Muskies in Fish Lake

[Lettsfish]

This thread kind of morphed from tiger musky to tiger trout. Being from Wisconsin, tiger muskies were a big part of fishing and fishing lore. They are voracious eaters and not much (including small mammals and birds) are outside of their diet. I've got stories but will save for another time. Fish Lake muskies will find easy pickings of perch and also Fish Lake has it's fair share of suckers - some of which are huge. In many states (not in Utah) live suckers are a favorite bait especially in the late autumn when water temps drop and the musky become lethargic. Metal snells and leaders of about 18" long are used to lip the suckers and simply drop them to the bottom. To the extent that northern pike love weedy bottom conditions, so do the muskies and Fish Lake's south end ought to be very good habitat. The larger Lake trout (Macs) usually don't share that same territory instead living and feeding in the 30 plus foot range for a great part of the year. One of the largest wall-hung muskies I've ever personally seen was caught on a walleye being brought in on a jig which was subsequently eaten by a musky during the battle. This fish (about 35 lbs) was fought on the walleye rig for more than 1/2 hour before being bought to the boat. Nothing at all wrong with tiger trout, but TOTALLY different than tiger muskies.
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