I caughtmy very first Muskie last night

[sobfrogg]

Nice fish

We may not get much snow here in N.IL but we do have some NICE muskie fishing.

 

[6Mile]

Last year I pulled out a 47" out of Halsteads bay. Was pretty fun and the biggest fresh water fish I have ever landed.

 

[DaveB]

I had to google this stuff (my father was a fishery biologist) as the Tiger really looked like a Pike to me....I was half right...LOL.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/muskellunge/biology.html

Nice fish Jeff....did it smell like Klotz?

 

[crix]

Last year I pulled out a 47" out of Halsteads bay. Was pretty fun and the biggest fresh water fish I have ever landed.

6mile you live next to a great muskie lake I have a few buddys that fish it all the time 3 or 4 over 50"

I need to get out there soon

 

[TurboM700]

I was going to say it looks like Lobster Lake. I have a cabin on the north end of the lake I have alawys wanted to try muskie fishing on in. The locals say there some big ones. I guess there is.

 

[crix]

Well look at that we now have a place to stay on the lake Jeff

 

[TurboM700]

I'm heading up there tonight for a long weekend. Except im staying at lake carlso state park with some freinds. may have to make it back to lobster one day to fish it.

 

[6Mile]

6mile you live next to a great muskie lake I have a few buddys that fish it all the time 3 or 4 over 50"

I need to get out there soon

Yep, but I seem to get skunked there all the time. walleye's are not to hard to find, but Muskies have eluded me. Tonka has been good to me in that regard.

I did pull up a small muskie in the fish house this past winter, put him back to get bigger in the years to come.

 

[Jeff C]

Hands finally healed up after grabbing that Muskie on the wrong side of the gills.........

 

[Blu Du]

i know how you feel. about a month ago i was going to pick up my 44" northern and i was slideing my fingers up it gill plate and he rolled opended his mouth and grabbed my thumb. got 3 punctures on the thumb and 1 on the other thumb when i tried to pry his mouth open. i know atleast 2 of the teeth went right to the bone. pike get new teeth in the spring and they are razor sharp. about 3/4" long. i was so pumped i just kept casting and i had blood every where.