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Reply by: Frostbeitz Posted: 5/14/2012 12:51:09 PM Points: 28

Pinewood above carter lake holds good numbers of musky!!! As far as landing one, I'm in the same boat! See them but haven't landed one yet! (in colo anyway) Estes lake also has them. Good luck!

Reply by: pikeNcolorado

Posted: 5/14/2012 2:50:04 PM Points: 2334

Good luck is my advice. They are very tough to catch. Pinewood would be my advice.

Reply by: FishStickHunter Posted: 5/14/2012 3:22:20 PM Points: 22

I have fished pinewood for years and never caught one. I see them all the time but those lure snobs never bit what I am casting. They are there but you have a big challenge catching one

Reply by: CACHEM ALL

Posted: 5/14/2012 3:27:43 PM Points: 43

sportswearhouse in loveland has some great pic's of muskie caught out of pinewood. Gross res and Evergreen lake also have muskie in them. If you want a good place to camp and chase muskie try Big Creek.

Reply by: Frozen Fish Posted: 5/14/2012 4:18:24 PM Points: 365

I am not sure that there are Musky in Evergreen any longer. I though t I had read a thread in the late fall last year, that a Musky has not been landed out of Evergreen Lake in several years? Anyone caught one from there in the past two years?

Happy fishing...

Reply by: J.Scott 613 Posted: 5/14/2012 4:18:45 PM Points: 0

I am definitely going to check out each of those places, thank you very much. I am wondering what a decent beginner set up might be for musky fishing. I had found some equipment but very pricey. Any advice?

Reply by: Jakers83 Posted: 5/14/2012 4:25:59 PM Points: 58

I have heard of people seeing them last year and a few people have caught them there last year

Reply by: Inlandsharpie777 Posted: 5/14/2012 6:59:22 PM Points: 810

I don't know about NO musky in evergreen, but their numbers have definately plummeted. Way I see it, only the big ones are left...

Stay Sharp

Reply by: J.Scott 613 Posted: 6/5/2012 12:55:21 PM Points: 0

I'd recently bought a couple of Abu Garcia reels and Vendetta poles, expecting they will be durable enough to pull in a tiger musky or two. I pulled in a 20 lb. catfish with one the other day so I'm thinking they will do the trick.

Reply by: Farmer Brown Posted: 6/10/2012 4:09:15 PM Points: 160

There are tiger muskie in Evergreen Lake quite a few actually I talked to a guide who said that he fished from 11 to 3 in the morning to catch them. He used some massive bucktail spinners with 60 pound test and a steal leader. His technique is to throw it as far out as you can and then reel it in as fast as you can. Also read that if you see one follow your lure to the boat but not take it (they do this often) make a large figure eight with the tip of your rod this a tendency to make them strike. Also if you sight fish one just bring your lure past very fast if that muskie wants it it will take don't try to change your presentation. Good luck that's all I got in the way of tiger muskie knowledge.

Reply by: JKaboom

Posted: 6/10/2012 4:34:44 PM Points: 922

Farmer Brown - Those sound like some great tips :)

Reply by: Farmer Brown Posted: 6/11/2012 3:18:00 PM Points: 160

Also that guide said that he did his tiger muskie fishing in June so go get em.

Reply by: pikeNcolorado

Posted: 6/11/2012 4:00:57 PM Points: 2334

FarmerBrown,
Was that guy fishing from 11pm-3am? If so, I was under the impression that Evergreen was only sun up to sundown.

pikeNcolorado 5%er

Reply by: fishinwfoos Posted: 6/11/2012 4:27:25 PM Points: 1475

J Scott-

If you need any muskie lures you can buy this box for 25 bucks...it also has a few other smaller lures but does have quite a few for muskie. I thought I had them sold but i never heard back from the guy that was going to buy them. email me if interested: jfoos@slatonbros.com

Reply by: Farmer Brown Posted: 6/11/2012 9:49:21 PM Points: 160

Yes 11pm to 3am thats what he said and I do believe you are correct about the sun up to sun down rule.

Reply by: muskyslayer Posted: 7/3/2012 10:44:41 PM Points: 0

I like monsterquest. river monsters is another favorite. anyway. I use a 7ft heavy action cat pole with an abu garcia6500 bait caster. and 40lb braided with 18in steel leaders. I fish with everything from 11in lightning lures to 12in suckers. even crappie and bluegil and trout minnows that i reel in I dont have a boat yet but will be getting one soon..Ive got the fever..

Reply by: Howie

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:41:37 PM Points: 213

J.S. I know of a couple really good places to catch tiger musky. Give me a ring and we can talk 719 431 0068 Clay

Reply by: coloradodonkey Posted: 7/14/2012 1:06:56 PM Points: 101

If you go to the fish species page in here for muskie they have the stocking report for them in there.

Reply by: EOrf Posted: 7/14/2012 1:24:05 PM Points: 2482

Try Lathrop Park

Reply by: slednfish Posted: 7/15/2012 5:31:43 PM Points: 258

I just returned from a week of fishing sorry i wont say where and landed my second Colorado tiger (38" C&R) and lost a third. I would say luck is the most important thing of musky fishing, both the tigers I've landed were on six pound test with no leader on ultra light pole. The Third tiger i lost didn't break the line he went for one more run and got me caught in the weeds and spit the lure. The first of my life was on a 2" sinking Rapala, second on tiny mepps, I got a pole set up for tigers with 30lb leader but never had a bite on it, so i think i'm going to stick with the ultra light.

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