Fishing Ten Mile Creek for Musky

Hey all,
I'm going to be fishing for musky/Pike this week at Ten Mile Creek from the park down to the mouth at the Mon river. I would appreciate any tips as to what to use & how to use it. My tackle box & boat are both equiped to take on this task. Thanks in advance for any help.

Have never fished Ten Mile but I am absolutely addicted to musky fishing (despite my present lack of success).  I'll be curious to hear how you do so please post back.

I know that you said downstream, but I have caught a couple musky upstream to the bridge on Rapalas in the past & since it is not that far it might be worth a try. Don't even know if you can still get up to it.  sam

That steep rock area right across from the launch always looks so darn good to me, but I have yet to catch a thing there.

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is ten mile creek suitable for a kayak

I don't see why not.

I've fished the park area 2 or 3 times in my whole life and got skunked each time, idk if it was the time of the year, or the baits/lures. But it wasn't pretty...

Hey All,
I’ve fished it a couple of times since my 1st post with no luck regarding musky. I did however manage to nab a couple of smallies using live fatheads. I have been experimenting with a lure. I took a Buzz Bait, cut the wire off leaving enough to attach it to the front of a Heddon spook. Kind of like Larry Dahlberg’s Whopper Plopper but with the unbalanced blades in the front. It swam & sounded great. My next experiment is to attach the blades to the rear of the spook. I'm becoming obsessed with this. I'll let you guys know how I do. We are hitting the Yough Reservoir this weekend.

I think I'm gonna try what Mr. Crappie said & fish upstream next time.

Musky Maniac, I'm the one you met on the river on Friday.  It was good talking with you and thanks for the advice/tips. GP

MM,  The fish finder you were telling me about. What kind is it?  Does it have GPS too?  GP

lowrance hds 5 . yea has built in gps and plotter. also takes map chips in hd. gander mtn store has them on sale right now for 499 plus 25% off, was there last night. just ask for john he will take care of you.

Likewise,  We caught one musky 38" up by Rices Landing.  The water color in the river was mud.  We had a good time.  I'm sure i'll see you around.

Hey donpgh, There isn't any place on Ten Mile that I know of that rents boats, sorry. There is a place on the north side of Cross Creek Lake that dose if you are interested. You can also check out the Pennsylvania fish and Boat Commission web site. They may have more info there. Good luck.

20 hp at the most 10 minutes I'm assuming it's a 16 ft. boat. I launch at east fredericktown at the state launch by the ferry and it's only 5 minutes from there.

The Ferry is 2 dollars per vehicle per one trip not round trip.I think a boat would double the cost. They have very limited hours.It does not cost anything to launch there. I use the launch all the time. If you are from the Fayette side the Launch is the way to go.Yhe launch is a bout a mile from the jail. It's very easy to get to and there are a couple different ways to get there. It's actually LaBelle.