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Summer has been kicked into high gear in Sunset Country with the opening of muskie season last Saturday. As luck would have it, my guests for the weekend were hardcore muskie guys!! We spent the mornings jigging walleye and after shorelunch we were throwing the big stuff till dark. Three 15-hour days on the water were just what the Doctor ordered for some big muskies and walleye. I'll kick this report off with a bang and show off the prize catch. My guest, Rocco, and his new personal best muskie. A monster 53.5 inch fish caught on Lac Seul.  Rocco just got home to Illinois and he's already emailing me about another trip in July. Can you blame him?? The experience of boating this fish is one that I'll never forget. Rocco put it nicely when he said, "We are bonded by 53.5 inches of muskie!". The boys tied into a couple more muskies on their trip and some nice pike too. Here's Jake with his first of the season.   Rocco with another one.  Rocco adds a 40" pike for good measure. Jake's muskie hit a bucktail but Rocco got both of his on a Jimmy. They just couldn't resist the slow, enticing movements of that big plastic Jimmy tube! WALLEYE The walleye bite continues to be strong on eastern Lac Seul. For the most part, I'm fishing within a few miles of Bear Narrows. As the walleye filter down from spawning areas they pass through this area on their way to the main lake basin. A prolonged east wind over the last couple of weeks has really helped to stack the fish up, especially on spots with an eastern exposure. The best depths vary from day-to-day, but in general 15-feet is a good bet at this time of year. When conditions are warm, sunny and calm I'm still finding the fish will pulse shallow into bays to feed on mayfly nymphs. Overcast, with a good chop puts the deeper water bite into high gear. I've been checking islands and humps in the main lake basins but only with limited success so far. One thing is for sure, they're on their way and it won't be long until the summer structure is going strong.  Would you look at that? Mr. Rocco slams a beautiful 29" walleye!  Chicago John with a beauty!  The guide even gets lucky once in a while :) Looking ahead, more of the same! Walleye and muskie will dominate the rest of the summer, with a nice side of lake trout, smallies and pike. Gotta love Northwestern Ontario!!
Rocco
6/25/2011 01:21:11 am
What a great time we had!!!! Awesome fishing with one of the best guides I've ever had the pleasure of fishing with. Keep doing a great job Ben, you're my go to guy!
Ryan korva
6/27/2013 02:12:28 am
u got any fish this year 6/25/2011 12:48:26 pm
Ben that was a amazing opener congrats to your guests on a great way to start the season.
Kelly
6/26/2011 10:29:07 pm
Nice Muskies. I might have to go take a look at it sometime.
Ryan korva
6/27/2013 01:33:27 am
U ever get one that big i got a 8 foot muskies
Clayton
6/27/2011 04:10:18 am
Ben, how about leaving a few, I can't wait to tie into a couple of the big muskies and walleyes. I'll see you next week. 6/28/2011 02:40:40 am
Wow what a beast that Rocco got. And a trophy pike and walleye as added bonuses. I can see why he's coming back in July!!
Dave G
7/6/2011 04:06:05 am
Ben, it will be OK if Clayton just catches little ones. Save the bigger ones for the 25th and 26th!!!
Tim baker
7/11/2011 05:22:29 am
Ben, once again you out did yourself. I never believed we could catch anymore fish than we did. We were with Ben for 3 days of guiding and caught over 400 fish in that time period, the biggest was a 28 inch walleye. At one point we were catching fish every 2 minutes between to us.
ryan korva
6/27/2013 01:24:07 am
Nice i cough one like that good job were did u get it
ryan korva
6/27/2013 01:30:56 am
nice while John i got some of them but i am 11 years old and i cot so a little bigger on white face Comments are closed.
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AuthorBen Beattie is a fishing guide and outdoor writer living in Sioux Lookout, in northwestern Ontario. Archives
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