Syracuse.com - Video: A taste of trolling for muskie on the St. Lawrence River this time of year

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These muskie guys go out trolling 8 to 14 hours a day (weather permitting). The worse the weather and conditions, though, the better the fishing. Watch video

This video was shot last week aboard Bob Walter's boat, the Water Wolf, which launches out of Clayton. Bob graciously took me out, along with photographer Gary Walts for a couple of hours.

These muskie guys go out trolling (if the weather permits) 8 to 14 hours a day. The worse the weather and conditions, the better fishing they say.

Also along for the ride was New Jersey longshoreman Ed Beers, who last year caught a 59-inch muskie -- the biggest one caught on the river in some 50 years. I interviewed Walters last year about that catch.

What's particularly cool about Walters' set up is that he has a heated cabin on his 31-foot boat and also has a video camera on one of the downriggers so you can actually see the fish hit the lure.

Walters said he continues to take customers out until Dec. 15. For more, check out his Web site.

For more on muskie fishing in the St. Lawrence and the story of an eye-opening 60-incher caught just this week aboard another charter captain's boat, see Friday's Outdoors page in The Post-Standard.

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