How Many MUSKIES Can One TINY Creek Hold???
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- I woke up early and hit a creek for some spring musky fishing in western PA. Weather was partly cloudy with a high of 80 F. The water temperature was in the high 50s to 60 F. Muskies were spread throughout the creek and spawning muskies were observed in shallower sections.
Filmed on 5-14-2022, 6:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Effective Lures/Bait:
5'' Yum Money Minnow with 1/2 oz Buckeye J-will Swimbait hook
Line:
100 lb Cortland Master Braid
music by:
/ me_j
To any concerned:
1. This is purely a stocked fishery so catching and releasing musky here during spawning has zero effect on future numbers of fish. The musky will spawn and lay eggs etc., but the eggs will become buried/suffocated because there is too much algae (due to agricultural runoff). Among gamefish this problem is specific to musky and walleye, which is why many places in the US have to regularly stock those species.
2. Muskies are not easier to catch during the spawn. If anything it’s harder because, even though you see a lot of musky, actively spawning muskies are not eating and muskies also don’t make beds or guard fry. Yes you can still catch some because they don’t all spawn at the exact same time…but it’s harder because a smaller number of the fish in the area will be actively feeding. For this reason alone I wouldn’t even have gone if I knew they’d be spawning this late in the year but I don’t regret it because I ended up with some very cool footage.
Thanks for watching.
Also very weird they spawn this late.. like i know how pike usually spawns in februari/march (that s because their offspring needs to be big enough in april/may to eat the offspring of other fish species.. thats why pike is so succesfull.. (id imagine a normal musky would also spawn a lot earlier..cause they are related and stuff).. also pike usually spawns in the weeds/near shore... they dont spawn in gravel like a trout would..
@@larsvegas1505 ya musky are a warmer water fish than their pike cousins so they spawn later but this was still late according to local people I talked to
@@absoluteunitmedia it was so late because of how late the snow actually did mely
Muskies are man made and sterile they dont mate
@@codysmith8723 they aren’t man made and yes they do mate
I love that you show time of year, and water temps at the beginning. very helpful info to beginner musky fisherman
Thank you
Ha! It’s a musky pond. Next week’s video we’ll be catching trout with corn at a trout farm!
Amazing! You see more musky close up in the first two minutes than I see all year out here in eastern pa 😆
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Wow bud, you ended up with some unbelievable footage. It was a pretty amazing thing to get to see. Good to meet you and b.s. a little. Keep up the great work. Hope to run into you again soon.
Thanks bro! Gonna get some fish on that slopmaster soon!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen fish paired up like this, neat stuff!
They are spawning he shouldn’t be fishing for them
@@ncaa12cfb92 are there no rules or regulations for this kind of fish or is he breaking the law 🤔🚬
The fishing police are out, the guy literally put them back there fine
@@willthomas7666THE GUY LITERALLY PUT THEM BACK, THEY ARE FINE. Learn to write. I'm guessing YOU can READ
Dude when they're paired up and actually spawning like that, let them be. In IL we have an open season all year but we let them be when they're actively paired up. Its just not ethical whether the natural reproduction is viable or not
I did not cast to any paired fish. They don’t all spawn at once there and were some clearly fish that were not spawning. Anyway I’m not going back there for a while--both because of what you’re saying but also because I figure the fishing is worse with a significant percentage of fish not actively eating.
You sorta remind me of this nosey prick who ran about 200 yards down the bank at shelbyville screaming 48 inches cause my buddy caught one 😂
@@absoluteunitmedia sono una wwwwwwwwßww
oh do you guys allow fishing when it's mating time?In Europe its not allowed to fish or catch Predators in May.
In this Time they just defending. I hope you think on this words
@@noobstar5613 the spawning musky do not defend because they don't bed. They just lay their eggs and leave, just like pike.
That was wild 👍👍👍
I love how you are more pro than most TH-camrs
🌲🍀🤔 I do like that you brought up the problem of agricultural runoff. It needs to be dealt with as much as anything else. It should be 100% unacceptable. That's 4 damn sure🤨🍀🌲!
Tiger Muskies don't spawn. They may go through the motions but they don't spawn. They're a hybrid fish that isn't capable of reproducing.
That was pretty cool, I hadn't seen so many beginning to spawn in such a small area like that before
Me neither
Great job 👏
Very nice love it keep those videos coming
Thank you ! Will do!
To the spawning comments. I live very close to this spot and have fished it LOTS. I have never seen a baby musky here, ever. I believe these are all stocked and all caught hundreds of times and no real spawning going on. I do avoid this place during April and May only because main lake/Rivers is good this time of year.
nope
@@adamsmith3996 lmao u think u know anything. I also live near here and have fished here many times. Never seen a single egg or baby musky.
Nope
@@whateverbro9955 your just mad
So ot's a musky zoo?
That’s insane!
Nice work Bubba! A great day on the crick. Good luck today on the boat!
Thanks brother 👌
Damm bro great footage 💯💯🔥🔥
Cool video, nice fish. New subscriber. Caught my first muskie (45 inches) a month ago up at Burnsville dam in WV which is home to the state record. I've never experienced anything like it and totally understand why my friends have become so obsessed with it over the years. That's all they fish for nowadays bc it makes every other freshwater fish they catch around here not nearly as exciting lol. We're taking a boat up the elk river this weekend so hopefully I can catch another 🤞
That’s awesome man. 45 inches is a hell of a fish especially for your first one!!! Thanks for watching
@@absoluteunitmedia lol ya,thanks. Caught it on a figure 8 five minutes into fishing.🤷 better to be lucky than good haha
That was very cool!!
Thanks Paul!
Another good video, thanks. You got me back into fishing again, and now, targeting muskies, and pike is what I am pursuing. Haven't gotten one yet, will let you know when I do. Will the muskies get more agresive after spawning ? Or do they get even harder to catch, and go to deeper water. Thanks for the awesome video.. Myron..
Thanks! I would say they should get more aggressive. The ones who are actively spawning won’t eat. But it’s more a day to day thing. Musky and pike tend to be most aggressive on overcast days with some wind/drizzle ….usually
For Northern Pike try Sexy Chartreuse with Striks King White/Pearl Boot Tail Chatter bait, 3/8 Oz or Perch Color with Green Pumkin Seed Zoom Pork Rind for Trailer!
Loved this keep working hard bro 👍
Thank you !
Awesome. Here in northern WI they are getting way over fished. Wayyy too many people out nowadays that don't know how to handle them and have no respect for others. I remember 15 years ago you would see maybe two other boat's fishing them, now day's you have line's waiting to fish a spot. Maybe go twice a year now, sucks
Should definitely integrate the sound clip of your friend saying “absolute unit” into your intro. I thought that was so appropriate lol
Haha good idea I’ll see what I can do
Lol comments were what I expected, never been a fan of fishing then during the spawn but to each their own
I see what you did there, you a fan of Typigpatrol, great video those Muskie are awesome
Thanks! I am a fan of his but I also so many other channels so I’m actually not sure what you’re referring to 😂….it all blends together
Around 3:19 your friend says the name of your channel something that ty pigpatrol likes to say "Absolute unit"........
A suspending jerkbait is absolute killer for fish like this.
Cast a rapala HJ-14 past the fish, jerk it w medium speed / to make noise and then kill it in the water once its near the fish or once a fish has taken notice. You wouldn't believe how long you can leave a suspending bait without movement near a fish w interest and get bit.
I've watched skis look at my suspending jerkbait in the water with no movement of the bait just sitting there and endup Smashing it. I've seen bites after the baits sitting suspended for 3-4minutes
What creek is this I live in western pa and trying to find places to catch Muskie
Well done on the video and I just subscribed mate
Thanks bro much appreciated
Pretty cool. Not sure but it looked like you were leaving the paired up fish alone. Which is the rite thing to do. Nothing wrong with fishing for them in the spawn but when u see them paired up like that better to just leave em alone. U can stress them enough where they won't go threw the spawning process. Which that was told to me by a Wisconsin dnr officer
Ya i sight casted to a couple individuals that were alone with the swim bait before going back to the glider and then just leaving. Didnt expect them to still be spawning but I thought it was pretty cool so I just filmed them. I didn’t try it but I’m pretty damn sure those paired fish will not bite/eat anything in that state.
@@absoluteunitmedia what works pretty good for the individual fish is using a bass skirted jig on the bottom. Bounce it right in there face and can captilze much more on em. Try it out
@@jheiny1231 nice I"ll try it some time, thanks
Man good video I’d love to catch my first Muskie soon
Thank you and best of luck 🤞
Love the vids!
Thank you!
They spawn in certain water temps like most fish. 60 degree f is start of spawn. They like shallow water with cover. They pair up in shallow water and spawn same spots every year.
Nah they'll spawn anywhere from 48-62 degrees and there's probably even more outliers
I’ve seen them spawn before it even hit 50 degrees. It’s not an exact science. Don’t believe everything you read
Caught musky there before. Def a nice little honey hole for sure! They get pressured a lot and are usually pretty skinny and beat up. Nice video tho!
Nice footage and congrats on the big ski! 🥳
The Gospel of John, sooner than later.❤️
Thanks 🙏
I wish Cali had muskies
Have a little inlet in a big river that has the same thing happen with pike. Very fun times.
You mentioned before that the carp run at your bait.In the spring,the carp is fed with small fish "protein supplement".I caught a few in April,one or two on small fish and a few on fish fillets.
Honestly, I was fishing for perch....😂😂
Top notch corn
great stuff man.
Thanks!
That was sick I’ve never seen anything like that
Me neither!!!
Those muskie lures are huge wow
Shoot fire I got some that are 18 inch long
Your videos are awesome been watching for a couple days now do you always run your lures with a steel leader?
Thank you I appreciate it. For my musky rods/lures yes. I used to use 130 fluoro but switched to steel mainly because I use a lot of jerk baits and glide baits - they get better action for me on steel and the jerkbaits will dive deeper. Also they seem to foul (catch the front treble on the leader) more if I use fluoro.
Mental in England that's a good size lake lol
😂
I stood in that same exact spot today
Very nice man
Thanks!
Would you tell me where this is? Lol I wanna take my son to catch his first muskie ever.
Wow your musky season opens really early compared to Minnesota
It’s year round here
Muskys look alot like pike🇸🇪 and very nice fish
Thank you! Yes they can form hybrids as well
I wish I had to bring a 3 foot wide net with me to my local creek
What do you get when you cross breed a Musky and a Carp? An old tire.
Rightttt
A coho,walleye and musky,,,,a kowalsky !
That was crazy hood job can you tell me the set up you are using casting rod ,casting reel and the line. Spinning rod and spinning reel and line lb please thanks waooo good job
Casting was Shimano tranx 400 hg and st Croix mojo musky 8 ft heavy fast. Spinning was Shimano sustain 4000 with a st Croix avid inshore 7’6” medium heavy fast. 100 lb and 30 lb Cortland master braid, respectively
May the Lord be with you
And also with you
Nice!!!
Thanks!
What's the power and action on your MOJO bass rod? Great content... F the naysayers.
Thanks brother. I was throwing a mojo musky rod for the glider . 8 ft heavy power fast action
Where is this magical place where muskies are in narrow creeks? Can be state/province specific
I believe many creeks throughout Appalachia all the way down through Tennessee have this
@@absoluteunitmedia Nice, there are good muskie populations in some lakes and rivers where I’m from, but not tiny creeks like this. That’s so cool, can’t get over it lmao.
Man most creeks like that in ky have fish like that I fish more in places like that than I do in lakes
Every creek that flows into the Ohio River
Yes that comment about every creek that flows to the Ohio river they get stocked with the left over muskies that the hatchery don't sale sometimes it's not many no but they get stocked but I enjoy fishing Kenny tygarts and booth lil and big sandy but we tygarts and Kenny I fish the most I normally put in a mile down from the Ohio river and I use the trolling motor on my bass tracker and head like I'm trying to get to the Ohio my old lady got ahold of one out in the Ohio last year it was a 45 plus fish a wall hanger it was so fat
Muskieeeeeee muskieeeeeee muskieeeeeee
Bro everyone who fishes targets the spawn!! Bros y'all not fisherman y'all are peta.. target those spawning fish like everyone else.. catfish, bass, most trout, salmons, steal head, carp, and even muskie has the best fishing during spawn and so they are targeted.. some of these fish can't be targeted unless it's spawning season so y'all either need to become educated or calm the hell down cause fishing is not just a sport. It's a way of life.
Crazy seeing you catch these guys in small creeks. What creeks do you recommend for novice musky fisherman? I think “im hooked”!!! Keep the videos coming and be safe out there.
I appreciate that!! I’m not naming particular spots on here but if you’re local you can go to go to fishandboat.com and see what water bodies around you have muskies - sometimes the smaller creeks aren’t listed but if they’re connected to larger water bodies with muskies then they may be worth a shot
@kenanthony7361 I’ll give you a better response. If you are fishing small creeks try to find anywhere there is a waterfall. They tend to hangout right underneath them. Or if you find a place where a lot of rocks are in the water where it is super shallow and then opens up I’d fish the front of those rocks where the water is rolling off. The creek I fish has a huge waterfall with a decent size pool before it hits the “rock road” as I like to call it. The rocks have a bunch of holes where the musky hangout at. Also don’t underestimate a good glidebait. Save yourself some money and buy the xps bass glidebait. Don’t get the musky one. The bass glidebait catch just as many musky and it’s cheaper! Also a medussa mini has been a big part of my arsenal. If you want to find musky use google/google maps. First look up what waterways your area has that has them. Then you’ll want to go to google maps, find the lake, and follow any creeks that come out of it. Some of my best spots have came from using this tactic! Best of luck!
Hi, usually fish for bass. I caught a pike once on a medium fast action rod with I think with 8lb fluorocarbon line if not it was 6lb Line︅. Do you think this is fine if I want to continue to catch pike?
Not really no…..you will lose a lot of lures/hooks because of their teeth and the pike will swim away with your hooks in its face. You should use some kind of leader to prevent bite offs. For light tackle I use 80 lb fluorocarbon…about 10 inches. Then if use 20 lb braided line as the main line
I run 30lb braid and haven’t had a break off for pike, no leader
over kill 20 pound line tops with steel leader. you can catch anything on 8lb test if your patient and you wear the hell out of the fish
Just use a light steel leader or 50-80 Fluor leader
@@brandenschoeberl7615 from what I've heard this cab be detrimental to large fish like musky. They can die from exhaustion if you work them too long with light tackle. I've never caught one or fished for them, but it makes sense. That being said I love bass fishing with my ultralight on 4lb test.
We bass fish the spawn every year why not musky, you all are too soft. If the fish is properly caught, handled, and released then what’s the problem
When you went to switch lures you have a red bait that's tiger striped and it has DK marked on it. I never knew he made a WTD???
So that was given to me years ago by a Canadian guide named Tyler Perry who said his friend made it….I have no idea if it is “the” famous DK
The fish of 1/2 cast.
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New sub! Liked 🙏😄☀️☺️
What State does Muskies bed in May???????They spawn with Northern Pike, in Michigan..May is Crappie Season up here, ???????
This is Pennsylvania….but it was weird to see, definitely not expected
Anybody know any good creeks of muskie and pike in eastern PA
how are you getting up early?here in florida i want to go bass fishing at 6:00 am but i never can wake up on time and usually end up going at noon and hardly get bites
Alarm and coffee. It’s worth it morning bites are great plus way less people
@@absoluteunitmedia ok thanks coffee won’t work though,im not old enough to drink coffee apparently says my parents
Just wake up and go. You don’t really want to go fishing if you can’t wake up to go. I get up at 4:00 am and jump out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning to go fishing. You just aren’t excited enough to go
See where I live it’s illegal to target musky during their spawning season… seems rather unethical to be doing it whether it’s allowed in your state or not
Ya we have no closed season. Apparently it’s because for water quality reasons (runoff) musky spawning down here is mostly not successful anyway and it’s mainly a stocked fishery. Anyway I thought they’d be done spawning already and didn’t expect to see that. As I told someone else I didn’t cast to any paired fish but I don’t think they bite anyway. Just like other fish they don’t all spawn at once though so they’re probably always done eating and either finished spawning or haven’t yet.
@@absoluteunitmedia glad to hear. You touched on every point my guy. Good stuff.
No different then catching steel heads in a river
Pa has no closed season for musky or pike right about now is starting to be the best time to get them
@@jakobrodoski1628 Way to say something without really saying anything at all
i live in Reading Pennsylvania,i kayak fish mostly on the schuylkill river..last year i got 4 musky in 1 day but still havent landed 1
That’s awesome keep at it you’ll get one
Where is this Area
Wonder if your buddy know he was centimeters from FaceTiming your crank 😂
Bro trust me use Whopper plopper 110 it will be destroyed by the hour
I do have one of those….
i,ve got a river that looks just like that up the road from me
I was there 2 and a half weeks ago and caught a 39” full of eggs , so they’ve been spawning for weeks now …
Nice. I wonder how long they go for
@@absoluteunitmedia no idea , I would’ve thought it was over already.
I’d have left this creek alone.
I won’t be back for a while…I have more fun when muskies are smashing big baits from out if no where. It was really cool to see so many though
Noice videos, keep up the good work but what reel and rod is it?
Thanks 🙏
Spinning rod was st croix avid inshore 7’6” MH, fast with a 4000 Shimano sustain with 30 lb line.
Musky rod was mojo musky 8’ heavy with Shimano curado 300EJ, 80 lb line
Looks like a spot I know of here in western PA 🤷♂️😁🤫
Where?
@@mikebrown1404 YOU have to find it on YOUR own. If he told YOU where it was 16.700 other people would now know, he has that many subscribers. To many people already know and trash the place with beer bottles and cans and garbage and thousands of feet of fishing line left behind and lure and hook packaging and whatever else the IDIOTS carried in with them and just left on the ground behind them when they left. People ruin everything
Is this brush creek pa, I live close to it and if so im defintly going to try it out. If anyone knows lmk
Where is this place
Where u fishing first time viewer looking forward to more
Thank you! I’m in Western Pennsylvania but I don’t name exact water bodies on here hope you understand
Do you use a steel leader? What kind & size of line do you use?
On my musky rod is 100 lb braided line and 175 lb 49 strand steel leader I make myself. The spinning has 30 lb braid and an 80 lb flourocarbon leader
Where r you in pa
Where is this spot?
What state is this?😊😊
Pennsylvania
Dude I love your intro songs to this who makes those songs
Thanks! My friend makes and sent me all the music I use. He has a SoundCloud here:
soundcloud.app.goo.gl/jdgG9LpYchwTxMgk7
I've only dreamed of this.. what state is this.. I'm Idahoan
PA
Is a muskie edible? I’m from South Louisiana and I’m not sure we have them.
They aren’t that far south
Three Muskie Tears @ 8:00
What state is this
What’s the intro song? Beat goes hard
Thanks! It’s my friend’s music….his sound cloud link m.soundcloud.com/me_j
what creek?
i caught 1 at my locle pond and it was like an 8 to 9 pound pike ther huge bigest 1 at my pond
That is not poison ivy. Ivy is a vine, that is a tree of some sort.
I’m not referring to the bush behind it. I know it’s a ground vine
I loved this video and would love to catch my first Muskie could you let me know where this creek is
Thanks I appreciate it. Sorry but I’ve chosen not to give away spots on these public videos I hope you understand.
@@absoluteunitmedia gosh darn it ok well you have earned your self a new subscriber
Wva Burnsville dam !pretty stumpy but excellent musky / wva stone coal reservoir lake 9.9hp excellent musky / buckhannon river in the middle of town catch an release excellent / stonewall Jackson lake put in at vandailia ramp excellent musky / in Kentucky, cave run lake big big excellent musky
Extreme highs and extreme loss
Nice video. Why din't I ever ever see anyone eat a giant musky?
I think mainly because they are so prized as a game fish that no one wants to kill one. Especially a big one. Also probably a lot of mercury in a big/old one
@@absoluteunitmedia Well I have a tip for all big fish lovers. You bake the monster and then you peel off the skin. Along the lateral line between the top half and the bottom half, you will see alot of grey or silver or brown "stuff". That is like the fishes liver. It holds every toxin and poison. Mercury, lead, toxins cannot enter the fishes actual flesh. Scoop out the gunk and anything any size is good to eat. Didn't know that did you. I learned the trick from someone long ago. Then a book and now google.
@@absoluteunitmedia Not to say I don't catch and release alot of the time. Just rarely trout. They do just fine.
Now it starts time to dig for this spot 😂. All the comments lead to western pa which is where I’m from so I must be close already
Did you find it
@@spoils2873 not yet
Spawning out...they never hit for me when they are doing that . Too worried about that egg plant and wet wet
Ya I don’t think they will. I think the one that followed and the one that ate weren’t spawning
would you disclose this location? me and my dad would like to go
You don’t ask another fishermen where they fish. That’s like asking a woman her weight. You have lots of growing up to do. Your dad should’ve taught you that
Would a muskie attack if you jumped in the water by it
🤷♂️ 🤷♂️
Sorry...at 1:55...that was NOT poison ivy!