Ivan

Thanks guys. Probably see you at Chq this summer Joe.


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Thanks. The fish we got were trolling. You can see an inline board right behind the boat. We put 10 hours on each motor and broke them in properly before we starting fishing this year.

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Hey guys. I know your season doesn't open for a bit, so i'm posting my usual picture to get you excited for the opener and rub it in a bit.

We took delivery of our new boat this spring. Between getting the rigging done and the long lasting winter, we just got our season started. We put our first muskie in the boat last Saturday and added a few more after that. Things are behind so far, as water temps were still mid 40s. The spawn is probably on or about to be on for many of the OH lakes we fish in the spring. Good luck to everyone this year.

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Great catch and story.  The mount looks cool.  I hope you and your son get some more fishing time together now. 

giant/true giant, 40 pounder

Total Chaos may have it.

Similar to these, but these are larger and little bit different tail section.

https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/bagley-ukko-20-musky-bait-bluegill/0000000242572?gclid=CjwKCAiAsejRBRB3EiwAZft7sPk-lrgx2I4Vax3T9V8ZNM9gOsc3BBkNNX6R3518a3H5U8iY5Xt4DBoC6i0QAvD_BwE

Got these muskie fishing this season.









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I already had somebody else pm me for them, so I'll just post them. The hand written plans are the modifications we made to size and hardware to make them collapsible. 

planer board plans.pdf

Just saw this. If you still want them, pm me your email address and I'll see if i can find them.


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Thats one of my home lakes in the spring. Been fishing it for years. It has had some nice heavy muskies in it, but they can be pretty stingy sometimes.

I heard they sprayed/killed all the weeds this summer. PA makes some bad management decisions. With the best muskie hatchery in the state on the lake, it could be way better.


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St croixs are nice. I own some, but they are usually a little more expensive. All muskie stuff is expensive, but here are a couple good choices that may be a little more economical. St Croix may have some lower cost options too.

Probably like an 8 or 8.5' MH for you

http://www.biggametackleco.com/muskie-rods.html

https://tackleindustries.com/shop/musky_pike_bass_walleye_crappie_fishing_rods/musky_pike_fishing_rods/musky_pike_rods/


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Good. The weekend before opener next year would be a good time for them to be there.

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Nice. What a first muskie. All down hill from there.


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Thats the akron/canton chapter 19 of muskies inc. good group of guys and some good fisherman.

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Nice work Chad


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Awesome fish Bob. Congratulations!


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You're welcome


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Oh man...go to a niagara musky association meeting. Those guys can get you on track for there. Trolling cranks or jigging tubes.

Thats a delicate, natural fishery. Those guys are rightfully protective of the water and fishery.

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Where will you be fishing for muskies?


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Never used live bait for muskies. Not many people do around here. If you do, use a quick strike rig and dont let them swallow it. Id just stick with artificials though. We have 8 and lost 2 so far today. Bakers and Boss Shads.


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You would think, but my dad still doesn't use a computer/have email. I did renew his membership online though.


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You may be right.  I thought when I looked yesterday the PFBC had walleye stocking numbers from 2000-2016 for Cow.  As I look again this morning under Tioga County, they only had walleye stocking number since 2011.  Maybe they didn't stock anything from 2000-2011.  If that lake touches another county beside Tioga, I may be missing some walleye stockings.  Here's what they have for Cow in Tioga county as far as # of walleye fingerlings stocked:

They used to have walleye in that lake until they stocked muskies unfortunately. It's really too bad, I talked to a bunch of older guys that grew up fishing that lake and they could limit on nice eyes in just a few hours jigging the stumps but since they stocked the muskies the fishing went to crap in the lake. That lake was only 5 minutes from my house I used to ice fish there and caught a few perch and 1 bass. I wouldn't waste my time there anymore. It's more of a pleasure lake than a fishing lake you're better off going south another 20 minutes to tioga-hammond and hills creek.

Thats funny...typical old walleye guy attitude. "The muskies are eating all my walleye." I wonder how many walleye that guy kept and ate vs how many he released. The decline is probably due to other factors. Many good walleye fisheries are also good muskie fisheries, so the fish exist together fine.

I looked up stocking reports and they only go as far back as 2000. Both muskies and walleye have been stocked in Cowenesque Lake at least since that time. I guess the walleye fishing went to hell there more than 17 years ago.

Nice tigers bobcat.

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