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#1 ·
What the heck happened to Alum and our Muskie catching chances? I still consider myself a greenhorn to the Muskie game but I understand Alum went to he!!? What's up? When might she recover?
 
#30 ·
Mal is the Musky Angler Log on the Ohio Division of Wildlife website. Musky anglers can submit their data for fishing hours and each catch. It's a website program that basically replaced the old Scale Sample program.

West Brach Reservoir is up north. I believe it's about half way between Cleveland and Akron. I haven't fished it, but seems a lot of guys are doing really well up there.
 
#34 ·
Every musky I've ever caught has hit me right next to the boat! It always startles me a little bit! I'm never ready for that! But after I seen the fish I hesitated about thirty seconds and then thought, oh yeah, figure eight! I did but too late! Lol!
 
#36 ·
The MAL is a useful tool for DNR to keep track of the catch rate versus time on the water. I would say that over half of the muskies caught never get reported on my home lake. I don`t know the reason. I personally have never reported my catches since I only get out one day a week and my numbers are low. (20-30 per year).
 
#42 ·
I caught another musky last week bass fishing on a chatterbait! This is the fourth one, two which were over 36" this year on that lure! 6 total, another nice one a jerk bait, and have had numerous follows. I don't know if they make a lure for muskies that has that style of action, or if Z-Man makes a Muskie version, but I think it would be worth while looking into. IMO

Feather Tail
 
#46 ·
I'll be hitting alum tomorrow morning...so far this year I'm up to 23 all fish ohios...I stopped fishing Muskie in the summer but can't wait to get into the fall esox.

I'm originally from Missouri so never had the chance to Muskie fish...this is second year I've lived in Columbus...it's an addiction.

I have been very impressed by all the people who have helped me get on these fish from not knowing a thing about these fish 2 years ago
 
#48 ·
Hey, Redoctober, how'd you do? You can't leave us Muskie nuts hanging. :)
We had 2 follows the previous saturday on believers. 3 Follows Tuesday. Than got the first muskie in a while on topwater yesterday. Trying to play this moon phase out. This should be one of the last good days left of the year if your following the moon phase.

Lazy 8 in located in central ohio?
 
#51 ·
Hey Redoctober, theres a lake in Missouri called Pomme De Terre its down around Springfield. I fished a Musky tourney there a few years back with the PMTT. I lost a hog at the boat before we could get the net under her. One of the guides there said and I quote "u can catch a hundred muskies a week there in October" he said nobody fishes for them...been wanting to go back and see that for myself but hasn't worked out yet, but it does have some good muskies in it
 
#54 ·
With my back the way it is, I don't think I'll be going out anymore this year but I hope that hasn't stopped the rest of you diehards! Has anybody had any luck?
Been fishing the spillway of Alum a couple times with my fly rod recently. Only have had one swipe unfortunately
 
#56 ·
I've fished the spillway countless times and have had ZERO luck. I've literally thrown every lure in my tackle box at them. Even when I've seen them and thrown the lure ahead of them and swam it past them.
I've heard around here that they have to be releasing water at the dam before you'll have any luck. Have any found that to be the case?
Or am I just a dumb ol hillbilly that doesn't know how to fish or what to use? :)
 
#57 ·
I'm with you there I never have too much luck at spillway, but it's just too easy to go down there and fish for an hour...I've had all much luck in the creek itself but those spots are hard to get to
 
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