Shenango muskies again.

Still fishing for eyes but these darn muskies won't leave me alone.  Today was the best day of catching them that I've had in 50 years of fishing.  In 4 hours I boated and released 5 muskies, ranging from from 20-44 inches.  All were  in 20 foot of water 18 feet down.  5 times I came across a hump and every time I caught a fish.  Moved up on the hump ( 16 feet) and got 2 keeper eyes and 11 shorties, 3 cats, a large mouth and 1 white bass.  The cats, bass, and muskies were caught on a Shad Rap trolled while the eyes were caught on leeches and floating jig head.

Good to hear! I'd like to get up there and fish sometime soon. Boat pressure is only going to get worse and worse though I'd imagine.

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Good to hear! I'd like to get up there and fish sometime soon. Boat pressure is only going to get worse and worse though I'd imagine.

 
Actually on the week days there is hardly any traffic.  The high gas prices are keeping the skiers down.  Fished Saturday and I didn't see any skiers until after 10:30 Am.  By than I was leaving.
 
 
"Speaking of Shenango, anyone ever take a boat up river towards big bend from the main lake?" 
 
 Saw some boats go up there when the water was high earlier this year but I wouldn't want to chance it right now.  There are some very shallow spots up that end unless you can stay in the old river channel. 

no wing dam on river ...alot of obstacles.

pfttttttttttttt   ok what is the rock barrier called ? i always thot it to be wing  . corps put it there.
 

the lake has a wing dam

Last Friday afternoon I was at RC's when a couple stopped in for ice to cool down a muskie they had caught. A scary big creature it was! 52+ inches in length, but it was the gird of this toothy fish that really impressed me. Most massive head and body I have ever seen on a Muskie, must have been eating a lot of high protein fish or maybe a fisherman or two????? I'm wanting to hook into one these monsters while fishing from my kayak, now that would be a ride, probably be able to out run these PWC's/jetskis! FYI: location of catch was just east of Golden Run access.

this erosion control/wing dam?????????????  for giggles lets call it e.c.wd.   just past public access area off bend rd.  this has gotten way off topic. im not here to prove what i do and dont know. i love fishing and getting imput on fishing.  so what do ya say to swapping some fishing info and perhaps learning a thing or two from others. and the matter of e.c.w.d    can be the rocks in the water. the bend has alot of great fishing. eyes crappie bass muskie perch. its a gift to coast thru there and take in the sights.

John;
I would guess they are talking about the old road bed South of Big Bend near the picnic area. This road bed extends into the river at a right angle and there is even a telephone stub at the end of it. There used to be a bridge there and the original road connected to what is now River Rd. It is probably under water right now but if you don't know it is there you can tear the bottom out of your boat. Take a walk when they draw the Lake down this fall and you can plainly see the remains.

PS: I have taken 2 Muskies of off the end of it in the late Fall. Both were in the 36" plus range.

I ran into them this week while floating for smallies in my kayak downstream from the lake. The first one pounded a lipless crank bait. I was playing it near my yak, and I would say it was around 30 inches. It came off while I was fumbling for my camera. The smallies were hitting on little Pop-Rs and the next musky hit just as I was pulling the lure out of the water. I really didn't get to see it because it was so fast and it soaked me and my glasses and was gone. All I was left with was six inches of frayed PowerPro at the end of my rod tip--ferocious! The previous day on the Allegheny, I caught a northern that was just a bit smaller than the one I had on Shenango. That one came on a spinner bait.

I think I might carry a dedicated musky rod the next time I float that section of the Shenango.

By the way, I'm glad I found this forum the other day. I live in central Ohio now, but I grew up in the Shenango Valley and still fish back there with an old high school buddy. I pretty much just fish rivers and streams for smallmouth from my kayak.

I was about 7-8 miles below the dam.