Turtle flambeau musky (Mercer Wi): Heading up to Mercer Wi next week to seek the toothy critter. First time on this flowage. I’ve watched the you tube and have a date with a guide...

Omaryam2 Loc: Wi

Heading up to Mercer Wi next week to seek the toothy critter. First time on this flowage. I’ve watched the you tube and have a date with a guide, just wondering if any of the locals have some free advice

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Omaryam2 wrote:

Heading up to Mercer Wi next week to seek the toothy critter. First time on this flowage. I’ve watched the you tube and have a date with a guide, just wondering if any of the locals have some free advice

Welcome to the Forum, Omaryam, If you have a guide, and if he is any good, which some of them are not, he will tell you what to use and how to use it. Good luck!

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Check out Lake Link, WI Outdoor News or the DNR website for fishing reports. The nighttime air temps have been dropping so the water temps will follow and turn them on. Share those pics of your successes! Good luck!

Bosshogg Loc: Coachella Valley, Ca

I used to fish the flowage when I lived in the Minocqua area but that was 40 years ago. I didn’t have the patience for Musky fishing but when I did, I had the best luck with live suckers. I did catch a lot of good size Northerns though - mostly in the weed beds. Red & white daredevils worked the best, by far.
If you end up being satisfied with the guide, could you personal message me with the information? I am going to be in that area visiting my parents in October and would like to spend a day fishing while there. Good luck & have fun.

Omaryam2 Loc: Wi

Will do. We were referred to a guide by a guide from Green Bay who we know personally. Will forward his info after we spend a day with him.

Joeband Loc: Roselle, IL

Try to reach out to smity guide service ask for russ or jake Smith, owners of smity baits in minoqua, wi

Omaryam2 Loc: Wi

Thanks for the input. We know jake and have fished with his dad numerous times. They are good people. We were actually booked with Smitty on the flowage last Sept but had to cancel the trip due to COVID.

Omaryam2 Loc: Wi

We fished with a guide named Dale Anderson, from Mercer Musky and More, says he spends 100 days a year, most on the flowage. Nice enough guy, good boat, definitely knows the water. Flowage is about 3’ down, it will rebound a bit in October when the Manitowish chain is lowered. He showed us a number of spots but no fish.

Bosshogg Loc: Coachella Valley, Ca

Omaryam2 wrote:

We fished with a guide named Dale Anderson, from Mercer Musky and More, says he spends 100 days a year, most on the flowage. Nice enough guy, good boat, definitely knows the water. Flowage is about 3’ down, it will rebound a bit in October when the Manitowish chain is lowered. He showed us a number of spots but no fish.

Thanks for getting back with the information. Sorry you didn’t catch the beast but that’s the nature of musky fishing. Any day on the water is a good day in my book.

Omaryam2 Loc: Wi

Agreed. We had 6 beautiful Wisconsin fall days up there