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Fishing the Bemidji & Cass Lake Areas of Minnesota

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The sucker bite in October and the first part of N

The sucker bite in October and the first part of November can be pretty incredible. Many times fish that pass up artificial baits will atleast chase a sucker minnow. Every year we get multiple bites during a bite window. Many times we are able to net both fish. Competition for food is evident and muskies routinely “babysit” their meals until the perfect situation arrives. This results in muskies following suckers for an extended amount of time, which can be seen on a Livescope. The fish that Nicole is holding took the babysitting one step further and decided to eat a sucker(without a rig) in the net while bumping noses with the fish Chris is holding. Muskies are an amazing fish and their behaviors still surprise me every season.

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Here’s an old dinosaur of a musky Jerry Gunn cau

Here’s an old dinosaur of a musky Jerry Gunn caught with me while working a one-eyed Willy. Notice the cataracts (not Cadillacs) in her eyes and giant skull case. She first came in on a Hawk Wobbler. We gave her a few minutes to set back up on the spot. Jerry chose to throw a walk the dog bait and began working it slow. It ate very close to the boat and sat still head shaking the entire time. I scooped her and after a few pics she went back.
This was a natural fish caught out of Cass Lake. She was definitely old. A stocked fish of this age would possibly be longer. It is my opinion after catching 100s of natural and stocked fish they are very different in many ways. The naturals top out shorter. The natural fish fight harder. However, this could be due to less angling pressure.
The stocked fish grow larger quicker. They also top out longer and heavier than natural fish. The overwhelming majority of my 55s and up have been stocked fish. All except for one.
All that being said I love my natural lakes. It’s an incredible feeling to catch natural fish that have survived predation from infancy. Many of the natural lakes that I fish have less pressure and more fish per acre than stocked lakes generally speaking.

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Tom Hulbert caught this November giant while fishi

Tom Hulbert caught this November giant while fishing with me when I first began guiding. The girth of this girl isn’t that apparent from the picture but I can assure you she was heavy. Tom is a musky maniac that’s chased these fish all over the country and Canada. He also caught one just shy of 56 out of Bemidji back in the day. Tangling with giants like this in November will always have a special place in my heart.

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This is a sunset picture that I took as Tom Hulber

This is a sunset picture that I took as Tom Hulbert and I were leaving the lake. This was taken on a 5 megapixel Sony camera in 2006 (no filter). This sunset was one of the most breathtaking ones I have ever witnessed.
Tom caught a behemoth of a fish with me. It was a 52.5 and sported an enormous girth. I was smashing fish that year slow trolling Musky Innovation Pounders (1.8-2mph). This is a tactic that I still utilize to this day. 2mph with 60ft out will get you 14ft down. Those lazy fall fish located on the bottom in primary breaklines are very susceptible to this. You can’t always run giant cranks at 3.5-4mph and catch fish in November. Many many times those giants won’t chase down a faster moving bait. Slow trolling and jigging are tactics that I implement especially when the water temps are below 40 degrees. Is there a tactic that you use that would be considered unconventional?

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