Muskie anglers are a different breed of anglers.
Willful, determined, focused- all of these are just other words for stubborn, really. And that's what we are. We love our muskies and everything about them, the chase, the fight, the gruelling hours spent on the water, and the muscle aches to show for it.
But muskie anglers love one thing more than anything: the lack of competition. When you come to Canada to fish for muskies, very few other folks are tossing foot-long baits that come crashing into the water. The pressure isn't here for muskie fishing, and we couldn't be happier.
The beautiful thing about Sunset Country is that you can fly into lakes for muskies with even less fishing pressure. You've heard of walleye and northern pike fly-ins, but there are lakes out there, some without any other cabin, just waiting to be fished. The best thing about fly-in trips is undoubtedly the privacy and adventure: flying into a remote lake, cooking meals with your friends and family in a cozy cabin, and waking up to the lake all to yourself. The second-best thing is that although you may have flown in for muskies, you can expand your horizons with a multi-species slam fest on waters fished only three months a year.
As a fly angler, nothing gets me more stoked than the thought of tossing flies toward a fish that's hardly ever seen bait before, let alone gigantic flowing flies that look like the best thing since sliced bread to naive muskies. And that's why this year, I'll be doing one of these fly-in trips of a lifetime to help me check off my angling bucket list.
