a loud, distinctive gurgle.
The solunar calendar for June 2021 is now available! Get the dates and times when fish and wildlife will be most active this month.
The strange attraction and appeal of muskie fishing is difficult to explain to a normal person. A large part of that is catching huge fish.
Muskie are known as the fish of 10,000 casts, and for good reason — they’re hard to catch. Even when things go well, there is a thin margin between being a “zero” and a “hero.” When catching just one fish is the measure of success, even a small mistake can lead to failure and heartbreak.
Muskellunge adventures on Lake Huron’s north shore in Thessalon. The rain has finally stopped as I walk a Zara Spook Magnum…
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