On 3/22/2022 at 8:51 AM, gimruis said:

Its been broke 3 times in the past 5 years?  Ya, I'd say they're developing a trophy class muskie fishery.

WV might be in kind of a unique spot with muskies in that it's north enough for it to not get too warm for them in the summer, far enough south where there's not a complete dead period during the winter, there's no pike and or big gar to compete with them in the "big toothy apex predator" niche, and while places like Burnsville and Stonewall see a lot of fishermen it's no where near the amount that some of these lakes in similar states see.  

Wow,what a giant!

On 5/6/2022 at 6:55 AM, RealtreeByGod said:

WV might be in kind of a unique spot with muskies in that it's north enough for it to not get too warm for them in the summer, far enough south where there's not a complete dead period during the winter, there's no pike and or big gar to compete with them in the "big toothy apex predator" niche, and while places like Burnsville and Stonewall see a lot of fishermen it's no where near the amount that some of these lakes in similar states see.  

I camp at Brier point ( Stonewall resort) for a week every year and Bass fish.

80% of the fisherman I talk to are fishing for Musky.

I've been bass fishing there for over 20 years and never once hooked a Musky.

 

WV has a lot of deep clear water lakes that are able to sustain these toothy predators.