muskie?????????

[Medicine Man]

I fish for Muskies a lot. You can have about equal success on GRL or CR. I kinda disagree with the above posts regarding quality on one lake vs the other. GR is better on size and numbers in my opinion and I have several logs to justify that, but any way. If you can hire a guide I have close friends that guide on all the lakes here in the state and some in TN. Stay away from Dale if you want to muskie fish, they are there but in very limited numbers. Dale muskie population is no longer stocked by the F&W. If I were to go today i would probably go to Melton Hill lake in TN. Large number of muskies but the chance of getting a trophy is limited. Even though we do catch a lot of high 30 and 40 inch fish. This lake does very well in the winter because of the warm water discharge from the power plant.
My baits of choice this time of year are baits with significant vibration and not to large in size. Basically big bass baits. 3/4 - 1 ounce rattle traps, 3/4 to 1 ounce spinners with colorodo blades. I like darker colors in murky water.
Buckhorn lake - this is my favorite place to fish because of the solitude but dont go there until the water stabalizes - this is a good late may thru august spot.

Please always let them go - they are more sensitive to handling than they appear.

If I can help email me we will get you on some fish - [email protected]

[jgevedon]

I don't fish for them personally but I do a lot of fishing on Cave run and I can say for sure that they are there in quantity and quality. I've lost many a crankbait and spinnerbait to their toothy ways. You can have success almost anywhere in the Cave but I'd probably hit Beaver Creek if it were me. The channel is marked but you should still be very cautious while running. Floaters will flat out ruin your week for you. I have no idea on bait selection but I'll agree with the consensus to downsize in the spring.

[stevec]

I got a 36 incher out of green..still have the crankbait with a tooth stuck in it..lots of muskie in green..big ones

[Bad_Company]

Back in Oct. prefishing for GRBC open we were fishing white oak creek and had five in one day. Tore up one Stanley wedge and two Luhr Jensen speed traps, but they are a fun fish to fight.