2009 Muskie & Pike Photos

  • kdb
    Posts: 89
    #787386

    Missouri River pike…(Niobrara Nebraska) didn’t measure…took a dead-sticked Zoom fluke…think 40 inches?

    lots-of-luck
    Mayer, MN
    Posts: 593
    #787463

    38.5″

    Hard to tell with the perspective going on in the picture, tail positioned down and away from the camera. What’s impressive is the lighting and how clean of a fish it appears to be. Beautiful fish.

    Had to be fun if it was incidental and on light tackle.

    kdb
    Posts: 89
    #787510

    bass fishing…medium action 6.5 foot rod…10# flouro…

    was kind of exciting there for a bit…for reference, my hands are 4 inches wide across the fingertips…when held together…my length is only an estimate…what I thought was amazing (it’s not a trick of photo angle) is the huge head this fish had relative to it’s body…

    eyebuster
    Duluth
    Posts: 1025
    #788660

    This girl came through and saved a slow week this morning. should know better by now than to try and fish over the fourth.

    eyebuster
    Duluth
    Posts: 1025
    #788691

    Nope Longville area!

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    #788702

    Here are a few more from June, all came on walleye colored baits. Dunwrights and Believer’s over deep water working big pods of bait fish.

    I have finally got the solo net and photo operation down to a science. The front and back butt seats work great for setting up the camera. A ten second delay, and I get photos of any fish I want. I spent about ten minutes in the boat messing around with where I need to stand when I set the camera up for a timed shot. It did not take long, a few photos and I knew exactly where I needed to be. The other thing I have found to be very useful this year, is having the net ready, I normally pull out the handle and set the net over the passanger windshield, having the net handle extended over the back casting platform. I have found that when I am alone, I net all my fish from the back of the boat. Having the net extended twards the back of the boat makes things much easier when alone. Moving forward into the next few days, we have a full moon on its way, and my family on the way to the cabin, with hopes of two firsts for my kids, my daughter is more then ready, she asked tonight, when we were going muskie fishing….I love this




    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    #788911

    Here are a couple not so good pics of a 37″ that was having a hard time on the resuscitation, so the only pictures were in the cradle. This fish fell victim to twin tens, the Bucher Tinseltail.

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    #790039

    Couple Iowa fish from the weekend, nothing big for me a 39″ on Friday evening and a 43 today.

    jeremy-liebig
    mpls
    Posts: 1455
    #790129

    Nice fish…those Iowa Skllunges are fat!

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    #790195

    WTG Shaley!!!

    Mark

    keepcasting
    Excelsior
    Posts: 445
    #790713

    Those Iowa ski’s are eating well it looks like.

    kdb
    Posts: 89
    #791158

    Quote:


    Couple Iowa fish from the weekend, nothing big for me a 39″ on Friday evening and a 43 today.


    Kind a looks like Anglers bay…

    those are some beautiful fish…

    average-joe
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2376
    #791429

    Great to see ya on the BOARD Shaley

    Is it me or does this seem like a pretty tough season for most people

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    #791439

    Been tough for me so far to, buddy boated 8 in 3 days here last weekend so he’s doing great. We netted 12 last weekend so far not even a follow this weekend. Ain’t Mother Nature great.

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    #791702

    Here are a few from July.





    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3478
    #791723

    Nice fish Bob. Way to go.

    natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    #791937

    Well, this was my first ever weekend muskie fishing… went into the deal blind with a few tips and some suggested lakes to try. boated two fish… the one pictured and one dink. Had two others on and a few follows. Crappy weather but high spirits knowing what lurked in the waters below!

    What variety of muskie is this?

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3478
    #791943

    Congrats. I bet it won’t be your last weekend muskie fishing.

    What lakes did you end up fishing?

    natureboy
    LaCrosse,WI
    Posts: 423
    #791945

    fireside and big sis

    dan-thiem
    Zumbro Falls Mn.
    Posts: 387
    #792092

    Got this one today in the light rain. 47″ and came on a DGC.

    average-joe
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2376
    #792168

    Quote:


    What variety of muskie is this?


    It looks like a Tiger

    Nice Fish Guys

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    #792214

    We picked up this 38 incher while we were trolling for suspended walleyes out in the open open basin of Mille Lacs. “Little G” got to reel it in. It was caught on a Deep Storm Thunderstick trolled 24 feet down in 32 feet of water. It was also had a DNR tag in it but we were unable to get the number off of it because the tag was boken in half.

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3478
    #792238

    Check out this site.

    web page

    I’m not convinced this is a Tiger. I think it looks more like the Barred Phase muskie picture (notice the pointed tail fins). I think Jeremy L. has posted some pictures of Tigers he caught in the metro area in the past.

    dan-thiem
    Zumbro Falls Mn.
    Posts: 387
    #792380

    Thanks Bob. Here’s one from earlier this year. Came on a nightcrawler of all things. Of course it’s an accidental fish as I had no leader and only running 10# test. Not to bad of revival. Used the current to the fish’s advantage.

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3478
    #792388

    Awesome fish Dan. That’s got to be pretty cool catching them from shore.

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