Any one know of good spots to catch like and tiger muskies in southeastern.mass. Looking for a new fish to catch. I think it's fairly simple to catch them. Wire leaders and big bass lures and large shiners. I have looked at the state page. But I want to get some info from you guys.
The State Page, as you called it, pretty much DOES list the locations where Pike & Tiger Muskies are found - I doubt that there are ANY "hidden hot spots", esp. in southeastern MA. Keep in mind that Tiger Muskies are a STOCKED resource, and MA, unfortunately, ended the stocking of them 7 or 8 years ago; but they ARE a long-lived breed (20 years is possible), so most places stocked w/ them probably have some present. And these would be BIG fish ( as much as 20 lbs +) - you must have the proper tackle to deal with them, or all you'll come home with will be a Hell of a Story, about "the BIG one that got away" . . .
Northern Pike are a different story; in the places which they have been stocked (in MA), they have often produced naturally-sustaining populations, so they could be present for years & years to come. But the same rules apply - use tackle suited for BIG fish (although is probably true that Pike are easier to entice into actually striking lures than their 'half-breed' cousins, the Tiger Muskies, will) - a 20 to 30 lb. Northern Pike is one tough customer, if hooked on 'light action' bass fishing tackle.
Northern Pike are a different story; in the places which they have been stocked (in MA), they have often produced naturally-sustaining populations, so they could be present for years & years to come. But the same rules apply - use tackle suited for BIG fish (although is probably true that Pike are easier to entice into actually striking lures than their 'half-breed' cousins, the Tiger Muskies, will) - a 20 to 30 lb. Northern Pike is one tough customer, if hooked on 'light action' bass fishing tackle.
You said that you are "looking for NEW fish to catch" . . . I've got just the thing for you: BOWFIN - one of the HARDEST FIGHTING freshwater fish you could possibly find. And being in southeastern MA, look no further than the Taunton River drainage - Bowfin are present and in catchable numbers too - they have been taken in DOWNTOWN Taunton -in the Taunton River - and in a series of "overflow ponds", often called 'the Brick Yard', which are adjacent to the Taunton River, right in the center of the city. There are also good bass & chain pickerel in these same waters, as well as Striped Bass - it's a tidal area - which can be taken in the river itself.
Give this area a shot - you MIGHT just be surprised!
Give this area a shot - you MIGHT just be surprised!
Any one know of good spots to catch like and tiger muskies in southeastern.mass. Looking for a new fish to catch. I think it's fairly simple to catch them. Wire leaders and big bass lures and large shiners. I have looked at the state page. But I want to get some info from you guys.
I'm not sure if easy to catch is correct? But good luck and post the monster when you get em.
here is a pic of a bowfin I caught a few years ago from Lake Champlain. they can grow to 3' long up there and will hit bass lures regularly. this one sucked in a jig skipped under a dock. I thought i had a 10lb bass for about 10 seconds. It weighed 9 lbs
Oh and there are very catchable numbers of pike in wequaquet. If you go straight out and slightly left from the ramp 200 yards, just about infront of the 2nd cove on the left and before the major point, there are several humps out there. The pike are all over them in the summer and fall. The love spinnerbaits, slug gos, jerkbaits and crankbaits, anything with an erratic movement
Oh and there are very catchable numbers of pike in wequaquet. If you go straight out and slightly left from the ramp 200 yards, just about infront of the 2nd cove on the left and before the major point, there are several humps out there. The pike are all over them in the summer and fall. The love spinnerbaits, slug gos, jerkbaits and crankbaits, anything with an erratic movement
