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Location: Lino Lakes, MN | Hey,
Here are a couple of pictures that a buddy sent down from wingra this morning. Some pretty cool shots that I thought you guys would enjoy.
Lazer
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| That middle shot is cool.
I have a question...Are any of these fish stressing themselves to the point of death trying to get over that dam? It sures seems like they would take a beating trying to get up there.
I would love to see this firsthand. |
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| That is too cool. I need to get slimed baaaaaad! |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | That is one of the coolest musky pics I have ever seen. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Thanks, Way cool- swim baby, swim! Mother nature at her finest.
Luke - I doubt it, last year a fisherman in Tomah WI got +40 inch muskie below the Tomah dam on the Lemonweir river. That fish had to get over both the Mauston dam ~ 10' high and the New Lisbon dam ~ 8' high and traverse ~ 40 miles of river from where it dumps into the WI river. (The closest known muskie population, stocked by the DNR). If you fish for river muskies you can understand that what we think are fast currents are really nothing to these fish. If they were suffering, I would think the DNR should put in a fish ladder.
Have fun.
Al
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| Cool pics. Have been to both the Wingra dam and the Monona warm water discharge and one of the locks on the Yahara to see some of the muskies and walleyes swimming around. Were there any of those jags at the Wingra dam "Bluegill" fishing with 1 oz jigs?!! I have called once before on a guy down there. He was bragging how he caught 7 skies that day on his "bluegill" pole and it was April.... Some guys never learn or just have no respect. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | The area below the Wingra spillway is posted no fishing until May 15th. People cannot bluegill fish there, even with bluegill equipment.
DNR employee's frequent the area OFTEN this time of year, plus there are always a group of people watching the muskies.
Jumping up the"dam" would not stress the fish at all, they get stressed trying to get in the lake. Once they make the jump they have to traverse about 60 feet to get into the lake. I have scene several fish make the jump and zero fish make into the lake, although I believe some do make it into Wingra, they usually get tired battling the current and get washed back into Murphy's creek. I wish the DNR would put a plastic fence across the spillway this time of year to prevent the fish from getting into Wingra, a 330 acre lake that is extremely overpopulated.
It is neat to watch this though, there are usually some big females hanging out below the spillway. I saw two 45 inch class fishing yesterday on my lunch hour.
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Location: Lino Lakes, MN | Here is a bigger shot of the first pic that showed up small. There might be some cool video footage that I might be able to get hosted if anyone is interested.
Lazer
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Here's a picture my friend, Don took. I hope he doesn't mind me posting it here.
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Location: Lino Lakes, MN | now that is one hell of a cool picture.
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Location: Belleville, WI | That may just be the coolest picture of all time. |
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | That pic is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! |
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| Question?? How do they get back?? Do they just go back as soon as they get done spawning??
You would think all the muskies would be in Wingra and not many in Monona. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | That is a cool pic Gerard! Notice the shadow of the muskie already up above the dam!
Some make it into wingra. I watched a 45-46 incher a couple years ago....she sat above the dame with her eyes out of the water as she rested next to the wall and her fat gut oozed out the sides. Some do head back down as well...it is a tough go to make it into the lake thought.
I saw 2 50 inch classs fish a week ago at the hot water discharge on monona....and a dozen or so smaller fish.
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| Found this one at Madison.com
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | So if they move up the dam into Wingra, spawn up there and stay up there instead of moving back down that thing must be loaded with muskies.
Is their spawing activity actually producing results, or doesn't it take?
No doubt the coolest pictures I have seen in years. Awesome. |
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| somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 semi-starved fish per acre. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | I can't wait to hear the WI Musky Restoration Team to chime in and claim that the DNR screwed things up by cross breeding a muskie with a salmon on the Madison Chain.  |
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Location: oswego, il | Watch out for the grizzly bears. 
Edited by ToddM 4/10/2005 2:37 PM
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | Rob sent this link to me.
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=35245&ntpid=... |
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| The pictures of the Lunge heading up to Wingra are awesome!!! I noticed that there were a few comments of the fish being starved and it seemed to imply to me that they are skinny. I have fished Wingra extensively for the last 8 years and I can only think of a couple of fish that looked skinny. (100+ fish in my boat over the last 3 years) I will post pictures just to support my comment if someone could explain to me how to do so. Regardless, those are some fantastic pictures.
Steve"The Muskie Junkie" Ruhmann
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Location: Roscoe IL | Just click the box that say's "Attach File after Posting"
Here is a picture of your 40" from 2003.
Edited by ToothyCritter 4/11/2005 12:54 PM
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| Ok, Toothy helped me out with one and then explained to me ( via phone) how to add the pictures. So here they are for those who are interested.
Steve"The Muskie Junkie" Ruhmann
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| Awesome pictures, something you don't see muskies doing in most water systems. |
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| it was me who commented about them being "semi-starved" and it was somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
i haven't fished the madison chain for 8 years...however, it has been my experience that the fish in Wingra are generally smaller than those in Monona and Waubesa. not putting down Wingra, it's a great "action" lake, but it wouldn't be my first choice for a shot at a decent sized fish. i caught a tagged 41" fish from Monona last year that had grown 3" in a year - and i'm doubtful Wingra shows that kind of growth rates. (i'd be interested in reading reports of tagged fish from Wingra showing what it is in 40+" fish.)
in Wingra they're the same fish...but smaller. IMHO, this is a result of overpopulation resulting in limited access to forage resources resulting in stunted fish when compared to the larger area waters with better access to food. |
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Location: Roscoe IL | Lambeau,
I completely agree with everything you just stated about Wingra. The fish are smaller overall.
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