Green River Lake Musky

[Chubminnow]

I caught one in the lake one time by accident when I was actually fishing for bass...Which is best, fall or spring for Green River Lake Musky, does anyone here know?

[DJD]

I have never been to Green just to fish for Musky but i can tell you that in the fall we would get our fair share. The spring was good as well. We would fish the cuts with rattletraps or crankbaits and catch Bass and Musky. Red was always the color they seem to prefer. We even caught several while flipping jigs around the wood. November was always the best for us. Good Luck. Don

[SSKY]

When the lake hits turnover the big fish will move up shallow, bass stuff on the strongest flipping stick is to small to draw intrest, yes I have heard for a long time of 800 bass fishermen catching a musky on bass lures and I wasted a year doing so, if you want to put in the hours of 800 bassfishermen with bass lures you will catch one. Topwaters do not seem to work, Spinnerbaits with a 6 inch trailer are OK Gliders seem to be the best bait to see a musky but they hook up poorly but get the most action. Big rubber baits seem to get only lazy follows and the rare big hit on the splash. Someone else tell me If I am wrong I would like the info

[MrSplitshot]

I caught a beast by accident about 4 years ago, flipping a 5/8 oz jig-n-pig around standing timber up in Robinson Creek.

Other than that, I've talked to many that have hooked up on Rat-L-Traps, buzzbaits, and spinnerbaits while bass fishing....both at Green and at The Cave. To flip the coin, I've talked to several muskie fishermen that have caught their biggest bass in Kentucky while muskie fishing with big spinnerbaits and plugs.

[DJD]

SSKY,
It has been years since i fished green on a regular basis but our March and November tournies were always fun with Musky being caught while fishing for Bass. I have never been to the lake and talked to a sucessfull Musky fisherman, but we have had trips there with 2 Musky each while casting in those little cuts. Maybe Musky fisherman should scale down their baits and equipment. The fish are tough but their not that tough a 6'6"-7' medium heavy Bass rod will do just fine and it's more fun. We used 1/2 oz rattletraps and no leaders of course. If i were to target Musky i know i would fish the small cuts and flats around Holmes Bend and concentrate my efforts on wood. Good Luck. Don

[fishin350]

I have caught musky on bass lures at green. Caught one about 49 inches on a crank bait, another 34 incher on a lizard. I dont think the musky can tell a bass lure from a musky lure food is food. Good luck to you.

[Moose1am]

I have a small collection of Muskie Baits. Never fished Green River Lake but there is talk about stocking Muskies in the pits of the Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area just NE Of Evansville, IN.

I read today that they stocked Muskie in a strip pit near Sullivan, IN. So maybe the muskie can survive in these big strip pits. If so then I may be able to catch a few.

One method to fish for muskie is to slow troll. Idle the motor down and or use a trolling plate to further slow the boat down. Rig up some rod holders on the back of the boat and or use planer boards with quick release clips to hold the fishing lines. You can cover a lot of water this way. Not sure what speeds to use but I would think that Muskie can swim pretty darn fast. They look physically like Barracudas and I know those fish are quick. Fish can show burst of speed that you would not believe unless you saw it.



Regards,

Moose1am

[CTFSHWHISKER]

Went to green last night for bass this morning i had a couple of toothy critters follow a buzz bait and did land another about 20 inches long,it had a vertical leap of 3 or four feet,i don't like em to eat but i love catching,spring time above holmes bend you can get em on big rougues and shad raps,they are hard on balsa though.My uncle got one last year that was longer than my rodbox lid and absolutly huge,during a tourney so we put er back un harmed.

[Chubminnow]

Whisker - It's interesting to hear you say you don't like to eat Musky...I've never heard of anyone eating Musky before, or at least if it is it's not talked about much...In-Fisherman magazine will sometimes print recipies for all sorts of fish, bluegill, crappie, walleye, etc...but I don't recall ever seeing anything in print for Musky recipies...but then again, I've never seen a recipie for Drum either but I've been told that Drum ain't to bad to eat if they're cleaned properly.

I guess targeting Musky would be more worth my while if I had a place at the lake and could launch my boat at least four days a week, as it stands now I don't get to go fishing no where near as much as I'd like to and on the times when I do get to go I want to catch fish!

[cincinnati]

My preferred baits for KY musky are spinnerbaits & jerkbaits or crankbaits fished as jerkbaits. IMO, poor hook-up on any jerkbaits is directly related to the erratic nature in which they are fished, literally causing the fish to "miss" the bait. Fish that strike during a pause, are most likely to be be tightly hooked.

I'll echo Splitshot's comment about nice bonus fish - I've caught several nice bass, including my personal best LM, on musky spinnerbaits.

[kc]

I have had musky and it's not very good. First off I better explain since most all who target musky probably don't like hearing about someone eating one. When I was a teenager we used to vacation in Wisconsin and my dad caught a nice musky and decided to have it mounted. When we took the fish to the taxidermist the guy said if we waited a bit he would give us the meat. We fried it up just like you would walleye, bass, or panfish but the meat was kind of reddish in color and it had a very strong taste. Pike are good to eat but muskies are best for stories and releasing.

kc

[SSKY]

By no means am I some sort of musky expert. The most fun about catching fish is the discovery process. that being said i have spent too much money on musky lures. If you go to crashes landing at cave run there are more lures than a guy could lose. From what I have seen so far musky like to eat what will fit in their mouth. I catch smaller muskies on spinner baits but i do not doubt the fact that larger fish will eat small baits. And if you have the hours to so you will be succesful. I also know that the bigger fish like big lures and a big meal as I have had several good days with several fish using them. The best rod I use can cast up to 10 oz. baits and the best glider I use weighs about 8oz, i could not cast that lure on bass tackle, no way. On that glider in green I have caught rather large smallmouths,largemouths,??spots,and catfish????, I do not know why the spots and catfish like to hit something they could never eat. I for now do not belive there is lure that is too big that could actually be casted that a musky would not eat. If you look at the musky hunter magazine and see some of the baits that are trolled for them it is amazing.