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Location: McHenry, IL | Worked Bluff, Marie, and Channel Saturday found warmest water at dawn in Bluff and raised two mid thirty fish. Nothing the rest of the day until landed a 5lb bass on black and orange funky chicken on the windy side of a rocky point. Anyone else do anything? I know some of you boys had to be out there (lots of boats).
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Location: Kenosha, Wi. | Was out there with a buddy of mine and we worked Catherine, Channel, Marie and Petite. Picked up a nice bass also, not as big, but had some follows on Catherine by some 30" plus fish. We did see a really big fish cruising the shallows of Channel before noon but she did'nt stick around to long. It sure was nice getting out on the water again. |
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Location: Illinois | I was out there Saturday. I was surprised to see that the weeds were plentiful and green. They must have been leftovers from last year. These types of weeds don't rip off. They just coat your lure with a mosst strand. On my second drift of the year I caught a 45 on a glider. I threw out behind the boat and was working it fairly quickly. It was a shock to say the least as I had no expectations. I'll take it to make up for the strings of fishless days the chain gives me. I had no net and the fish had the bait totally engulfed except for the rear treble. Luckily, with jaw spreaders it was easy to work on the fish. The problem is the rear trebles got caught in my forearm. I put a stick on the fish as I had his tail and swoosh. Off she went. Great way to start the year and a first for me catching a fish my first time out of the year. Later, on the same drop belly, I caught a 25 ich walleye on a figure 8. So, all you guys fishing the pwt there is a bone for you. Water temp is 57 already. No other muskies boated or seen. Water is low but no problem with the Thirsty Turtle launch. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Who's Heading out to the Chain this weekend?
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Location: Antioch, IL | I think MuskieMike and I will be out on Saturday (if he's not too hung over). We'll probably start on Channel/Catherine and work our way to Bluff, may get to Petite if party boy can stay out that long. Say Hey if you see us. Dark Green & Gold Nitro with a hippie on the back and a shaved head on the front |
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Location: Illinois | I'll be out there on Saturday in a Navigatot w/ a 50 merc. Stop by and say hi or give me a wave. I'll be out there with Rob D. Hope the fish cooperate again.  |
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Location: Des Moines IA | PARTY BOY!!!!!! HUH????? ME???? You gotta be kiddin???? Gonna go out Thursday mornin too Dave, Bout 5 out of the secret launch.... My buddy from Florida wants to go out Friday too?? We'll see how that goes.......I won't bring all my tackle this time Dave , All I gotta do is hook up each rod with 1 bait and I'll have 6 baits with me that should be enough I think .... 8 oclock at your place right? Gonna be in already??? I really want to work that weedline by the boat house on Catherine. And the doll house. I think I am going to have to leave about noon..... to get to the wedding ... |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Yo Party Boy!
8 o'clock sounds fine by me. I'm puttin' the boat in the water for good tomorrow so all we gotta do is rent a crane to load up your tacklebox and go. |
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Location: McHenry, IL | Yeah Ill be out Sat. and Sun. dont know how much muskie fishing I'll be doing Sunday as i'll have the kids and sort of scared having two eleven year olds throwing 5/0's around my head. Maybe i'll bring the Hockey gear! Will be in green tuffy with 225 merc and kicker. See ya on the water!
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| I plan on getting out on Monday so post how you guys did. Just interested in water temps and clarity etc. I already know the fishies are spawning. |
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| Will be heading out this weekend to fish Channel and Catherine, may venture down to
Marie and Bluff. Will be fishing in my 16 foot aluminum boat. If you see two big guys in an aluminum boat honk. always like to see fellow muskie fisherman on the lake. Will post my results.
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Location: Antioch, IL | Got out for a few hours yesterday. Waters temps mostly around the mid 50's. Threw smaller jointed cranks shallow, worked a manta shallow to mid and pulled a tiger tube on the bottom. Nice to be on the water, would have been even better to see a fish. I always start out saying "I think I'll just go for some panfish today" and some how I end up with a C3 in my hand. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Tried to follw Fish_and_WHistle around yesterday , but with his boat 3 times as fast as mine , that's all i could do ...... no sightings either ...... Great to get out ...... |
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| casted for about 3 hours today, threw my whole tackle box at them. didn't get any fish or see any fish. couple other boats out targeting muskies as well but with the same luck. started on the north end of channel on the weedbeds, throwing my topraider and suick. worked to the point and tryed the sanbar for an hour without luck. hopefully some warmer weather and some rising water temps can help my luck.
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Location: Chicago | Fished on Saturday. Water temp was 57. Lake seemed down about a foot. Lots of Walleye boats out for the
upcoming tourney this week.
I fished with Husky Jerk who caught a 25" within 30 minutes, he also had a mid 30's hit boat side which got off.
I raised a smaller fish about 30inches. and missed a very large swirl on my bait which left a tooth in the bait,
however there was not a tug so I did set the hook, must have bit it and spit it rather quickly.
It was a beautiful day and look forward to getting out again this Friday!
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Location: Antioch, IL | (Sorry don't know what heppened with the blank post) Pretty much the same day as MG5. We were out for about 4 hours and didn't see a muskie. Did hook into a real nice largemouth and gave it a humane "long distance release". Also had fun retreaving a weagle from a tree (won't mention names.....(cough)MuskieMike(cough) |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Hey there Whistle ... Atleast I casted it more than once .. (cough , cough) and the weagle came back .... ( cough,cough) ...... Gonna get the ladder on that Nitro next week? Get that ukko back??? Oh yeah I almost forgot ... Thanks, for takin me out Saturday........
Edited by MuskieMike 4/18/2005 2:03 PM
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| We lauched at the State Park and headed to the north bay on Channel. Started at the beach and worked our way up to the shallows. I started out throwing a Crappie patterned Phantom and my parter was throwing a bucktail. We were in about 25 FOW casting toward shore. Also took a few casts into the deep water. No action. Changed baits a few times, but still nothing. We decided to put on some deep divers and troll to the next spot. Once again, Nothing. The next stop was at the south east corner of Catherine working north towards the creek inlet. We started working deep water and then moved towards shore at the row of piers by the subdivisions boat lauch. As we moved in, I started throwing my Weagle. I am now a believer. A few casts in(about 10:15), I had a 30's fish hit it, but made an awesome jump and threw the hook. We continued to work North without any other action. We were sitting in about 7 feet of water casting all around to the shallows and the deeper water. Water was very clear and the weeds were still about 2 feet under, for the most part. |
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| Dammit... the guest report was mine. Thought I was logged in. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Fished Channel,Catherine,Marie and Bluff this afternoon ... Found 68 degree water in the NW angle of Channel and Bluff ......... No takers or lookers ........ |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Do you mean 58 degrees? |
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Location: Des Moines IA | No I do mean 68 degrees ..... In the shallows my temp read 68. I talked to another guy fishing musky .... he said he found 67 ...... So it wasn't my temp freakin out ..... found 60 degree water in 20 FOW, the warm weather really made a difference the past couple of days ..... lowest I saw was 54 ...
over 30 FOW ...... Thursday the same areas were pushing 60 .... 59 was the highest I saw Thursday .....
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Location: Crystal Lake, IL | Husky J,
I'll be out with Rob D. and a client all day on Friday. Give me a call that evening and hopefully I'll be able to give you some good news as well as some info to help kick start your day.
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Location: Illinois | Thanks Mike, will do. Sounds like we'll have similar conditions. I've been spoiled with the weather. I bet the water temp will take quite a tumble. hj
p.s. sherk tells me the walleye guys are catching muskies on beetle spins. I suggest you have Rob throw a light beetle spin on his heavy gear. That should get him mumbling under his breath. |
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Location: Crystal Lake, IL | Good Idea. We both know how much he likes throwing the small stuff ...especially when casting into the wind. 
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| FYI
Triangle has small suckers in stock.
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Location: Illinois | Good call Muskycore. I'll be out there Sunday and will hit Triangle first. Going to be a little different ballgame from the last time when the highs were in the 70's and the water temp was in the 60's. Although, the weather might keep the traffic down. |
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| I have a green Tuffy stop by if you see me. I'll probaly be hitting Catherine and maybe Marie. bring the wind sock! |
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| Got out last MOnday 4/19. Water temps were mostly mid to upper 50's. Mid 60's in some shallow channels. Lost one near the boat and caught one on a baby Jerko. Saw one other one that just seemed curious but not hungry. |
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Location: Chicago | Fished the toilet bowl on Friday with Esoxsucceful and one of his clients. He caught a 34 and 36, and we had
7 other follows. Water temp was 52-53 all day. It rained on and off all day and the wind was howling later in
the day, Maybe some of the guys in the Walleye Tourney left early as there were very few boats out.
Hopefully the weather will get better for the tourney next saturday.
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Went out for 5 hours on Sunday 24th and it was brutal. We moved two fish but nothing in the boat. COLD was the theme for the day. I think it was noon when I could finally start feeling my fingers. Warmest water we could find was only 54. We saw water as cold as 48. |
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| how big of baits are you guys using?
MG5
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| Fished it Sunday from 1-5pm dragging one sucker. Didn't cast beacause boat control sucked. Worked the sucker in the weed pockets as best I could with two footers at times. Killed three batteries in 5 hours. Even the wind sock had it's moments. Gave it hell and walked away empty.
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Location: Des Moines IA | Hope the weather is better for next weekend ...... Rain I don't mind it's the wind I don't like ... Who all is fishing the tourney? I'll be in Dave's Green/Gold Nitro .... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Fished it Sunday with Bob Dourlain, 2 follows (both probably mid 30s) and 2 in the boat (34-36" [no measure] and a 20"er). All on baby twitchbaits.
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Location: Chicago | Slamr,
You sound like a new man, guess the wedding and the consumation has picked up your spirits!
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | More the wedding than the consumation, that has been a consistent process from courtship til now.
WE ARE TOTALLY GOING TO WIN!!!! Go Team Golden! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Lots of good sticks out there Slamr .... so I think whoever wins is going to need a little help from Lady Luck ... Either way I am sure it will be a fun day ..... I am hoping for a Team RumbleKnott win myself ......... Sure could use the $ ....... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Actually, I'm totally kidding about my feeling of confidence in our winning. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Well I'll tell ya this Slamr .. I've been out on the chain 4 or 5 times this spring already .. Haven't even seen a fish yet .. So my confidence is fairly low ... but then again I might just be due!!!! |
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Location: Elgin ,IL | Slamr,
Team Goomba is ready to go. I'll be fishing with Bottiglieri! Niethe rone of us has been out recently. My last outing out there was the 1st weekeknd in April. Cancelled my guide trips out there this past weekend due to cold fronts & winds. Hopefully Frankie will have a horseshoe in his butt come Saturday and we can at least boat one!!
Enjoying married life?? |
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| don't worry muskie mike i've fished the chain 3 long times this spring and haven't seen a fish either. im going with.....we're definatley due.
MG5
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Location: Barrington, Il | Slmr,
The tourney is on Saturday. If you're fishing Sunday you probably won't win.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Ill be among the the masses as well. I will also have the Muskies Inc Triton T187 that is being raffled off by MI. Stop by and take a look. She'll be near the ramp/beach. Complete w/Yamaha 150 4stroke, motorguide bow mount, custom trailerw/brakes, sonar. etc, etc.
See you there.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Before any of you start thinking goofy, NO I DONT GET TO PUT IT IN AND FISH FROM IT. She'll stay on the trailer. |
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| Sure, Karl. Whatever you say... Like any of us would trust a cop? |
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Location: Elgin ,IL | Karl,
We have the beach cleared for you to stage the boat there for you. I'd plan on getting there by 5:00 AM or so. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Was out Tuesday (5/17), had two follows on Catherine on baby gliders. Then had two fish hit and miss on Marie and Bluff.
Just can't seem to connect with them this year!!!!!
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| I was also out on Catherine Tuesday and didn't see a fish. Weagle, Jake and bucktails were the baits of choice. The weather sure as hell was nice though. |
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| It's been very slow out there.. I raised 14 with a rattle trap in my three outings this year but they just followed to the boat. I think we need a hot day or two to get things going.
Heading up North for the opener to fish some prestine lakes in the Ottawa. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Very true, the fish are very slow out there. In my last (and only) 2 outings I have seen a total of 7 fish. One day all on bucktails and spinners and the next on baby gliders but two seemed to want to commit with the gliders. Those two fish also came a bit shallower than the follows did. |
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