Early spring if you can locate the best lake I wake up a giant

My buddy Mike wasn't having a good time. Halfway through opening day of muskie season, we'd yet to see a fish and were trailering my boat toward a little lake I Had never seen before but had been told by means of a friend was not empty of muskies. In the believing of Mike, this was absolutely contrary to the plan of the day. Having no previous experience with all the brand new lake, I chose to start fishing a small point near a shallow bay off. I deployed the trolling motor while the very first cast was fired by Mike. He twitched his lure once and immediately shouted, "I got one!"A minute or so afterwards, I swung the net under Mike's muskie--and suddenly all was right in his world. We caught, and soon I got in on the fun and released eight more muskies. I'm absolutely good chasing muskies in the early season, whether it's early April in the South or late May or early June in the upper Midwest while many muskie anglers don't get serious until midsummer or even the trophy time of autumn. Springtime muskies are not deep and their customs are not unpredictable. And in relation to amounts of fish caught, many of my greatest days have happened subsequently. Since muskies are cold blooded, the warmer the water, the more they'll wish to consume. Thus, a water temperature gauge is an important piece of equipment. The classic early-season muskie area is a shallow bay protected from colder main-lake waters by islands or points, but with deep-water entrance nearby. Heat is absorbed by the shallows in the sunshine, only because they receive the most direct sunshine and the very best spots are observed around the north side of the lake. An incoming stream will add water that is warmer, and muskies will be also attracted by its own current. A spot like this really is just where muskies spawn once water temperatures hit the magical 52- to 62-degree mark. Spawning muskies are almost impossible to get, nevertheless they often feed heavily before and after the spawn. As well as when you see muskies that are coupled, you are able to generally still find competitive fish because they do not all spawn at the same time. Because they need warm water, also, for feeding and spawning, baitfish will maintain exactly the same places as the muskies. Fish are often turned off when the wind blows colder, main-lake water to the shallows. Last year's dead, recently emergent weeds downed trees are prime springtime muskie places because they supply cover and absorb the sun's heat, and weeds or reeds. A sand flat, a small shoreline point, a wooden dock, a pile of stone, or even a bottom depression can hold fish. Such places that are shallow lose heat rapidly so steep in and allow the water warm before you launch your boat. If you've attempted shallow places and still have not had success, consider trailering to a smaller lake, that might be 2 to 10 degrees warmer--a major difference at any given time but particularly significant in spring.