>>1894954Yeah I'm by no means a fair weather fisherman, and summer is my least favorite time of year, and I understand that fall is prime time for esox, but turnover usually pushes the big fish deep again, which is one of the big reasons I have a hard time catching big fish in the summer, is because they're all suspended in 30 or 40 fow and trawling open lake with planar boards isn't my idea of a fun time, even if it means big fish. The best part about fall when the temps are in the 60s is that the big fish push up shallow, which means I can toss bucktails or big rubber or jerkbaits and have chunky skis follow it to the boat, which is exciting and is the whole reason why I musky fish, but once turnover comes the musky go deep. Yeah maybe they're easier to find than in the summer because they're off steep break lines and stuff, but the fishing here primarly consists of big rubber baits jigged slow off points. Less fun than the same fish chasing baits in 5 feet of water imo. Belive me all winter ill be out in single digits fishing steelhead every chance I get, but fishing for me isn't always about the size of the fish. If i cared more about the size of the fish instead of aggressive boatside takes, I'd be at the pond 10 minutes from my house with a can of corn catching 50 pound grass carp instead of driving around like a madman.
