Muskie fishing!

LincolnLunger · 05-30-2008, 10:17 PM

anybody been to wagon train fishing for muskies...any luck?

Chad · 05-31-2008, 08:09 AM

You should expect someone to give you an answer to your question right around freeze up.

PS - It won't be me.

Brian · 05-31-2008, 09:14 AM

Oh, come on Chad....! We're not that tight-lipped! Short of GPS coordinates, we're more than happy to help in whatever ways we can.

You might move this thread over to our forum, surely someone has been down there and will chime in.

- B

LincolnLunger · 05-31-2008, 09:55 PM

I didnt realize there was a muskie forum until after i posted this thread...but thanks for the help. i think ill throw some showgirls when i go there in a few days. ill have to find out were they are...

ogrefish · 06-01-2008, 08:37 PM

I went with a couple of other muskie heads for three hours on Wed. The water clarity was not good. We could not have seen a follow, but we did catch two bass. The water was high and there is plenty of structure to fish so once topwater takes off or if it clears up it'll be a hoot.

LincolnLunger · 06-02-2008, 08:40 PM

maybe im throwing the wrong baits or maybe im fishing the wrong spots but ive never been able to net a muskie at wagon train.... ive tried everywere on that dang lake but havnt had any success... have any of you guys had any success on wagon train... could you give me some tips to fish that lake...locations, lures, forage, etc. you dont need to give away your "hot spots" or "secret lures" if you dont want too

Thanks in advance I appriciate any help I can get.

Brian · 06-02-2008, 09:26 PM

Being in the western part of the state, I rarely fish WT - however.......

WT has a shad forage base.

I've had success using a custom shad-pattern "Magic Maker" jerkbait, as well as spinnerbaits (white hair and fl. yellow blades).

Jamie fishes WT occasionally, hopefully he'll chime in.

- B

carbonman · 06-03-2008, 12:17 AM

Had 1 bite off at the boat and a follow last Saturday. Was fishing a white spinner bait for bass on the follow, and a large minnow on the bite off. Fish the west central area north of the campground.

esoxjunkie · 06-03-2008, 08:24 AM

I have had some success at Wagon Train, but it is still muskie fishing! What that means is that there is no guaranteed pattern or method that will work everytime.

The fish I have boated on WT were caught in the shallow slop with a weedless Boogerman buzz bait in the spring. Because of the stresses and mortality rate of catching and releasing a muskie in water temps over 80 degrees I've never fished for them at WT (or anywhere in Nebraska really) from about June-September. I'll be on WT this saturday from about 6:00-3:00 throwing for 'skis, but I suspect that the water temps are getting too high already, so it will likely be my last try there until about October. I will start satrurday throwing my buzzer in the slop, and if nothing happens doing that, then I start casting, or trolling cranks over the deep water where the shad school.

Hope this helps!

Jamie

05-30-2008, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
LincolnLunger LincolnLunger is wanting to catch something BIG! Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: southeastern nebraska Posts: 1,838 Thanks: 709 Thanked 389 Times in 268 Posts	Muskie fishing! anybody been to wagon train fishing for muskies...any luck?

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Chad Chad is finished with heat treating and is final planing his 1st bamboo fly rod Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gone Fishin' Posts: 7,455 Thanks: 362 Thanked 434 Times in 200 Posts Blog Entries: 14	You should expect someone to give you an answer to your question right around freeze up. PS - It won't be me. __________________

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Brian Brian has no status. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 178 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Oh, come on Chad....! We're not that tight-lipped! Short of GPS coordinates, we're more than happy to help in whatever ways we can. You might move this thread over to our forum, surely someone has been down there and will chime in. - B __________________

06-02-2008, 09:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brian Brian has no status. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 178 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Being in the western part of the state, I rarely fish WT - however....... WT has a shad forage base. I've had success using a custom shad-pattern "Magic Maker" jerkbait, as well as spinnerbaits (white hair and fl. yellow blades). Jamie fishes WT occasionally, hopefully he'll chime in. - B __________________

06-03-2008, 12:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
carbonman carbonman has no status. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 126 Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Had 1 bite off at the boat and a follow last Saturday. Was fishing a white spinner bait for bass on the follow, and a large minnow on the bite off. Fish the west central area north of the campground. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

05-31-2008, 09:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
LincolnLunger LincolnLunger is wanting to catch something BIG! Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: southeastern nebraska Posts: 1,838 Thanks: 709 Thanked 389 Times in 268 Posts	I didnt realize there was a muskie forum until after i posted this thread...but thanks for the help. i think ill throw some showgirls when i go there in a few days. ill have to find out were they are...

06-01-2008, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
ogrefish ogrefish has no status. Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 40 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I went with a couple of other muskie heads for three hours on Wed. The water clarity was not good. We could not have seen a follow, but we did catch two bass. The water was high and there is plenty of structure to fish so once topwater takes off or if it clears up it'll be a hoot.

06-02-2008, 08:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
LincolnLunger LincolnLunger is wanting to catch something BIG! Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: southeastern nebraska Posts: 1,838 Thanks: 709 Thanked 389 Times in 268 Posts	maybe im throwing the wrong baits or maybe im fishing the wrong spots but ive never been able to net a muskie at wagon train.... ive tried everywere on that dang lake but havnt had any success... have any of you guys had any success on wagon train... could you give me some tips to fish that lake...locations, lures, forage, etc. you dont need to give away your "hot spots" or "secret lures" if you dont want too Thanks in advance I appriciate any help I can get.

06-03-2008, 08:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
esoxjunkie esoxjunkie is anxiously awaiting hard water Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 176 Thanks: 19 Thanked 36 Times in 29 Posts	Wagon Train I have had some success at Wagon Train, but it is still muskie fishing! What that means is that there is no guaranteed pattern or method that will work everytime. The fish I have boated on WT were caught in the shallow slop with a weedless Boogerman buzz bait in the spring. Because of the stresses and mortality rate of catching and releasing a muskie in water temps over 80 degrees I've never fished for them at WT (or anywhere in Nebraska really) from about June-September. I'll be on WT this saturday from about 6:00-3:00 throwing for 'skis, but I suspect that the water temps are getting too high already, so it will likely be my last try there until about October. I will start satrurday throwing my buzzer in the slop, and if nothing happens doing that, then I start casting, or trolling cranks over the deep water where the shad school. Hope this helps! Jamie

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