[Eyejuggler]

Was debating...SRC or Musky...has anyone been out for Tigers recently? I was thinking of heading out tomorrow, hoping there was still some life out there with the cooling temps?
Been busy with life in general and dogs in particular so my fly chucking time has been significantly less.
Please PM me if you want or drop some encoded beta here if you have any!
Thanks much!

Dave

 

[Eyejuggler]

SRCs it is!

To quote the late Rob Slater, "Summit or death, either way, I win."

 

[Gone away]

Deer and elk season is upon us. Maybe towards the end of the month.

 

[Jim F.]

Not me, just carp & had a ball!

 

[clarkman]

wondering what the water temp thresh-hold for successfully targeting those crocs? (thinking for next year)

 

[Eyejuggler]

I think the window has passed, I had a good first year targeting them, hopefully next year I can bring one to the net
Unless the winter is crazy cold, probably May/June would seem reasonable.

 

[clarkman]

just joined a group on FB about fishing for Muskies. interestingly, I posed a similar question over there and several guys do target Muskies in the cooler months with one who targets Tigers. Where he was (I can't remember of the top of my head), he said that they tend to hang out on the tops of stumps and follow the bait, which has a tendency to school up and move around, so if you find one, you might bump into double-digits since they're so concentrated. And, no surprise here, slow and low rules....I have no idea what pikeminnow and other forage fish do when it cools down, so that might be a place to start...

 

[clarkman]

of course, that'll cut into my winter steelhead time, so I'm not sure...

 

[clarkman]

I think a fish finder would be of use here...something that's on my list

 

[veilside180sx]

I'm your huckleberry Randy...I have a fishfinder on the boat. Haven't caught them before but I'm certainly willing to try.

 

[dryflylarry]

I'll certainly get out again sometime this year. Eyejuggler magic put me on the monster! We will do it Dave!

 

[weiliwen]

The title of this thread made me think of this scene from The (original) Italian Job.

 

[dryflylarry]

The title of this thread made me think of this scene from The (original) Italian Job.

I think you have a strange sense of humor weiliwen! Ha!

 

[Eyejuggler]

We have site ## at Mayfield Lake County Park.
Booked for 4 days in late June, we shall see.

 

[Eyejuggler]

Visiting family in Vancouver, we stopped by MF on the way back home for a little stoke. Beautiful day, just a bit cool and the water is super murky. I guess it is late winter...but it was fun to feel the vibe and see the lake in a bit of a different cloak.

 

[C&CRods]

Visiting family in Vancouver, we stopped by MF on the way back home for a little stoke. Beautiful day, just a bit cool and the water is super murky. I guess it is late winter...but it was fun to feel the vibe and see the lake in a bit of a different cloak.

Can you fish for Tigers in the winter? Pike fish all year round, can't imagine Tigers being too dormant

 

[Eyejuggler]

Great question, a northern fish.
I believe something was mentioned on the first page but like anything, with enough effort and focus, much can be achieved under adverse conditions.

 

[C&CRods]

Ya I should have received read page one. Haha. I've tied some patterns I think would work real good for winter fish. Would be fun to get out and try sometime

 

[clarkman]

I'm probably talking out of my arse, but I would think that their metabolism slows waaaay down. Shoot, one of my buddies saw one last summer bloated with something about the size of a duck (the thing was just laying on the bottom)...even in the summer I can't imagine that getting digested very quickly. With a super slow-down of metabolism and a decent meal, they wouldn't have to eat all winter.

I do know that the guys in the midwest who are targeting the real deal (not these "easy" Tigers...ha!) preach slow and low when it's cold.

 

[clarkman]

I'm game to try...shit, I'm not catching any steelhead, may as well not catch some Tigers...