The Heat Is Gone...FINALLY!!!

Well it's about time something changed with the horrible weather we were having.  Fishing has been impossible the last week with temps climbing into the upper 90's and into the 100's.  Last night a storm came through dropping the temps considerably and allowing for fishing to take place once again.  Water temperatures that had been at 86 - 87 degrees have now cooled to the lower 80's which is still to warm, but better than what it was a day ago.  In my opinion, this extremely warm water is having a large impact on how the fish are behaving, with a lot of fish being far less aggressive than normal for the cloudy and windy conditions that just came through.  Not only are the fish behaving weird, once you do catch one, you have to be quick and release the fish immediately to ensure survival.  When water becomes this warm it is extremely important for fish of all species to get back to cooler water fast because survival rate is terrible at such high degrees.

Today we fished 4 spots in our short outing.  We saw 13 Muskies, boated one 42" on a Topwater glide bait, and had 3 other extremely close calls.  Any day you land a muskie is a good day.  Until next time, Good Luck, and Fish On!!

Gettin back on the water!

With this intense heat, and an extremely busy schedule as of late, I have been unable to hit the water as often as I would like to.  That is why there have been no updates to view as of late, and I apologize.  However, it won't be long now and the pictures will be flying up faster than you can read them, so check back often to see what comes in the boat next.  I managed to get out on the water at 3:00 last night for a couple of hours of moonlight fishing before daylight rose.  Let me say that if you thought it was a rush watching a muskie take a topwater bait in daylight hours, you may not be able to handle the nighttime explosions.  I boated two muskies during my outing and raised 7 others, I would range them at about 42" and 46".  Since I was fishing by my lonesome on this venture I simply unhooked the fish without taking them out of the water and gave them a fast and safe release.  I wish there was another person in the boat because the moonlight pictures would have been awesome.  Having the whole lake literally to myself  made this trip something to write about and to put in the memory bank for future full moons. 

Something to note is that full moon muskie fishing can not only be great during daylight hours but amazing after dark as well.  This can be some of the best action imaginable if you prepare yourself properly and take extra precaution.  This moon is nearly done until next month, but definitely keep it in mind come august and september and feel free to get a hold of me for an awesome night on the water if you wish.