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Day 1, 07/06: Grandson (Daniel), Son (John Jr.) and I went out from the Angle Outpost Resort (really more of a fish camp than a full resort) on the Northwest angle of LOTW with guide Allen Edman from Angling Adventures. We have fished regularly with Allen and brother Scott for about 14 years.
Weather: Awesome. About 60 in the AM, warmed up to mid 70s during the day. Light breezes. BIG change from the 105* we left at The Hideout.
The lake is about 2 weeks late in developing a late Spring/early Summer environment. Few weed beds are mature.
We caught some walleye, snakes and smallies and saw five good muskies, but they had lockjaw. Shore lunch of fresh walleye, wild rice, beans and corn was the usual gourmet's delight.
Day 2: New guide for the day. Ed. Has been guiding LOTW for about 20 years. Very specialized and focused on musky and only musky. I think he knows every musky in LOTW by name. Ed is very active in "Operation Musky", that brings 20 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to LOTW for an all expense paid fishing week each year. What a great program!!
Mid morning John had a nice musky on briefly, but only briefly. We had several follows. Late afternoon I hooked a good 40"+ musky on a bass spinnerbait and my bass rod. . .10# line. Had her on for about 10 minutes before she spit the lure. During the day we caught several respectable snakes, including the one John is holding below.
After dinner John and Daniel went back out with Ed for the evening bite. JB was out of gas for the day. John boated a 36" musky on a topwater. No pic in my camera.
Day 3: Now we get our main guide for all the years we have been to LOTW: Scott Edman.
Gray and rainy morning turned fair in the afternoon. Caught the usual fare of walleye, snakes, smallies and raised a few musky that were not biting in the AM, but early afternoon Daniel nailed a nice one. That is her in the net below and being held up by Daniel. Number one objective was met: get Daniel a nice (first) musky. She is 39".
Day 4 and Day 5: Pretty much the same as days 1&2. Saw a few musky that weren't biting, including a couple of 50"+ fish. Weather was bluebird. Caught the limit of nice walleye to bring home and enjoyed the place. A day on LOTW is better than six months on tranquilizers for putting you at peace with the world.
On the drive home the temp just kept rising. By the time we hit OK City it was 110F and we got home to The Hideout's fifth straight day of 100+. That is now 7 straight.
If you are interested in trying the best fishing hole on the planet, PM me for contact info.
Weather: Awesome. About 60 in the AM, warmed up to mid 70s during the day. Light breezes. BIG change from the 105* we left at The Hideout.
The lake is about 2 weeks late in developing a late Spring/early Summer environment. Few weed beds are mature.
We caught some walleye, snakes and smallies and saw five good muskies, but they had lockjaw. Shore lunch of fresh walleye, wild rice, beans and corn was the usual gourmet's delight.
Day 2: New guide for the day. Ed. Has been guiding LOTW for about 20 years. Very specialized and focused on musky and only musky. I think he knows every musky in LOTW by name. Ed is very active in "Operation Musky", that brings 20 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to LOTW for an all expense paid fishing week each year. What a great program!!
Mid morning John had a nice musky on briefly, but only briefly. We had several follows. Late afternoon I hooked a good 40"+ musky on a bass spinnerbait and my bass rod. . .10# line.
Had her on for about 10 minutes before she spit the lure. During the day we caught several respectable snakes, including the one John is holding below.After dinner John and Daniel went back out with Ed for the evening bite. JB was out of gas for the day. John boated a 36" musky on a topwater. No pic in my camera.
Day 3: Now we get our main guide for all the years we have been to LOTW: Scott Edman.
Gray and rainy morning turned fair in the afternoon. Caught the usual fare of walleye, snakes, smallies and raised a few musky that were not biting in the AM, but early afternoon Daniel nailed a nice one. That is her in the net below and being held up by Daniel. Number one objective was met: get Daniel a nice (first) musky. She is 39".
Day 4 and Day 5: Pretty much the same as days 1&2. Saw a few musky that weren't biting, including a couple of 50"+ fish. Weather was bluebird. Caught the limit of nice walleye to bring home and enjoyed the place. A day on LOTW is better than six months on tranquilizers for putting you at peace with the world.
On the drive home the temp just kept rising. By the time we hit OK City it was 110F and we got home to The Hideout's fifth straight day of 100+. That is now 7 straight.
If you are interested in trying the best fishing hole on the planet, PM me for contact info.
