Tiger Muskie – Best Bait & Lures

Tiger Muskie in Golden Ridge Reserve

Hook size: B#5, B#4, S#3, G#2, G#1, D#1/0, D#2/0

Habitats: Shallow Lake, Deep Lake, Upriver, Middle River, River Mouth

Traits: Aggressive, Hard Fighter, Jumper

Baits and lures that catch Tiger Muskie in Golden Ridge Reserve

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Jerkbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Twitching, Constant)
• Swimbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Constant, Twitching)
• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)
• Spoon (retrieve: Constant)
• Popper (retrieve: Twitching)
• Frog (retrieve: Twitching)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Shad (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching, Jigging)
• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)

Feeder / bottom bait

• Wafters - White

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Other fish in Golden Ridge Reserve: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Cutthroat Trout, Freshwater Drum, Golden Trout, Green Sunfish, Kokanee Salmon, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Ohrid Trout, Rainbow Trout, River Carpsucker, Rock Bass, Sauger, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Signal Crayfish, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Crappie, Yellow Perch