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[fcm420]

Well the family's goin to Emily prov. park on Pigeon river..

Anyone fished the area?.. what can i hope to catch while im there?..

Website says some walleye and muskie are around, but whats the chances of catchin a muskie..

[mattbaxter]

heres a tip for catching muskie fish for something else like bass or walleye andd you will catch them. never actually go fishing for muskie because you wont catch as many is you go fishing for other fish.

[jwl]

well you never know when you might get one sometimes..little tip for summer musky fishing..you really have to nail em with the hook set..their mouths seem extra hard in the summer for some reason..I know it sounds kinda silly but I have had a couple big ones on..well I thought they where on..till they got beside the boat and kinda just opened thier mouths and dropped my lure....didn't even have then hooked...they where just too stubborn to let it go....as a general rule of thumb for myself though..I don't really try to target muskies untill the fall....Oct had been a good month for me a few times..all the ones I have pretty much caught in the summer have basically been an incidental catch while fishing for other species..you could get into a musky if you guys are fishing for walleye on any rocky shoals that have a good weedline in the mix...and drop to deeper water...or any good rocky points and sunken islands..the big ones are going to be eating fish like the walleye....if there are musky in there..and you are catching walleye..chances are a big one or so has also made that thier hunting grounds

[Sirfishalot]

If you want to catch some real nice bass fish in the evening and early morn just outside the swim area. Also around the boat docks. Good luck.

[pike007]

Im right by emily I never fish the river part but if you head north to the lake there is ...good bass in that area fees landing and to floods landing..also great bass...muskie also are around...spinnerbaits are your best bet.



For walleye your going to have to go past grenadier island.


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Edited by pike007, 28 June 2006 - 11:31 PM.

[Tom Chopin]

There are lots of Largies in the River. Target the cane/grass edges and the lily pads. Try a topwater frog through the pads if they have grown thick enough.
Do you have a boat Fcm. The pigeon river goes into three of the best bass lakes around. I caught my biggest musky(18.5lbs) there throwing a texas rigged power craw along a deep weed edge for bass.