Canadian Horrors - How to Catch a Muskie

Jeremy Wade is in Canada, in pursuit of the elusive fish, the muskie. His confidence as an expert angler takes a hit as this daunting search proves to be one of the greatest challenges and most extraordinary catches of his life. | www.animalplane...
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[@bakon321]

that's absolutely insane! to call this man an angler god is an understatement. catching a muskie on straight 6 lb line is legendary

[@universal_playz3481]

bakon321 my dad already caught a 20 pound pike on a 5 pound test line

[@universal_playz3481]

bakon321 and it was 41 inches long

[@SiegfriedLextr]

That's nothing.. my dad caught a whale with his left sock.

[@trappermiklos5404]

bakon321 I've caught 2 muskie and 1 tiger muskie all on six pound line fishing for walleyes

[@steezyraptor8508]

Siegfried Lextr Don't you mean your left bollock

[@shanemaguire7874]

How to catch a Muskie: go walleye fishing

[@taylertek4206]

Very true last week I hook into 3 muskie in one day all pop the hook off when trying to net from shore

[@kace543]

Shane Maguire they eat walleye that’s why he caught it

[@kace543]

@Don Williams I know but they are normally points with drop offs

[@voidzsolos1861]

Oh ya baud

[@voidzsolos1861]

I caught a walleye once and a Muskie ate half of it

[@robmangeri777]

Pretty cool to see Jeremy Wade’s take on our Muskies! I’m actually impressed that he got one at all especially on 6 pound test!

[@talcaron17]

Rob Mangeri where you from man!!

[@robmangeri777]

Tal Caron Northeast Ohio near Lake Erie. Right now I’m working near the Ohio River and there are big muskies in there too. My dad has a friend who works on hydroelectric dams and some of the collection pools he works near have had giant ones get stranded in them.

[@Legend-qu8lc]

Yeah I mean my dad has been trying for fourty years and still never cought one I cought one on two pound test with a ultra light rod but I guess the good fishing gene skips a generation

[@Richard-ky8dw]

The last fish I caught with my father last summer was a muskie. My father died this April due to brain cancer, I will never forget that day.. my father and I we're sooooo pumped I had been trying to catch a muskie for years.

[@JB-sc5sc]

0:58-1:28 me nearly every time I go fishing haha

[@specialk1416]

I caught my first Muskie in Morgantown West Virginia with a Texas rig two days ago. It was insane

[@lafler2000]

that's why we love fishing...the excitement of never knowing how big the jackpot is going to be! awesome video!!!

[@MrJpm1989]

Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us but most of all thank you for treating the fish with respect and then releasing it back into the water. With so much fish available these days is it that important to take out of these lakes such amazing wildlife. Some of these fish have been around before most of the people that fish them. One word, respect it's not hard to do or say or even show.

[@tylerdunnill8764]

Canadian horror. I ran out of beer

[@912Metalhead_5]

@Keegan Tripp a sweet jesus that's horrible lol

[@devooski4751]

@@912Metalhead_5 lmao

[@thomasr4264]

My canadian voice in my head even pronounced out as oot

[@prometheus_78]

More like German horror

[@britfether]

I follow you a lot on the Tele and I have been waiting for years for you to tangle with a Muskellunge. So you finally did and under the moat typical conditions. Muskies always seem to appear when you least expect it, which adds to their legendary "hard to catch" reputations. Only when you are totally ready for them with the right tackle and methods, do you not see them come to net ever. It always seems that when your fishing for bass or perch, all of a sudden your rod dips and you are hooked to a Muskie, then the line breaks. I have caught a number of Muskies in the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay. I was brought up there and my dad was a hunting and fishing guide there before the war. I want to compliment you on your ability to net that fish. It is so hard to be patient and play the fish and your so lucky that it did not break of. 90% of the time, Muskies know when they have caught YOU and will just sit on the bottom knowing you can't move them and sulk or quickly go down and run around a weed bed and break you of that way. So there was some luck looking over you as well. But on the whole, if you want to catch a Muskie, you have to be both patient and lucky. The world record Muskie came from my area of the St. Lawrence. Caught by Arthur Lawton back in the 60's, and it still stands at 69lbs. and + a few ounces. It was not caught with 6lb. mono either. So your fish was the catch of a lifetime. Congrads my friend. By the way, have you ever watched Gaddabout Gaddis, The Flying Fisherman on old 50's shows? He had an old saying that you seem to have picked up on every show. He used to say, "if ya want to catch fish, ya have ta talk to the natives." You'd love him.

[@minihandz5493]

I fish that lake every 2 years. Eagle Lake, Ontario. And the man that netted his muskie is the owner of North Shore Lodge, Scott Jaeger. Guy is a muskie legend!

[@minihandz5493]

And the spot he caught it at is either Walleye Rock 1 or 2. I'm pretty sure its 1.

[@DisasterLord]

That rainbow.

[@Sterra-ot7ss]

How good is this guy to bring in a Muskie that size on a rig like that. I live in northern NY about 20 minutes from Canada. We have Muskie around here. They are a mammoth of a fish for sure

[@jerrywells8072]

This is undoubtedly my favorite RIVER MONSTER - JEREMY WADE, FISH GOD EPISODE'S..... I only wish that JEREMY would have come to upstate N.Y. to the St. Lawrence river to fish our big musky & GIANT NORTHERN PIKE, before they end of his fishing day's.

[@bvlynx23]

You're telling me one of the greatest anglers ever has never caught a walleye...

[@isaiahtowers1865]

bvlynx23 lol it's a common fish so I don't think he really has needed to

[@Zozo806]

Jeremy said himself that he is by far not the best, that he is ok on colosal gear waiting for hours with a finger on the line but he is no exp caster

[@devinsullivan3084]

bvlynx23 He lives in england so he probably never came to the U.S. just for walleye

[@ticesine6589]

bvlynx23 lol i live in the walleye capital of the world,

[@aaronvandergoot]

Ty Scott Lake Erie boy!

[@bengelfuso4744]

Understanding how to set the drag is one thing. Most fish of varying sizes can be caught on low pound test line. The impressive part here is that a Muskie of this size didn’t take the lure or bait any bit past the hook. Had it done that the line would have broken within seconds. Beyond that, when the fish jumps and flails in the water while bringing it in, the chances the line will clip one of those teeth is great; especially since having low pound line means you’ll be fighting the fish for a longer period of time. Call it luck, call it skill, either way this is awesome 👏🏼 and deserves credit. Outstanding catch Jeremy Wade 🙌🏼

[@bernadettewahl7443]

Try doing the figure eight when your lure gets close to the shore

[@onfootbassin]

Waaaaaa cry

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

He sounded stressed from fishing so far...😯

[@Vladipiggy]

I caught a muskie at boy scout camp and I thought I was a northern but I showed my dad a picture and he told me it was a tiger muskie at least the size of that fish and my dad wanted to know what bait I used because he tries to catch them all the time, it was a chunk of hotdog

[@julianfiladoro8635]

:p

[@dmitri5744]

Dang

[@trinitysyc6100]

Dope

[@stalin3583]

I thought tiger muskies were illegal to be set free in the wild (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@HayashiShirou]

i guess it is all about luck, huh..

[@sancharino6878]

30lb 52" on 12lb with a little tiny rapala walleye fishing once. But that is incredible 6lb line NICE

[@simsim-kv8jm]

Kosadaka Ion XS 55 S is the best for pike

[@rodbelding9523]

Muskies are almost impossible, fish of 10,000 casts is an understatement. Been at it for a year straight, still haven't caught one or even came close. I think it's all a matter of luck.

[@whoresho1065]

go to Lake saint Clair and use what he was using and you will pluck them off it all depends on where your fishing good luck;-)

[@rodbelding9523]

Thanks, I'd love to get to St. Clair one day. Maybe where I fish for them just isn't that good. I do see them, but they're never active.

[@marshallberical4440]

my dads friend said he had a musky on his line and it broke the line and took his lure now he brings me to the same lake where he found the muskie to fish and he wonders why I'm nervous in a boat see I'm only 15 I only weigh 140 and I cant swim and a muskie HAS SHARP TEETH

[@brokenwifi]

+Marshall Berical no reason to be nervous. A musky will not bite or even have anything to do with a human in the water. Wear a life jacket and you will be fine. I promise you!!!! It is absolutely nothing to be nervous about. Have fun!

[@whoresho1065]

+brokenwifi you crazy musky pull people off boats if your feet are over you get close to a muskie u will get hurt!?

[@reyhaze5044]

Funny because I live in central Ontario and experienced local fishermen catch multiple Muskies every time they go fishing

[@iHitchiti]

Yeah I was sitting here thinking that too. My buddy always has new pictures of facebook of his musky catches lol

[@sharkmanyt4431]

Rey Haze musky fishing isn’t a given skill, you have to practice it a lot

[@gambleaway8252]

I’ve had multi fish days and I’ve had stretches like this without seeing a fish for 4 days. It’s crazy

[@isaiahmadruga3734]

Father north it’s easier maybe I live in Ontario never caught one and have bin driven insane by it

[@HenriVineFishing]

That's an awesome video. I went through a lot of the same emotion until I finally landed my muskie! He caught it on 6lb line though, that's incredible!

[@taunosuni390]

Henri-Vine Fishing... Eagle Lake in North Western Ontario. My brother in-law was his guide for this show. North Shore Lodge is the place to be!

[@trappermiklos5404]

I've caught 2 muskie and 1 tiger muskie all on six pound line fishing for walleyes

[@simplistix6219]

He needs to go to lake st. Clair

[@Wbirmi06]

Yes

[@JayCK246]

Go to mitchells bay ontario its near chattam the water is so clear there and it has massive muskie

[@fantasygamer4769]

Pike Tip: if you are fishing while it's bright i suggest you use a dark lure. (worked out for me)

[@kylekelly7575]

And if it's dull,a brigh color

[@cahg3871]

An angler in southern Ontario caught a 56” musk on the Head River.It took him 45 minutes to finally bring it to shore.He said he was completely spent after that fight.

[@brodyhanks7267]

I've caught a lot of Northeren in Minnesota, on Lake Lida, it is a pretty big lake, an amazing variety of fish there, the common ones are northern and walleye

[@Michael-po8hw]

That’s awesome. I have a memorable catch myself, but not a Muskie.. a Northern. I was 12yrs old, my friend and I would go down to this old boating dock on Lake Superior. It really wasn’t much of a dock anymore it was just a bunch of pylons sticking out of the water, and it being Lake Superior you could see so clearly.. the weeds were really high, and it was a perfect spot where northerns would hang out. Our very first day fishing there (nobody ever fished here before) my buddy and I brought our poles down. We put up 4 poles and one of the poles was just some shitty gas station pole with 6pound test-line and no steel liter at the end of the line just the hook.. just how Jeremy’s was. About 20mins later that pole hooked a big ole northern.. such an awesome fight! Not sure how my line didn’t break or my pole break in half.. but the fishing gods were definitely on my side that day. Great memory. The fish ended up being 47in 25pounds on an empty stomach.

[@bodybuildingABC]

youre a wonderful story teller, i really saw the whole picture. Every fisherman has his memorable story, and yours is very special. thanks for sharing. realy good read!

[@sharkmanyt4431]

Michael really??? That’s a huge pike!!!

[@mikethompson5966]

awesome. alot of nice muskie are caught while walleye fishing.

[@haromaster6086]

Amazing catch. The legend does it again!!!! The fish of 10,000 casts is slayed by Jeremy

[@haromaster6086]

FaZe DOGE hahaha. I know, he releases all his fish.

[@richdardsimuldankore4597]

I had a similar situation happen to me this year where I was fishing for trout early spring and I hooked onto a 34" Pike using a rooster tail on 4lbs test. Though its no 45"+ Muskie I was pretty blown away I was ever able to get in the boat.

[@jadeddragon4254]

Caught one similar size on 8 pound test walleye fishing, jumped 3 times. It's pure luck. Same situation for him. Very memorable catch, unforgettable

[@ambroulard]

Small education for you---- I've fished for large pike and musky for many yr.s--- my system which works btw. is to bring no net with me--- and remove the hook in the water with the fish pressed up against the side of the boat or holding him stable from the back with the right hand while removing hook with left--- this works very well, the fish calms right down and doesn't thrash at all- try it, this really is the best and most humane way to deal with really big fish

[@brand4351]

The line didnt break because the hook was not in its mouth, it was on the outer top jaw. 2:59

[@patriciamoran1278]

I love me some jeremy wade.

[@frankburke2402]

so good at telling stories

[@d-rockanomaly9243]

One of these goons lived under my dock when I was a kid in North Bay, Ontario. I was scared to go swimming because one chewed up my cousin's foot when he was swimming (famous story in our family lol). I was scared to go swimming! lol I was terrified of muskies as a kid. I'm older, 30, haven't lived on a lake in over 20 years. Forgot all about them, cool learning more about them now. Very badass fish. It's like the freshwater barracuda. Super aggressive, they'll attack anything.

[@scotiancoast3648]

The fish of 1000 casts. I was really lucky to catch one in northern Ontario. 50in and 28lbs.

[@kylefast9650]

Scotian Coast it’s 10,000 casts, but that’s a great awesome Musky u caught

[@rbruce63]

This is outstanding! I wish to own one of these ultralight rod and reel and learn to master it!

[@castinwithcarter6816]

I spent a week casting lures for Muskie in Wisconsin and I never hooked one but I got a follow from one that was at least 4 feet long

[@taunosuni390]

Castin' with Carter... Eagle Lake in North Western Ontario. My brother in-law was his guide for this show. North Shore Lodge is the place to be!

[@dragmasanimation]

My father caught a muskie about the same size with the same line, no steel leader, and it also jumped a few times, cool.

[@SometimesTurtle]

The idea of a few following behind is very clever and I'm sure it happens Jeremy, but tbh, your initial idea of a cave system underwater is very likely the case, that terrain is perfect for a plethora of systems below (not sure if it's documented, but I would bet on it tbh), and many serpents I believe are due to this, I believe there are multiple serpent like creatures that use these cave systems, but like the giant octopuses that can squish down and go through the tightest of tunnels to get around. I think you provide a great mainstream answer, but I do believe that much more interesting creatures do indeed exist and use these systems to hide, it's also I believe, why much of the time the legends include rock structures, which likely involve entrances do these systems. Love you either way tho brother, and great work!

[@robertodom1145]

help me keep this show on tv. their taking it off the air.

[@DragonsCanFly9]

yes 6lbs is, ive got friends that have landed big muskies on 2lb drag set right and good guy on the rod and patience.

[@d3mpst3r18]

Go trolling in the right place and a catch is inevitable lol

[@erikstensaas1202]

When I saw your episode it rained a lot. When you fish for muskie dont try to fish just after the rain because of cold fronts. Unless it's a storm, fishing in the rain is actually quite effective, especially for muskie. If you do fish for muskie after a cold front, try something small.

[@gambleaway8252]

You can only fish when you can fish… sometimes the conditions aren’t ideal but you sure won’t catch one staying home!

[@Mike-vt6nc]

Here in southern Ohio fishing for 40 years and have only caught one 10 pound Musky and that’s just bank fishing there in there big ones but just the one 32” long 10Lbs it’s hanging on the wall lol

[@jonathanwilliams9227]

the real canadian horror is when tims runs out of coffee

[@nickb7738]

The fish was caught because of the light tackle and the lack of a leader. Light tackle is the most effective method of rod fishing, be it fly, spinning or casting.

[@michaeljechon6139]

Nick B Have to agree. Some of my best catches were on 6’ light to medium action rods with 6-8# test.

[@jcfishing4733]

One of my dad friends got he’s toe bit off from one I am in Peterborough Canada

[@mr.notimportant]

Please tell me what kind of line that was! I will use that line till I did!

[@GameFishermen]

How to catch a Muskie... literally fish for anything else and they’ll come

[@cadenjones5449]

in Pinecrest lake by where the inlet is.

[@samanthatsunami2266]

This is literally what happened to me last week. I had a $15 pole and 6-8 test straight to the hook. Somehow I caught my first muskie. Landing that sucker made my heart pound. I got one photo before the line broke and I was about to take to hook out of it when he swam off. Never feels good to leave a hook in a fish but I believe he's fine.

[@bodybuildingABC]

i cought a big pike once and it had two hooks in its mouth. one was completely rusted and it fell apart when i touched it. so the pike is really ok. its not a good thing but it will live and not care about it till it rusts away..

[@asexualnonbinaryoterkinfem6236]

Good job !

[@cadenjones5449]

That happened to me once I was fishing for 3 days and I only got one bite, but it turned out to be a huge rainbow trout.

[@Cputt50]

where did you get the rainbow trout other caden

[@Cputt50]

+jaylesium jayeonce forgot to say my name is caden

[@RJRigs]

In my opinion, this is your best fish yet!

[@Porkleaker]

TaffyVenom They truly are a fish of a lifetime.

[@jonfisher5946]

Awesome!!! Great clip.

[@69Jackmix69]

Are they related to pike as they both look the same ?

[@sharkmanyt4431]

Yes, they are closely related, but they do look slightly different

[@Funkyourdauter]

go to west branch state park in ohio muskie are very healthy there.

[@nathancondevillamar4802]

Don't you know that muskies are called "the fish of a thousand casts" ?

[@ticesine6589]

Nathan Condevillamar which is funny because if you counted your casts you prob wouldnt have a muskie

[@coryboy345]

Fish of 10,000 casts, not 1,000.

[@mabrurh]

He literally just said that at 0:40

[@steffinmezger5301]

Nathan Condevillamar trust me jeremy knows alot more than you

[@fs.avexxx9798]

IKR

[@moustapha956]

What bait did he use?

[@minihandz5493]

Jig and minnow

[@themoldycheeto8719]

My grandpa has caught a musky about that size off the dock at his cottage. The thing was a monster!

[@harperrayne3546]

😍😍😍 Jeremy Wade 💚

[@albertogarbuio3735]

What rod is he using? (not the st.croix)

[@mitchellrobby4773]

Jeremy's a boss

[@hunterbull7804]

How to catch a Musky: Throw 10,000 casts!

[@florencescott8224]

Big muskie you catch wow !!! 🚣‍♂️🐋😅

[@misswesley1979]

my friend caught a huge jackfish then that was when all the walleye came out but i lost my line tho but I caught a fish cuz it was pulling it

[@theresasax8120]

Well, I just landed a 37" Muskie on the St. John no problem!!!! HAHAHAH...

[@MurderBong]

AWWW YOUR FIRST MUSKIE LOL

[@nathanvargo9412]

IIIIIIII think you just wanted to catch a muskie Jermey Wade LOL

[@rider_ringz5381]

Muskie are hard to find im on georgian bay in ontario canada and ive caught 2 my whole life.

[@taunosuni390]

Rider_Ringz Eagle Lake. In North Western Ontario. My brother in-law was his guide for this show. North Shore Lodge is the place to be

[@robbiefendrick3622]

My dad has caught a 54 inch Muskie in that same lake

[@michaelmetz9198]

That's a stud! Anna Marsh broke WV musky in weight while trout fishing with a zebco 33 and 4 lb test no wire leader... SMH 😂

[@shocake5981]

Wow this fish is huge

[@Porkleaker]

Shocake lol that's not even a big one. They get a lot bigger.

[@franciscorcoran1935]

This is legendary to catch a muskie on 6lb gear WOW

[@Azndragon533]

What fishing reel is that

[@ryanhinze180]

Down here in Florida I caught a three foot gator on 8 pound test with no liter 😂😂

[@MrCrazyman1535]

i think y'all that are saying that a muskie of 10,000 cast need to start trying a new lake here, lake of the woods you will catch one.

[@akoutdoors5760]

mitchell heineman yeah people make it out to be so difficult but I fish here on the rock river, that's a smallish river that branches off of the Mississippi, and I catch anything from crappies and perch to 40+ inch pike and muskie. And fish behave different in different places. People just don't know how to adjust to the fish

[@codypettigrew9972]

Agreed. I have a cottage near the Ontario Quebec border and lakes around here are filled with them.

[@zilakami708]

I was rock bass fishing on 3 pound test and a giant muskey got on my line in 30 minutes I got it on the dock

[@sharkmanyt4431]

3 lbs? You must be a great angler

[@zilakami708]

Thanks

[@tidelybumsquish]

this is normal fishing in ontario guys. anyone can do this

[@tulo66an]

At 1:40, any body knows what fishingreel thats is?

[@maniacalpeppers5742]

on the side it says STX 2500

[@maniacalpeppers5742]

abu garcia

[@benchristians3n]

That's how I catch most of my Muskie; 6 lb test jigging for walleye.

[@ticesine6589]

Lol muskie are the luck fish here in canada , 6lb test or not , my buddy caught one 46in on a tiny little bucktail jig for bass without leader on 10lb test

[@simsim-kv8jm]

Kosadaka Ion XS 55 S the best ever

[@hudsonk1racer]

muskie are one of those kinds of fish where It's quite possible people who have never caught one might have actually caught one and mistook it for a pike.

[@gambleaway8252]

Nobody is that dense

[@dD-iv9tz]

i did the dame thing i was fishing with a very small clacking rap and 6 pound test caught a 27 pound muskie

[@clickman443]

They always hit when you least expect....

[@sousaestime]

You sir are a fish.

[@fesswah]

I have met so many people that won't eat Jackasses nor Muskies. Wt ? " EWWW! they taste like mud! " I have never had a muddy tasting one yet.

[@jaydenaugier1740]

Nothing like 5 minute fresh fish fries right of lake athabasca fuel stove on boat fried potatoes trout and pike every other day never caught a muskie nothing around here i beleive

[@bradverrill6348]

Love to muskie fish... I wanna tag along with you

[@williamgendreaucoronel1834]

Sup coyote pack! wait a minute...

[@darionmaharaj1826]

You are so lucky

[@zacharyfenbert2131]

Dude go to Saint Clair it’s so easy you were obviously fishing in the wrong places if it took you that long to catch one

[@yunbinsun9864]

I have caught 4 muskies

[@scottsmith6861]

Does a musky really qualify?.. Apparently they’re running out of fish for this show