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Fat Fish Guide Service
Patrick Sheahan
680 Reserve Lane
Phelps, WI 54554
| Wow! Towards the end of May, you hit a hot spot that brought great muskie action. You're back up north the first part of July and can hardly wait to hit that same spot again. To your dismay, nothing happens - not even a follow all day. You spend the better part of three days pounding the same spot because you know they have to be there. 'Fraid not, pal. They aren't there anymore. You wasted three days of your muskie fishing vacation because you didn't understand their seasonal patterns. |
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| Muskies follow the food fish. The lake water is cold in the spring and, since fish are cold-blooded, they tend to move into areas of the lake with warmer water. Common places are structures on the north side of the lake or where a stream or river empties into the lake. As the waters begin to warm, you'll often find they have moved to the rocky or loggy areas. This is because the food fish have moved there as underwater aquatic critters begin motoring around. Also, the new weed growth hasn't started well, so this is the only good cover in the lake. Eventually, they shift to the weed beds, hanging around the deeper edges. Although some will stick with there rocky or loggy areas. |
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| As the season progresses, many lakes will stratify and develop a thermocline. This changes muskie patterns as they tend to start suspending, often over very deep water. Fishing techniques have to change again to compensate for this and the fact that the muskies will have an increasingly faster metabolism as the lakes become warmer. |
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| When the lakes "turn over" and there is no more stratification, fishing techniques also require some changes. The waters are cooling and this tells the muskies to start gathering some fat for the long water. Seasoned muskie fishermen know the early fall is prime time for muskie action and have knowledge of the lures and techniques that are the most effective. |
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| Late fall requires another change of techniques. The muskies have a much slower metabolism. They do not eat as often and can go several days without lunch. For the most part, they have changed their pattern again and moved into deeper water. The shallow water hot spots of summer will usually prove disappointing in November. |
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| Fat Fish Guide Service knows these changing seasonal patterns and which techniques are effective through the season. We want you to know exactly what to do for muskie action, no matter what time of the year you are here. |
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| E-mail or call now for and Instructional Outing! |
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