Nice fish. I might try that spot soon. If i do. I hope to caych my first muskie
@edgarcontreras988024 күн бұрын
Good luck!
@krisripke33192 ай бұрын
You guys need to learn how to hold/pick up Muskie.
@edgarcontreras98802 ай бұрын
@@krisripke3319 I agree with you I wasn’t sure then but now I bring a net and keep them in the water as much as I can then release
@Letsgocatching3 ай бұрын
Nice work
@Midwest-aFishyaNado4 ай бұрын
Ok here’s the deal. 1. You should definitely use a net when bank fishing to minimize dragging the fish around on rocks or the bank... if you are kayak fishing and a net is too cumbersome, the lip grippers are fine. 2. Do NOT hold the fish vertically! Only horizontal or diagonal for photos and ALWAYS support the belly. 3. This spillway is crowded enough before and after work hours... So you are only adding to that problem by showing how easy it is to catch musky here. 4. These smaller musky are more hardy than ppl realize. They are all stocked fish and they do not naturally reproduce here anyways. So it is ok for beginners to learn the ropes of musky fishing here. All in all good video man. I can be a stickler at times, but at the end of the day it’s just fishing. 👍🏼
@krisripke33192 ай бұрын
They literally spawn there and have bred there from falling out of the lake into the spillway…. It’s literally a Muskie breeding ground.
@fynthesisanglingevolved5071Ай бұрын
I would almost guarantee they are naturally reproducing especially downstream in this system both the main channel and the smaller tributaries.
@Midwest-aFishyaNadoАй бұрын
@@fynthesisanglingevolved5071 I can see how you would think that, as I used to think the same. But I've learned that once you get so far South, Muskie will not reproduce on their own. Studies by DNR have proven this. This is also why Muskie are not native to Central or Southern Illinois. They are literally all stocked fish, as I said before. The reason so many are located in the spillway is due to escapement below the dam. Since 2010 or before, DNR has Stocked between 5,000 and 15,000 adult Musky in lake Shelbyville each year. Muskellunge are traditionally a river fish so naturally they escape thru the dam and when they try to migrate back north they get stuck there. It is also a great food source for them as fish are constantly falling thru the dam. You have to just trust me on this stuff lol. I have a lot more knowledge on the subject than your average joe.
@Midwest-aFishyaNadoАй бұрын
@@krisripke3319 My guy, trust me, according to DNR, Muskellunge do not spawn naturally in central or southern Illinois. The reason there are so many below the spillway is Muskie are traditionally a river fish and many of the stocked fish travel towards the dam and end up falling thru to the spillway below. When you realize DNR stocks an average of 10,000 adult muskie in the lake a year, you can see how so many will get down there in the spillway. They don't want to travel south where the water temps are much warmer so they will stay close to the spillway where it's cooler water and a valuable food source as well. It is not a breeding ground. For anybody reading these comments, you can also look this stuff up for yourselves.
@jaredthrasher5247 ай бұрын
Please do not fish for muskie without a net. Guaranteed more than half of those fish are dead. Please do some research
@tistix2 ай бұрын
Oh please, shut up. You're so concerned about one of the toughest freshwater fish in the country. There's plenty of Muskie for you to catch. You just assume a fish is dead because he doesn't have a net. I don't have a net and guess what. All the fish are fine.
@johnferrarini86418 ай бұрын
No net, no battery juice but still one hell of a day fishing. I always fish a bridge before trying open water
@dulcecontreras4348 ай бұрын
Good job 🎉😊
@harpoon88728 ай бұрын
Yes love it ❤❤❤
@kadenkittleson43568 ай бұрын
Shouldn’t give out your location
@baseket2ball128 ай бұрын
People figured it out anyway who cares
@edgarcontreras98808 ай бұрын
I wasn’t going to but a lot of people know this spillway is famous for Muskie and walleye I believe. Most of the bait shops talk about it
@tistix2 ай бұрын
This locations well known. And it's not like this video has 20 million views.
@brettmartin228 ай бұрын
Awesome day! Lake shelbyville in Illinois?
@edgarcontreras98808 ай бұрын
Yes lake Shelbyville in Illinois right at the spillway
@SkunkMasterFishing8 ай бұрын
WOW What a day!! I am sure that is fun!
@edgarcontreras98808 ай бұрын
It’s was fun an amazing feeling when you hook one
@SkunkMasterFishing8 ай бұрын
I have only caught one and I believe it! SUBBED! @@edgarcontreras9880