Burke Lake

Jeffrey Silvan

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Apr 2, 2016, 7:51:08 PM4/2/16

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I went out to Burke Lake today to see if I could raise up a musky instead of getting in on shadness madness. I didn't have any success which I will 100% attribute to my completely janky setups making it difficult to deliver the fly to the right spots. Although I did get a follow from a small (12" - 16") fish that looked like a musky, but I guess could've been a pickerel.

Two questions: 1. Has anyone actually caught a musky out of there? 2. Has anyone seen carp in there? I saw one fish that appeared to be the right shape and size for a carp, but in the short glimpse I saw him, it appeared a mottle black and white color, more like a cow. There seemed to be a few large shallow coves that might be some prime feeding grounds in the warmer weather.

Rob Snowhite

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Apr 2, 2016, 8:25:31 PM4/2/16

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We got a musky by accident in 2011, think we flossed it. It was caught on a size 12 copper John dropper on a 5wt. Fish was about 3' long. I'm down for trolling though there anytime.

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On Apr 2, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Jeffrey Silvan <jeffre...@gmail.com> wrote:

I went out to Burke Lake today to see if I could raise up a musky instead of getting in on shadness madness. I didn't have any success which I will 100% attribute to my completely janky setups making it difficult to deliver the fly to the right spots. Although I did get a follow from a small (12" - 16") fish that looked like a musky, but I guess could've been a pickerel.

Two questions: 1. Has anyone actually caught a musky out of there? 2. Has anyone seen carp in there? I saw one fish that appeared to be the right shape and size for a carp, but in the short glimpse I saw him, it appeared a mottle black and white color, more like a cow. There seemed to be a few large shallow coves that might be some prime feeding grounds in the warmer weather.

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Melser Bonilla

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Apr 3, 2016, 9:07:40 AM4/3/16

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Lots of good fish in there but highly over pressured.Musky do exist there and you'll find tons of walleyes in there as well.Remove the tag off the walleye and report it for a reward of $20!

arthur noglak

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Apr 3, 2016, 9:10:37 AM4/3/16

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Some of my coworkers had a nice follow there last year and also saw another musky suning itself in the shallows.

Im doing the Orvis Tysons 201 classes there now on Saturdays and Sundays (Free)
So ill be at the lake every other weekend until September. Ill keep you posted

Art

Melser Bonilla

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Apr 3, 2016, 10:28:17 AM4/3/16

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Jeff,
Thinking about it, you may have seen a Walleye. I'm almost sure that there are no carps in that lake but I could be totally wrong.

Bob Smith

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Apr 3, 2016, 3:15:20 PM4/3/16

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Lots of big carp in Burke, always in the shallows and spook at a passing shadow from a cloud

Melser Bonilla

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Apr 3, 2016, 8:44:16 PM4/3/16

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Thanks Bob, I have never seen a carp in Burke lake but that doesn't mean they aren't in there. Thanks for letting me know .

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