Musky Leaders

There's alot of Musky leaders out there to choose from. My best tip would be if your only fishing Musky a few times a year with your pike or bass rod and aren't casting bigger musky lures you could get a few wire leaders. Make sure to get at least 50 Lbs test leaders something that can handle a bigger fish. Only thing with wire leaders is that after a few fish your leader is all bent and mangled, your stuck changing leaders more often. Now, if your a big Musky fisherman, I would consider you do make your own leaders with snap swivels and fluorocarbon line. I use 275 lbs test snap swivels and 80 lbs test fluoro.

I'll make my leaders any where fron 12-15 inches when im casting, if I was trolling I would make them 18 inches or plus. I use the canoe knot for my leaders, it's a strong and very simple knot to tie. Here's a ''How to'' video on the canoe knot.

Fall Musky at the Ferry

Went down to the Ferry to try my luck for an hour or so. Started casting a 7 inch Kickin' Minnow(White), maybe 20 casts in Wham! set the hook, Fish-on! Fought him for 45 seconds to a minute and then, nothing.....I switched my bait to a walleye colored Kickin' Minnow after missing that Musky. About 25 casts later right in front of me she hit again but this time there was no getting away. Once she was in, took a few pics measured it and right back in the water in less then 2 minutes. Probably around the 10 lbs range.

36 Inches

It Only Took One Cast

Woke up pretty early this morning and decided to head down to the Cumberland Ferry to try my luck at some fall Musky. Got there and saw someone right in my favorite spot jigging for Walleye. I decided to start casting off the big rock that's right beside the spot. It only took that one cast, as I was reeling in about half way back, she hit viciously...I jumped off the rock and started reeling him in slowly, gave a few good head shakes then I was close enough to gill plate it. Wow! She weighted just under 15 Lbs and measured 39 Inches(where the tail ends). Was definitely a 40 Incher but couldn't get an exact measurement as half the tail was missing! I'll be back for the bigger Musky that ate his tail...



My first Musky at the Cumberland Ferry

Went down to the Ferry to try my luck at some Musky. After half hour of casting I was getting frustrated as there was weeds flooding all over and on each cast I had to take them off. I decided to switch rods and to start jigging for Bass or Walleye. As soon as I starting jigging right in front of me, in like 5 feet of water, Wham! I was sure it was a huge Walleye, but after an 2-3 minute fight I saw it for the 1st time and realized it was a Musky. Took a few more minutes but finally got her in...Weird how Ive been fishing for Musky all year there and nothing, and then I catch one jigging for Walleye.



34.5 Inches & 8.5 Lbs

Cumberland Ferry Channel Catfish

Went over to the Ferry for an hour or so before picking up the wife. Fished for Musky the first half hour then switch over to Bass and Walleye. Was fishing right beside the pillars when I hooked something pretty nice. I was sure it was a Walleye as it was wanting to go right to the bottom. After a few minutes of trying to get it up to the surface I saw it was Catfish, nice one too! Measured 23.5 Inches and weighted 4.6 Lbs, a new Personal Best.

Bass & Musky Fishing on Moose Lake

Headed over to a friends cottage for the day to try and catch some fall fatties. Started the day pretty good as we were on the dock ready to go and my buddy Dan spotted a Bass. I took my rod and made a few cast towards it but nothing. I happened to look down for some reason and spotted a Bass in his nest beside the dock pillar, dropped my wacky worm, gave it a few twitches and Wham! Fish-on! While I was fighting the fish another one came out of under the dock and was wondering what was going on with his friend. I landed the fish took a few pictures and put her back then tried to catch the other one that was around but no luck.

17 Inches

Then we got in our kayaks and strated our run. I was alternating between bass and Musky. Would fish for Musky near breaks and when I would see a dock I would switch over to Bass. Caught this guy fishing right under a dock.

Later in the afternoon I started fishing abit more for Musky when this guy hit right next the a dock. Wasn't much of a fight as I horsed him in with my Musky rod.

17 Inches

Caught one last little guy before docking up. I ended up catching 6 Bass and 1 Pike, not a bad day at all. Ill be back later this fall to hunt down the Musky.

Hiking Around Meech Lake

Went hiking today around Meech Lake, Decided to bring a rod and try some spots on shore. We caught a couple small Bass but nothing big, till this huge perch decided to bite my wacky worm. Biggest perch I have ever seen and caught.

 12 Inches 

Musky Fishing on the Rideau River

Went out for an evening run with the Fishin' Pigeon and one of his friends. Had about 2 and a half  hours to blast a few spots. Didn't end up cathcing a Musky but I hooked a Smallie on a 7 inch Kickin' Minow. She messured 20 inches and maybe weighted just under 4 lbs approximately.

Remembering 9/11

Decided to go out with the fishin' Pigeon again. Launch in Wendover and made are way to Clarence Point for some fishing. On our way there we stopped at a few spots to try our luck. I ended up catching a pike while the Pigeon caught a smallies. We met up with some friends later on, one had his kayak and the other joined us in the boat. Was a very slow day but the weather was so nice that we couldn't really complain.

Oh Yeah, by the way did anyone loss there car in the water lately?

I found it!

Fishin' Pigeon on Fire!

Went fishing with a friend of mine on the Rideau River. Didn't catch many fish but the ones we did catch, or should I say the ones my buddy caught were real nice. They were all 3 lbs and up. Was a slow day for me but always enjoy being a net man for such a show.



Musky Mayhem! (Part 3)

Once again we made the road trip to our little secret river. This time with no trekking to do. I spoke with the property owner where we fish from and he gave us the thumbs up to cross his field, right to our spot. As soon as we unloaded the car it started raining really hard. We sat in the car for 40 minutes and let the storm blow by us. Once on the water it took a little while before the action started. My buddy caught the only one of the day. I on the other hand had 4 fish-on! but they all spat the hook right at the kayak. Was a frustrated day for me. I'll be back!



Cumberland Ferry

Had a few hours to kill so packed up my stuff, picked my fishing buddy up and off we went to the Cumberland Ferry. We didn't catch anything super big but still had a blast with what we did catch. Got a half dozen fish!



Bass Fishing on the Rideau River

Friend of mine gave me a call and invited me to go fishing with him a few days on the Rideau River. He was pre-fishing a section of the river for the up coming SEBO(South Eastern Bass Open). Caught alot of bass but nothing that would win you a tournament. We fished alot around docks and also hit up a few drop offs for smallies. Our best day was a bag of 5 fish that weighed just under 12 lbs.

                                         Oh yeah, I also managed to catch a nice healthy Pike!



Musky Mayhem! (Part 2)

We decided to go back to our little honey hole, but this time we launched from a different bridge hoping we would not have to do much trekking. Got out of our kayak a few times but nothing like last week. We only had one stretch that was pretty bad to Cross, but after that  smooth sailing. We ended up catching 6 this time. Stay tune for part 3 of Musky Mayhem, coming soon!!!

Mid 20's

Mid 20's

31 Inches

34 Inches

27.5 inches

31 Inches



Musky Mayhem !!!

Started the day off way to early for my liking. We got up at 4:00am, ate breakfast, packed the rest of the stuff into the car and headed off. We made a pit stop at Tim's (Coffee & Donuts) before hitting the road for a while. We arrived there at 6:00am and were on the water by 6:30am. We had looked at a map and figured that it was 2 km to where we had fished last fall(Read Story). We were gonna fish all the way down and on the way back only fish areas where we had caught fish. After the first bend in the river we realized it was pretty shallow(less then a foot) so we got out of the kayak and pulled them for awhile.

We continued walking, still getting in and out of the kayak to paddle along weedy areas where there was maybe 6 inches of water.

We would get to some opening where the water was 5 feet deep, but packed with Lilly pads of the shore line and cabbage right under the surface. Each cast was bringing in a whole bunch of weeds. We try to fish it abit but decided to continue with our trek. I though this was gonna never end, we kept on walking and walking and walking. Going over old beaver dams, bridges, paddling thru more weeds, walking thru little streams, when will this end!





After 1 hour and 45 minutes, a sign of life. We came up to this nice big pool of water witch had a great big rock on the right hand side.



As soon as I paddled towards to middle of the pool, I knew by looking at the sonar there was fish here. There were multiple drops and big clouds of bait fish all around these drops. We had finally found a pool of water that was more then 5 feet deep. The deepest spot was 10 feet in this pool. It didn't take too long for the action to start. I was casting right beside the rock and Wham! Fought him for a while, but as soon as jumped out of the water and shook his head a few times my lure shot out of his mouth. After taking a look at what he did to my spinnerbait, all twisted up and bent the trailer hook, I took out the musky rod and started fishing with a 10 inch Kickin' Minnow. Shortly after I get another bite, 4-5 head shake and nothing......He let go! We decided to let the spot calm down and move on to the other pool. This is where we both caught our first one! This was my 1st Musky ever caught! She measured 34.5 inches & weighed 8Lbs 3oz.



 32.5 Inches

We continued along to the next stretch of water and recognized the bridge in the water.We were close by to where we had fished last fall. As soon as we got there, my buddy starts casting right against the cement bridge and Wham! his second one of the day.

29 Inches

We took a little break on the bridge to stretch out and eat abit. Made a few cast on the other side but no luck. Packed up and started heading back to where we had launched. We stopped and fish both pools on the way back. This is where I caught my second one. It was pretty beat up along the tail. Battle wounds, I would think.



31.5 Inches

We fished the last pool till 2:30PM and from there had a 1 hour and 45 min walk back, without much paddling. Wow! What a day, next time were gonna try another launching area. Less walking = More fishing.

I have to say though it was well worth the trek!