St. Croix Muskie

  • micah-witham
    Richfield
    Posts: 604
    June 23, 2005 at 9:26 pm #1227669

    Hadn’t gotten the chance to post this pic yet, but these two were caught earlier in the season, 3 casts apart on a Dancin Raider. One of the best days of the year so far.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    June 23, 2005 at 9:28 pm #369784

    What a Fatty!

    Beutiful Fish!

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    June 23, 2005 at 10:33 pm #369790

    NICE FISH DID YOU GET A GIRTH ON THAT 1ST ONE?

    jason26
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Posts: 380
    June 23, 2005 at 10:46 pm #369792

    WTG. That is one fat musky and the second one has some bueatiful marking. I have had hit on my dancin raider in the past but am yet to hook up on it yet. Seems to be a good lure.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 23, 2005 at 10:52 pm #369793

    Jez! I haven’t seen a belly like that since the last time I looked in a mirror!

    Congrat on the niceski’s!!

    With the warmer weather I would bet there will be more good days to come!

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    June 24, 2005 at 12:33 am #369801

    bee-yoo-t-ful!

    micah-witham
    Richfield
    Posts: 604
    June 24, 2005 at 2:21 am #369820

    thanks guys, that was a fun day. I made 5 casts, and my best guess is, the smaller fish (caught second) hit my raider twice and missed, cast 3 was the big fat mama, nothing on cast 4, and then the smaller one finally connected. I know i’m lucky to have that happen all in one day let alone in 5 casts. I didn’t get a girth on the first one (a bit excited to get the first ski of the year, i just wanted to get her back in the water.) But my brother and I figure it had to go at least 20 probably more. Good times!

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    June 24, 2005 at 1:32 pm #369875

    Great Fish!!!!

    That first one is a tuna!!!!

    micah-witham
    Richfield
    Posts: 604
    June 24, 2005 at 4:47 pm #369918

    AlvinMack – you are very close…except that you couldn’t get a boat into this section of river unless you helicoptered it in (any clues now.) I would tell you but this is a spot my brothers and I found about 5 years ago and each year the fishing gets worse and we see more people. When we first went there, I kid you not, you could catch 100 smallmouth in a day, by yourself. There were some huge fish in there, and they would hit anything you threw at them. Now, it seems like the smallmouth have been harvested a lot, but the muskies are still in there! I’ve heard there are 50+ inch fish in there and I believe it! It is a serious rush to have a 45 incher charging at your lure when your knee deep in the same water they are!

    wetboots
    Oakdale MN
    Posts: 134
    June 24, 2005 at 9:41 pm #369980

    Not to shabby. Can’t wait to be taken those pictures myself.

    lindy
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 68
    June 27, 2005 at 3:38 am #370183

    It’s sad but true it’s very hard to keep a good spot a secret. Make sure to be a leader and inform other anglers in the area how important it is to release those muskies. The water where I caught my 1st and many more muskies was fished out in a matter of 5 years when word started to spread. In a place where a guy/girl could catch 2 or 3 muskies on a good day u would be lucky to catch one a week now. It’s an absolute shame. Nice fish man! thanks for sharing

    Lindy
    In-Depthangling Field Staff
    Lindys St. Croix River Guide Service
    http://www.fishthestcroix.com
    715-220-2777

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 20, 2005 at 5:44 am #390722

    Worst case of LOPROITIS I’ve ever seen…

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