I’ve spent too much time at the computer screen since getting off the flats of Australia ten days ago and I want to spend most of the last two weeks of October musky fishing. This will lead to a few shorty blogs.
Today I fished with friends Josh Hulbert and Brandon Judy. It was a full on musky hunt that started with a departure of 7:30 AM. It was cold! A mere 36° when Josh picked me up at the house. The last two days have been stormy but luckily this morning the wind was light but we had rain and drizzle most of the day.
Things should have been perfect for musky fishing and the bite should have been on. But it wasn’t. Josh moved a couple and missed one eat with a great big black fly. Not a musky sighting for Brandon nor me. I’m struggling with the shoulder issues. I still tossed my 9-weight Air 2 Max but a smaller Man Bear Pig fly. I landed two pike. These were the only fish of the day total for all of us.
We pulled off at 5 PM after fishing hard all day. We were pretty cold and wet. I believe the storm the last few days is northern Wisconsin’s official “autumn equinox storm”. While scientist don’t believe such a storm exists I do. Every fall it comes. We had them out west and all three years I’ve fall fished here in WI. My definition is: a storm that provides a deluge of rain, strong wind and leaves us with much cooler temperatures permanently until next spring. And guess what, last years was on almost the exact same day. Summer is officially gone!
Shoulder can heal this winter – keep up the heat on those Muskies!