Pike & Muskie??

[local_hooker]

Is there any pike or muskie fishing within a few hours of Portland??

Thanks

Sean

[KarenLee]

Not that I am aware of. Canada is the last placed I fished for them. Lead headed jig and white grubs knock em dead. It's the only lure I was able to hook them on.

Good luck.

[Ramstrong]

There are Tiger Muskies in some SW Washington reservoirs. I don't know exactly which ones though. I know one was caught in the Willamette last year by a bass fisherman. Presumably it survived being flushed from one of the reservoirs. Never fished for them, but I'm sure someone here has.

[jawbreaker]

A friend of mine said he caught a Tiger Muskie in Rife Lake? (sp)? He was using large bucktail spinners with black feathers in shallow water. Near some creek mouth I think. A slow cast and retrieve while trying to spot fish moving did the trick. They aren't very good biters from what I here but once you get one hang on. Good luck.

[Trick]

Listened to the fishing program on AM1080 this morning and they specifically mentioned Mayfeild lake as having tiger muskies in the 35lb+ range. They mentioned large spinners like rooster tails and crankbaits. They also said something about using tarpon gear? I wasn't listening too close so I didn't catch the fine details.

[sinker]

As far as I know Riffe lake doesn't have them but Mayfield does. Some sort of hybrid, think it's a cross between a pike and musky, not sure though.
Northern Idaho has a lot of pike fishing. I've read about Coeur d' lane (sp?) and it's right off I-90

[AngleThis]

Yes. Merwin Lake has Tiger Muskie in it. Merwin is located about 15 miles this side of Mt. St. Helens. You can get there on the road to the mountain. The northeast end of the lake, in the area where the lake starts to taper off into the Canyon Creek headwaters, is where you will find them. They don't introduce a lot of them, but those that are there are usually huge...if you nail a big one, you may find a few eatable sized Kokanie in it's belly. No Pike in this area that I am aware of.

DC

[AngleThis]

Yes. Merwin Lake has Tiger Muskie in it. Merwin is located about 15 miles this side of Mt. St. Helens. You can get there on the road to the mountain. The northeast end of the lake, in the area where the lake starts to taper off into the Canyon Creek headwaters, is where you will find them. They don't introduce a lot of them, but those that are there are usually huge...if you nail a big one, you may find a few eatable sized Kokanie in it's belly. No Pike in this area that I am aware of.

DC

[Krome Brite]

Mayfield Lake, on the Cowlitz River, is about the best tiger muskie lake I've heard of. You definately need a boat to try the different spots around the lake, but I've seen first hand it's worth it. I was camping up there a few years ago and watched a boater pull in with a nice sized legal fish. Although I have heard they're hard to find and get to bite.

[sinker]

minimum size is 30". A guy I know used to live in wisconsin, him and others I've talked to say the best way is to sight fish them when they are near the top sunning themselves.
Although don't take my word for it, never done it. I just like to listen alot. heck thats what I hang out here for. Gonna make it down there one of these days. images/icons/grin.gif

[local_hooker]

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a try in the next few weeks and post my results.

Sean

[tigermuskie]

there are some huge tiger muskie in mayfield lake.i am the current and previous st. record holder(28 1/4'previous was 19.9)and i have seen bigger one's.these fish are a sterile hybred.and are being planted to control ********* populations in several lakes in wa.and oregon.mayfield was the first and should hold the biggest fish.fish the banks and weedlines with inline spinners and spinnerbaits.topwaters will also work.please release these fish as they don,t reproduce and are there to kill squaws and provide a great sport fishery.(unless it,s a state record then get it to a certified scale asap)my 28'was 49in long for some reference.also these fish are very fragile so don,t net them .get a cradle if possible.quick picture and back in the water.hope i could help and good luck

[Hoosier Daddy]

I sincerely hope we (Oregon, and Washington where we share the Columbia) don't have them and never get them. We don't need another voracious predator of smolt-sized fish. We got plenty already. images/icons/grin.gif

[tigermuskie]

you should not have to worry about that.these fish do not reproduce ,so whatever they plant is it!if they did ,they would probably do more good then bad because they would be eating far more sqawfish than a much faster salmon or steelhead.i think this is a great opprotunity for another fishery while helping the trout populations in these lakes.

[4Salt]

I believe that Tiger Muskies were also planted in Greenlake here in Seattle. Supposedly to control the carp population, and improve the trout fishery. I think the reasoning is that they feed on slower swimming prey, so they aren't a threat to the trout? Pike and Muskies initial strike of the lure is incredible, though the pike tend to tire quickly, in my experience. As long as the sterile tiger's were planted where they wouldn't have an adverse effect on native anadromous species, I wouldn't mind seeing them planted in a few other waters here in washington.