Lake Minocqua, Oneida County (all postings)

How big was the musky fighting debt?

Fished from noon to 3pm. Caught 1 musky on a black spinner bait, Caught a northern, bass, perch, bluegill all on a orange 1/4 oz jig head with orange body.

Coming up to fish the chain for a week the beginning of October. Looking for any insights. Any help and ideas would be greatly thanked.

Fished the Minocqua chain the past weekend... Hooked up with this 45.25 on Thursday night around 9:30, made the cold and rain feel a little better (47 degrees) Water temps where 60.5 on Thursday, down to 58.1 on Saturday night... She hit a 12inch tube in 8ft of water....

Also got a 41 on a sucker Saturday afternoon on a nearby small lake

Fished the chain off and on over the holiday for musky. I had decent success contacting fish but not so much at putting them in the net for some reason. They were short hitting on other lakes in the area so I'll blame it on that. Lost 2 nice fish at the boat for reason, pretty frustrated about it but glad to have at least had the chance. One of them was a mid to upper 40 class. Topwater was working good to start then switched over to buaktails as teh water temps dropped, 68 on Monday. Bass were hitting just about everything we put in the water, some maybe 18" to 19" I didn't measure them. Good Luck to all getting on the water.

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Anyone have a report for this Chain? Is there an algae bloom going on?

Thanks!

Was out last night 7pm-12am looking for musky. Did not find them but did find the bass( large and smallies). They were hitting aggressively on a jointed shallow raider. Water is 77.9 finding most fish between 10-15 fow over weeds. Day fishing is almost impossible on this body of water. Earlier in the day, follwed a tube with 2 kids being pulled under the trestle into Kawauga winding between a flotilla of boats coming and going. Must think that boats can stop on a dime if the kids fall off or they can steer between the trestles and other obstacles. Need to applaud or examine the covert parenting skills.

Caught this casting with rapala shad rap just before midnight 7/8/2011. Fishing in about 7-10 ft of water. Casting off "The Beacons" boathouse.

It was 27 inches....I didnt weigh it though

Biggest walleye for me

Heading up to lake Minocqua next week and i am going to be fishing for muskies and walleys and was wondering for any tips. just post a report or pm me all information is welcomed. thank you and tightlines

pluggin check with greg bohn out of hazelhurst he is awesome

I finished up the surveying part of the new lake mappping last weekend. The new map should be out before fall. I found a few cribs, a few offshore gravel and rock humps and some real nice inside turns on weedbeds and shore line. The new maps will have contours as well as bottom type transitions and any cover that we found out there.

When I was finishing up on the west side of 51. I marked what appeared to be walleyes on the top of gravel bars early in the morning. Latter in the morning they were off the top and more along the sides. I didn't have time to fish or I would have dropped a jig on them.

Check with Jake and Russ Smith (Smittybait.com) good guys , and know that water as well as anyone!

I would certainly not discount Scott from being a quality choice on Lake Minocqua, but would recommend Kurt Justice on proximity to the body of water being fished.

Musky Ben

I would check with Scott Biscobing of Hodag Guide Service, his website is http://www.hodagguideservice.com/index.shtml

He was an instructor of mine and a nice guy with resonable rates.....

WIll be coming up to Lake Minocqua around labor day for a week, wondering if i could get a quide reference. Basically on my first day up (pre labor day weekend), i would like to spend the afternoon into early evening getting someone to show me the lake for multi species. Sounds silly, but i didnt do that last time i headed north and was skunked for an entire week on the lake i stayed on (i was definately doing something wrong.. to this day i dont know what).

So.. please, anyone have a good recommendation.