JB
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First of all, if you are going to drive 1400 miles in 2 days don't plan on doing anything for the first 12 hours after you get there.
We ( JB, John, and Daniel, John's son) left RED SKY behind this year. She is too small for 3 people to cast for muskies. We had guides reserved for the 5 days we would be there. Same guides we have used for 12 years.
Day 1: Cool and overcast after a week of hot weather. Bad sign, but we limited out on walleye before shore lunch. Caught a couple of monster perch in the 12" range and walleye up to 24". After lunch we looked for the muskies but caught only northerns (snakes) to 31" and some nice smallies. Raised one musky about 45".
Day 2: Weather about the same. Results about the same.
Day 3: Clear and still. Hot for Ontario. . .mid 80s. More walleye and snakes. Caught a big smallie, about 4-5lb, on a musky surface buzzbait. Spectacular strike, great fight. How can anything so small be so dang strong?
Day 4: Overcast with light squalls. Had to work hard to find the walleyes for shore lunch. Raised a few muskys. Daniel had one on briefly. More snakes and smallies.
Day 5: Started out drizzly and turned clear and hot. More snakes and smallies. Couple of small muskys. I caught a very unusual tiger musky about 25" that was striped like a normal tiger on her back but spotted like a Leech Lake musky on her sides. Gorgeous fish. John and Daniel both had muskies on in the 45-48" range but lost both rather promptly. JB had a very strong fish on briefly that we didn't see. Don't know what it was.
So, we didn't boat any photo quality muskys. Not a big deal, it has happened before, but we have also had years with great success. Last year John caught 6 over 30", 2 of them over 40".
LOTW is still the greatest fishing hole on the planet in my mind. Not just the fish, but the whole environment. Wild as it was 400 years ago. We see maybe 5-6 boats all day. Dozens of eagles, deer, bear, moose and once in a while a gray wolf.
The greatest value of the trip is quality time with my 41 year old son and his 18 year old son. That is priceless.
If you think you would like to go to the Northwest Angle contact Angle Outpost at Angle Inlet, MN. Dave and Jessica are wonderful hosts. For a great day on the water try Angling Adventures Guide Service at walleyewalleye.com. We have fished with Scott Edman for 12 years and he is without peer for mixed bag fishing.
We ( JB, John, and Daniel, John's son) left RED SKY behind this year. She is too small for 3 people to cast for muskies. We had guides reserved for the 5 days we would be there. Same guides we have used for 12 years.
Day 1: Cool and overcast after a week of hot weather. Bad sign, but we limited out on walleye before shore lunch. Caught a couple of monster perch in the 12" range and walleye up to 24". After lunch we looked for the muskies but caught only northerns (snakes) to 31" and some nice smallies. Raised one musky about 45".
Day 2: Weather about the same. Results about the same.
Day 3: Clear and still. Hot for Ontario. . .mid 80s. More walleye and snakes. Caught a big smallie, about 4-5lb, on a musky surface buzzbait. Spectacular strike, great fight. How can anything so small be so dang strong?
Day 4: Overcast with light squalls. Had to work hard to find the walleyes for shore lunch. Raised a few muskys. Daniel had one on briefly. More snakes and smallies.
Day 5: Started out drizzly and turned clear and hot. More snakes and smallies. Couple of small muskys. I caught a very unusual tiger musky about 25" that was striped like a normal tiger on her back but spotted like a Leech Lake musky on her sides. Gorgeous fish. John and Daniel both had muskies on in the 45-48" range but lost both rather promptly. JB had a very strong fish on briefly that we didn't see. Don't know what it was.
So, we didn't boat any photo quality muskys. Not a big deal, it has happened before, but we have also had years with great success. Last year John caught 6 over 30", 2 of them over 40".
LOTW is still the greatest fishing hole on the planet in my mind. Not just the fish, but the whole environment. Wild as it was 400 years ago. We see maybe 5-6 boats all day. Dozens of eagles, deer, bear, moose and once in a while a gray wolf.
The greatest value of the trip is quality time with my 41 year old son and his 18 year old son. That is priceless.
If you think you would like to go to the Northwest Angle contact Angle Outpost at Angle Inlet, MN. Dave and Jessica are wonderful hosts. For a great day on the water try Angling Adventures Guide Service at walleyewalleye.com. We have fished with Scott Edman for 12 years and he is without peer for mixed bag fishing.
