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Be careful with your bait. Bait can't be any larger than one inch in diameter in any direction. That measn if you end up using minnows they can't be any longer than an inch and any cut bait must less than an inch in diameter.
Your best bet for a musky at pineview would be using tubes, plastic worms, cranks, or rapalas.
And don't forget you've got to release any musky caught immediately.
I could tell you where they were when the water was high in the spring but I bet they're not there right now unless they sprouted legs so someone else will have to chime in as to where to find them right now. My guess would be off of the points and drop off areas.
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Last Saturday I caught 3 muskies from shore they averaged 24". Not trophies by any measure but very fun to catch.
My luck was with a jointed rapala in perch colors. I would cast out 45 degrees from shore and try and bring it in parallel to shore and it worked well.
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[fishin] so do you think this would work in reverse as in being out in the water and casting twords the shore line at a 45??
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I am sure it would. I am super new to it as well.
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ahh I c well most likely c you out there..[fishin] good fishing..
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Sounds good I am hitting the northern part of the reservoir.
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Pineview has strict bait regulations to protect the musky, and bait isn't the way you want to go anyway. You need to cover a lot of area (even from shore, be prepared to move constantly) and you do that best with lures.
I've caught several from shore up there at Pineview (hence my avatar picture). You can search my old posts from a couple years ago and read about it. It took a lot of trial and error and plenty of preparation, but it is possible to catch good sized tiger musky from shore. Location is key. Look for shallow areas immediately next to deep water. Around cemetery point is good, so also is Anderson Cove and some areas close to narrows. By no accident, lots of these areas are also good for perch. Another mistake that people make in my opinion is that they use terminal rigging and lures that are simply too big. You don't need those giant musky killer tandem blade bucktail spinners that could catch a shark. Pineview tigers, even the big guys, often eat a lot of little perchlets and crappie. Be sure that you don't skimp on getting the proper gear or you'll regret it. Use steel leaders, there really is no excuse for break offs. If they throw the hook that's a different thing. And always keep some hook cutters and a jaw spreader with you. I learned this real quick. A big net is also advisable. A lot of people hook into musky and simply are not prepared to handle those big things when and if they actually land them and rough up the fish and/or dice their fingers on those razor sharp teeth.
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Nice to hear that about the break offs. With the steel liter how many pound test of line do you think you can get away with?
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Some of that depends on your rod, your resistance, your patience. I landed one on 8lb test - mono, skinny lil 'ol Sears pole, $10 Kmart rod. But he got like 4 good runs, and I nursed it.
If they head thrash, or you try to muscle them - you're toast. I've tried some heavier steel leader - silver, longer. But I really don't like what it does to the action of some lures. Top water popper got all kinds of messed up. No pop!
Crank baits, and other divers - different story. They do get attracted to vibration - so lots of the bass spinner rigs might call them in. I just picked up a lighter more braided style steel leader -shorter too. Lots of folks go with heavy braided line - both for bass, and whatever. Helps if you're draggin over logs and bottom structure. Plastic swimbaits can set off the kind of vibration to draw them in too.
I think they are pretty in tune to finding the 'wounded wing' - that flashy fish that just ain't swimming right. Have had whole schools of you bass chasing after a bassling or perch on the reel. Even a stringer of catch isn't safe from the beasts. If you wade - don't hang your catch from your waist! That 'walk the dog' approach - the just can't resist! (or so we hope!)
thanks