The Heat Is ON...

Yes the 2012 Fishing Season is in full swing and the action has been as hot as the weather lately! We have been averaging 10 - 12 Muskies per trip and have even had days where over 24 Muskies in one trip were boated! We boated 5 Muskies over the 50 in. mark and 4 over the 30 lb. mark with the largest to beat at 36.6 lbs. However, the lake and heat has turned the Monster Muskies on as there have been 3 Muskies over the 40 lbs. mark boated on the lake and successfully released back into the lake to be caught another day. The action should hold good for a while and we still have some availability for August thru October. The Bass fishing has still been awesome with 7-9 dozen fish on average boated per trip. We have seen a good number of larger Bass this season with many over the 4 - 5 lb. mark. The biggest Bass so far this season was 6.5 lbs. and it was 22 inches! Now that is a monster Bass! The Bass fishing should continue to be good through the start of September. The Perch have been starting to bite already as we have caught 25 keepers on our Bass Charters. We will be starting our Perch trips mid September thru October. We will be offering trophy Muskie hunts during October for those who just want to get a big Muskie and are not as concerned with numbers. Give us a call to set up your summer or fall trips now while we still have dates available! We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope to get you out fishing this season as the fishing is great! Tight Lines, Capt. Kevin Backus

Bass & Muskie Fishing Update….

Well we are well into both Bass & Muskie fishing for the 2012 season and what an awesome fishing season it is turning out to be. We just started fishing Bass on both the Canadian & Michigan side. The Michigan side over the past 2 months for the early catch and release season was incredible fishing. We have a running average of 8-9 dozen Bass caught per 6hr trip!! Our best day of Bass fishing so far has been over 100 Bass boated and the largest of this season is 6.6 Lbs. that measured 22”!! Now that is some great Bass fishing. The Bass fishing is getting better as the summer heats up and now we can fish the Canadian side where they have been left alone so far and will be some awesome fishing! The Muskie season is also well under way with the season’s opening tournament bringing in a 40# fish… and there have been many fish caught over the 30# mark so far. This season has shown to be one of the best Muskie fishing season’s yet as we have been boating over 10 fish per trip!! That is a running average of 10 Muskie boated with our best day so far of 21 for 28 Muskies. We have had many double and triple headers too. The biggest Muskie boated so far was 52” and weighed 34 Lbs. This fishing season should bring in many more monsters as well as a possible 50#er before the seasons end. The best part of the Muskie season is just getting started as well as the Canadian Bass season… We still have some dates available during the peak of this fishing season and this is not a season to miss!! Give us a call and set up your Bass or Muskie trips while there is still time! We look forward to hearing from you and hope to get you out fishing this season! Tight Lines, Capt. Kevin Backus Mr. Muskie Charters (586) 771-8817 phone and fax (586) 206-4172 cell www.mrmuskiecharters.com

Spring fishing report!!

Now as May sets in and the temps have been steadily climbing along with the water temps, so too has the fishing… The Walleye fishing in the Detroit river has been outstanding this season with many big fish and limits of Walleyes caught in very short order at times. Recently there has been an abundance of silver bass being caught as well. These fish are a riot to catch as they are more than plentiful when in the river. They will school up to chase & eat bait, therefore when you are trying to get your jig down to the walleye’s they will hit it before it gets to the bottom. It makes it harder to catch the Walleye but you can’t beat the action of the silver bass run! It seems there has been a lot of Muskies being caught while jigging in the river as well as in the lake during the catch & release Bass season… This should prove to be an awesome year for Muskie fishing and there should be some real monsters caught this year, just like the one that is shown on our Facebook page that was caught by our mate Keith while he was fishing Walleye’s. It was 48” x 26” weighing a massive 40.6 lbs!! That is a true Monster Muskie. Check it out on our Facebook page at www.facebook.mrmuskiecharters.com and join “like” our page to keep up with what is going on between fishing reports! The early catch & release season for Bass has proved to be very successful as we have averaged 3-5 dozen caught every trip… Now that is some good action! We just started those charters last week and will be doing the Bass charters through September however the action is best during the earlier part of the season. We will keep everyone posted on the fishing and add some pictures to keep you drooling… Give us a call to set up your 2012 charters while some dates are still available during the peak of the fishing season! Tight lines, Capt. Kevin Backus Mr. Muskie Charters (586) 771-8817 phone and fax (586) 206-4172 cell www.mrmuskiecharters.com

Pre-Season updates & Fishing Reports

We wanted to give everyone one last reminder about our special pricing on all charters booked through April 1st!
Only 10 days left to take advantage of or discounted rates!
Call us now to set your 2012 charters while prime date during peak fishing season may still be available.
We also wanted to share some fishing information as well our seasons predictions…

Fishing Reports:
With the mild winter we had and the jump start into spring with record temps this fishing season is off and running with warmer than usual water temps and active fish. We should expect a great fishing season for the 2012!
Walleye season has already begun in the Detroit River! There have days with some good action & Limits of Walleye have been caught already! They are being caught over a wide spread area both on the American side as well as the Canadian side.
Bass season should be starting with some great action as they have been very active in the canals and shallows now which means they are starting their mating and spawning cycle. This should make them active and hungry for the early catch & release season ,which we will be starting our bass charters the 1st of May!
Muskie season is just around the corner and our book is starting to fill up as are the Muskies on the small bait fish in the shallows. There have been many sightings of huge Muskies in the shallows, which indicates they are spawning and feeding while protecting their eggs! There was very little die off this winter and a huge number of Muskies caught last season just under the legal mark, which means this should be another unbelievable year for Muskie fishing! I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the year of the 50#er!! Our calendar is starting to get filled up during the peak of the Muskie season, so call us to set up your 2012 charters while prime dates may still be available!!

We look forward to hearing from everyone and hope to get you out fishing this season!
Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus
Mr. Muskie Charters
(586) 771-8817 phone and fax
(586) 206-4172 cell
www.mrmuskiecharters.com

2011 Fishing Season Review

2011 Fishing Season Review







We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to thank all of our customers for making the 2011 fishing season a great year!!! We greatly appreciate your business and look forward to fishing with you again soon. We are currently booking charters for the 2012 season and would like to give all our customers first dibs on available dates. If you book before the shows you can still receive 2011 prices as well as pre-show discounts!





We will be doing 2 shows this season:



*Ultimate fishing show: Jan. 12th – 15th – Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI.



*Outdoorama: Feb. 23rd- 26th - Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI.





The 2011 Season’s standings are as follows:



• We boated over 450 Muskies and averaged 10 fish per trip through August!



• We had 8 fish over the 30# mark and our seasons largest was 35# that was 52” long.



• We had 14 fish that qualified for master angler awards.



. Our Bass & Bass/ Muskie Combo trips were a huge success with lots of fish caught!





This season the Bass fishing was exceptional with days of over 50 caught.

Muskie fishing had many days with double digits of fish caught and many double and triple header days which made for an amazing year of fishing!!!



Make sure to check out our website after the start of the year as we will have all pictures and videos posted along with articles & any changes for 2012. www.mrmuskiecharters.com



We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season! We look forward to hearing from you soon!!



Tight Lines,

Capt. Kevin Backus



Office: 586-771-8817

Cell: 586-206-417

Website: www.mrmuskiecharters.com

Happy Holidays with 2010 Muskie Season Review!

Mr. Muskie Charters 2010 Muskie Season Review

We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to thank all of our customers for making the 2010 fishing season a great year!!! We greatly appreciate your business and look forward to fishing with you again soon. We are currently booking charters for the 2011 season and would like to give all our customers first dibs on available dates. If you book before the shows you can still receive 2010 prices in 2011!

We will be doing 3 shows this season:
Ultimate fishing show: Jan. 13th – 16th - Rock Financial showplace Novi, MI.

Outdoorama: Feb. 24th- 27th - Rock Financial Showplace Novi, MI.

Ultimate Sport Show: March 17th- 20th - Devos Center Grand Rapids, MI.

The 2010 Season’s standings are as follows:
• We boated 467 Muskies and had over 700 hits, that’s an average of 7 fish per trip!
• We had 10 fish over the 30# mark and our seasons largest was 34.5# that was 53”.
• We had 17 fish that qualified for master angler awards.

There were many days with double digits of fish and many double and triple header days as well as 2 trips with quad hook-ups! It made for an amazing year of fishing!!!
Make sure to check out our website after the start of the year as we will have all pictures and videos posted along with articles. www.mrmuskiecharters.com

2011 season new services and prices:
• Bass Charters (May – September)
• Bass and Muskie Combo Charters (June – September)
• Please see our website for the new 2011 rates

We at Mr. Muskie Charters would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season! We look forward to hearing from you soon!!

Tight Lines,
Capt. Kevin Backus

Muskie Season Opening Tournament

Well the muskie season opened with a bang!
It was awesome weather and some great fishing to be had!
We headed out for the south end of the lake and dropped in the lines. It wasn't much more than an hour and we had our first muskie in the boat. It was just the start of a excelent day of fishing. We trolled the south end of the lake and caught quite a few muskies, with a few double headers. We then started trolling back where we had started and when we got there it was gang busters for an hour or so, with another double header. We ended up going 17 muskies boated for 21 muskies hooked. We also had boated 2 pike and a small mouth bass.
All in all it was a long day of fishing that proved to be extremely successfull!
It showed that there will be a great fishing season ahead of us this year!