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| COME JOIN us TUESDAYS!! We are having an organizational meeting for the Pelican Lake Tuesday Night Musky League on Tues May 7th @ 7:00pm at Gerrits Lakview
Great Time was had by all!!
Some rules...
you have to fish--Pelican Lake, Lake Julia, Enterprise Lake, and Lake George once and you can fish any other lake you would like.
Fishing hours are 5 and you have to be back to Gerrits Lakeview at 10
It's $60.00 person.
If you have any questions just let me know or call Gerrits Lakeview 715-487-5290 |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Keith and I are in again this year. |
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| Andrew and I are in again this year also, awsome time, great food cold beer, and musky fishing, and good company, paradise
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| The meeting is less than a week away!! Hopefully Pelican Lake will have no ice by then!! |
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| Only 2 days til meeting!! Get your boats ready...Ice is almost out on Pelican!! |
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| Great turnout last night!! 12 teams so far! If anyone else is interested let us know...Fishing starts May 28th |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | I couldn't make the meeting but Brad and I are in. Sounds like most all the guys from last year are in again which is good to hear. We're looking forward to it again. Good luck to all, see you guys on the 28th (hopefully w/ pictures  ).
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| Only 1 muskie caught!! Here are the standings as of the first week!
Good Luck Fishing!!
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| There are still muskies in Pelican Lake? I haven't seen one in person in about 8 years...granted I normally only fish it once or twice a year and its usually opening weekend but that lake certainly isn't what it used to be when I was a kid 20 years ago... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yes, there are. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | VonBraun - 5/30/2013 1:56 PM
but that lake certainly isn't what it used to be when I was a kid 20 years ago...
maybe the guy who took you fishing when you were a kid knew what he was doing?
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| Haha, I still go fishing with him. I know they still exist but the lake's musky population isn't what it used to be, I don't think anyone can really question that statement. My dad (who also used to fish a lot more), used catch 20-30 muskies a year on Pelican, now he's lucky to catch 5. It probably doesn't help that his main fishing partner now lives in Minnesota and he's still pretty wrapped up in maintenance of the cottage and all but Pelican isn't what it used to be. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The numbers were intentionally down, Pelican used to be heavily overstocked. It's managed as a self sustaining fishery to a degree, but the numbers were deemed low enough for a pretty healthy stocking last year of extended growth muskie fingerlings. |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | I wished I lived closer... |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Sam Ubl - 5/30/2013 4:36 PM
I wished I lived closer...
Exactly what I was thinking Sam. |
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| How many fingerlings were stocked last year? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Over 3000. They were 10" to 12", so survival should have been pretty good. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I know the beaver population there is off lately, but really...there are still muskies in Pelican.
Sheesh I should of known. |
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| Yup, finally tracked down the data...WI DNR claims 3,611 large fingerlings stocked in 2012, last time the lake was stocked was 1998. Now I can accept the fact that the 1980s and 1990s the lake was probably overstocked but how do you from stocking the lake 16 times in 25 years (1974 to 1998) with a 5 year rolling average of fish stocked per year of around 1,300 to none since 1998 until last year? Wouldn't it have made sense to cut back instead of cutting it off completely? It pretty much correlates with the decline I've personally seen in musky numbers on the lake? |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Pelican was surveyed in the late 90's and then put on the "no stock" list, to see what would happen to game fish numbers when relying solely on natural reproduction. It was again resurveyed the last couple of years.
A multitude of factors, the largest being angler harvest, took the musky population down to a number that they were not completely comfortable with. Now, with the bump in the population (these stocked fish I believe are native Pelican fish too) and the 50 inch limit in place, it is in a much better spot to take care of itself for the next several years.
Good things should be happening out there in the next couple of years.
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| Well that's good to know. I just wish they had not picked my dad's retirement years to stop what they were doing and "see what happens." I'm not really sure why it took over a decade to figure out the musky population was significantly lower than what it was and probably well below what the DNR wanted. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | The DNR actually didn't pick the lake, the lake association was instrumental in the whole process. The PLPOA was upset at the drop in panfish numbers and of course muskies got the blame. The PLPOA, and the hopes of saving money by not stocking, were the impetus for the lake being removed from the stocking list. |
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Location: Bloomington, MN | By George!!! The phone has been Boomin' with reports of a fish caught this evening that is a real Jewel!! Yah....that Enterprising and Saint of a gentleman, Mr. Guth, got a dandy. This is not the Second, Third, Fourth, or even the Fifth time he has done well under a "Tournament" situation. The moon is only at it's Crescent stage, and the fish seem so hungry as if all they had to eat was a Little Scattering of Rice. I've been cry'n and Moen' in my Summit beer wishing I could walk a mile in his Moccasins tonight. I sure miss the Northwoods, but I will be traveling west and all I will get is a View of a Desert. Please Upload and Post the Snipe shot of his fish. Maybe some day I will top his fish. I know I CAN! |
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| Here is a couple of pictures of Tim's fish he got last night... 49 1/2.. I'll have the standings out soon.. but this definitely put him in 1st Place!!
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | ...and an extra large 49.5 at that. Show me another person that doesn't call that one 50. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | nwild - 6/5/2013 10:55 AM
...and an extra large 49.5 at that. Show me another person that doesn't call that one 50.
or 52.75" !  |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | Nice one Tim! Now that's setting the bar pretty high for big fish this year...
Brad Smith got this 40.5" last night too, verified by the team from Monico. Fun night.
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Location: Spencer, Wisconsin | Nice fish Tim! |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | Norm.. none of the judge boats for the KWM tourney will call it 50" as they shouldn't. But I would sure be trying every angle to hit 50". This year I think someone will crack that mark for that tourney and riding a nice new Tuffy and possibly 10K on top of it:)
As to the fish. That is one heck of a fish. Congrat's on the catch. |
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| Here are the 4th week's points!! 3 Muskies were caught and a lot more were seen!! Great job to everyone...
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| Apparently there are a few left, my dad managed to catch two while up over the 4th of July holiday. I didn't see any but there are some really nice weeds coming back in areas where they haven't really been for a few years. Gives me hope that it might be worth the effort to drive up to my grandma's cabin for a weekend or week in the near future. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | No muskies in Vegas, that's for sure. Good luck tonight, everyone. |
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| Thou it rained...2 fish were caught last night by the same team!! Way to go on the Double John & Laura!!!
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| Here are the standings for week 6.. the league is almost 1/2 over. With their double last night it put John & Laura in 1st Place!
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| Here are week 7 standings.. no fish were caught this week in the heat... hopefully next...
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| The field gotta tighter after last night... Team Josh & Jerry got their 2nd fish with Jerry getting a 47" last night... with only 4 weeks left it's going to be a close one
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| This 50 inch musky put team Timmer and Jimmer in first place!!! Awesome fish! Too bad it wasn't Sept 7th at the Kevin Worrall Tourney and you probably would have won a boat!! Great Job!!!
I'll post the standings in the morning!
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| Here are the 9th weeks points and lakes fished... only 3 weeks left!! Don't forget the end of year party is on Aug 24th
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Location: Spencer, Wisconsin | Way to go Tim on the 50" you the Man! cold one coming your way.... |
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | Nice Fish!!! A team with a 50 and a 49.5 should be in first place!! To the finish line go hard!! |
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| Here are week 10 points... 2 fish were caught this week...Good Luck Fishing!!
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| Here is a picture of Tim's Week 10... 44 1/2 in
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | NICE JOB guys!
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| One fish caught tonight by team Jerry & Josh.. with only 1 week left they closed the gap for 2nd and tightened the field up!!
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| The winner of this year's Tues Night Musky League is team TImmer and Jimmer!!! Congrats!!!
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