Musky Fly Fishing Wisconsin: Majors and Minors

[@fishhandsfranky]

www.muskyfool.com

[@CASTAFLYAdventures]

Looks like a killer day! Great vid!

[@fishhandsfranky]

Wisconsin is a fun place man. Worth the trip. Thanks for checking out the vid.

[@flyfishingphotoproject]

Bro those smallies are little tanks! So much fun out on the boat

[@fishhandsfranky]

I loved it. I’ve dreamed of catching Wisconsin smallmouth. Nick delivered while giving me a great musky fishing experience. I loved that echo rod 8’4” for casting smallmouth flies.

[@OutdoorsPodcast]

A dozen? That sounds very exciting!

[@fishhandsfranky]

I went 4 for 4 in that hole lol

[@mjbrophy01]

Where do you recommend getting musky fly?

[@fishhandsfranky]

Nick is one of the tiers for Musky Fool. His stuff I believe comes up on special release cycles. Their selection in stock and on their website is really good. If you need something specific call the shop and talk to Dan. www.muskyfool.com Tell them you watched the film!

[@danorris5235]

Sorry, man, lost me with the Solunar Mythos worship.

[@fishhandsfranky]

I get it. What’s been your experience with musky movement?

[@danorris5235]

@@fishhandsfranky I don't primarily chase musky and all my catches were not intentional, so I have no functional knowledge of the fish itself other than, "One was here." With all the weather and water conditions, environmental pressures, seasonal behaviors, and then accounting for things like available depth of water, speed of flowage, turnover present or not, barometric pressure, UV penetration, etc, I've learned that in every fish and game species in WI I've observed years of behaviors of, if affected by the lunar cycle at all, is affected less by it than what appears to be almost any other given factor I can consider. There is zero doubt in my mind that someone following a Solunar table can still catch impressive fish and/or hit a limit on a regular basis. I just think the tidal pull of the moon is far closer to a non factor when comparing it to everything else. Especially so in a body of water where the rise/fall will be less than 1/8" at a peak. Maybe it really does make a difference for coastal fishing quite noticeably (or at least drives certain species shallower), and for musky? I wouldn't know for sure, but I find it really odd that every single one I've caught so far was when I was fishing in 20'+ of water off a steep drop in the fall (which has gotten me called a liar for more than once). But I typically only hear of and see people trolling random flats of a lake or throwing floats as long as my forearm in a foot of water to chase them, so I'm not confident as to the why for those things. Either way, I came here to learn, and I did find value in listening to you talk. Sorry for coming across as condescending, dismissive, and whiny with my initial comment.

[@fishhandsfranky]

@@danorris5235 what a scene to happen upon them!