buckshot,
check your pm's
Muskrat Fishing...
No if memory serves me right about Muskrat.. is it not the home of a real monster...
Mussie has been described as “serpentine, prehistoric, and resembling a giant seal.†Reports of Mussie can be dated back to 1916. Two of these creatures were also caught on film. Detailed accounts are available in John Kirk’s book ‘In The Domain Of Lake Monsters’ and Michael Bradley’s ‘More Than A Myth: The Story Of The Muskrat Lake Monster.’
Hope you don't hock into this..... I think the shack would be gone if the line was tight...
Mussie has been described as “serpentine, prehistoric, and resembling a giant seal.†Reports of Mussie can be dated back to 1916. Two of these creatures were also caught on film. Detailed accounts are available in John Kirk’s book ‘In The Domain Of Lake Monsters’ and Michael Bradley’s ‘More Than A Myth: The Story Of The Muskrat Lake Monster.’
Hope you don't hock into this..... I think the shack would be gone if the line was tight...
I should have seen this.... Bobber did a good thread about Muskrat Lake...
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=23687
http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewtopic.php?t=23687
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OVFisherman
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Hello Everyone,
I have this map of Muskrat Lake, and thought that it might be useful to someone else. It is a foldout map put out by the MNR in 1968, a little outdated, but it gives the depth contours of the lake as well as some information of the lake. I hope they show up clearly enough for you to see them. The three maps overlap each other, starting from the West and going East.
Title Page
West End
Center
East End
I have to agree with Buckshot when he says that "Walleye is first and last ice kind of thing" and "Perch fishing can be excellent but they are gruby". I have fished this lake a number of times, not as extensively as others, but enough to know that it receives quite a bit of pressure year round. I tend to try and find less pressured, more secluded places to fish as generally the quality and quantity of the fishing is better. Don't get me wrong, Muskrat Lake can be very productive at times. I still like to hit the lake on occasion to fish for bass or ice fish for Rainbow Smelt.
I hope this helps. And if you think you're snagged, hang on, it might be Mussie...
Good Fishing To All
OVFisherman
I have this map of Muskrat Lake, and thought that it might be useful to someone else. It is a foldout map put out by the MNR in 1968, a little outdated, but it gives the depth contours of the lake as well as some information of the lake. I hope they show up clearly enough for you to see them. The three maps overlap each other, starting from the West and going East.
Title Page
West End
Center
East End
I have to agree with Buckshot when he says that "Walleye is first and last ice kind of thing" and "Perch fishing can be excellent but they are gruby". I have fished this lake a number of times, not as extensively as others, but enough to know that it receives quite a bit of pressure year round. I tend to try and find less pressured, more secluded places to fish as generally the quality and quantity of the fishing is better. Don't get me wrong, Muskrat Lake can be very productive at times. I still like to hit the lake on occasion to fish for bass or ice fish for Rainbow Smelt.
I hope this helps. And if you think you're snagged, hang on, it might be Mussie...
Good Fishing To All
OVFisherman
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valley_boy
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Its actually one of the only inland lakes in North America with a native rainbow smelt population, a relic and genetically distinct population compared to the smelt that have been introduced elsewhere. I believe lake trout are native to the lake as well, but they have been adding to the stock since the 70's. Not necessarily the best thing to do for a lake trout but population, but what can u do.