About Your Trip

What You'll Learn During Your Guide Trip

How to pattern muskies for active locations/structure, timing, and presentation/lure types.
The Where (active locations)
The When (determining bite windows)
The What (best lures & presentations for the day).
How muskies relate to specific structure and how to effectively work lures in their strike zones.
Boat positioning in relation to structure
The muskie to baitfish relationship and seasonal adjustments.
The effect of moon phases on muskie success.
The impact of changes in weather on muskies
How to trigger muskies into hitting (this distinguishes the best from the rest).
The best way to handle and release a muskie.

Wisconsin fishing license
Rain Gear
Polarized sunglasses
Proper clothing for the time of year
Wear gray, camo, light green or light blue shirt or jacket. (Please don't wear any florescent colored clothing or hats, especially florescent chartreuse, lime, orange, red, yellow or pink).
Sunscreen
Bring a Lunch, but I will supply water. (No alcoholic beverages permitted onboard).
Bring a maximum of two rods per person
I have proven musky-producing lures for your use. You don't need to bring any lures, but you can bring a small tacklebox with a maximum of 5 to 6 of your own lures if you'd like.
Bring a map to mark where we fish.
Camera

Expect to learn a lot
While no guide can guarantee muskie action, you can expect that you will learn a lot and you'll be a better muskie angler as a result of your guide day or guide night with me.
Expect that the weather might change, so be prepared.
Expect to mark a map with where we fish during your guided day.
Expect that if you don't boat a muskie you'll be able to return to those same marked spots after your guide trip with a good chance of muskie action.
Expect interesting and entertaining conversations.
Expect to have fun.