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Location: Muskegon Michigan | Any water temp reports for Indiana lakes? |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | The last time I was out a couple days ago it was low 60s. Heres a couple of fish I got last week. They've been feeding. Seems like one small feeding window each day!
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| TANKS!!!! |
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Location: South Bend, Indiana | Where are they located? Dropoffs? Are they in a normal eating mood of regular sized baits, or are they in an early spring mood of small baits? |
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Location: Illinois | Nice fish Jeff. I hate fishing this time of year the windows are too short and far between snd for whatever reason always seem to occur while Im saddled up to PiedEyes bar!
Good luck this year, not that youll need it like ME
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Location: Northern Indiana | TrentM. - 3/21/2012 10:56 AM
Where are they located? Dropoffs? Are they in a normal eating mood of regular sized baits, or are they in an early spring mood of small baits?
My father and I were out on Sunday afternoon for a quick trip and the water temps on the surface were in the low 60s. We forgot the temperature gauge to see what the water temps were at deeper depths. We put a 42 in the bag and had a follow from one other fish. One fish came off a shallow flat in about 4-6ft of water, and the other came off a break in about 17-20ft of water. I'm sure there are plenty of fish in open water too, but we didn't contact any. We were throwing "regular sized" baits.
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | Wow ,  nice fish Jeff. We are thinking on coming down early next week after it cools down a little. I have been concerned over temps warming too fast. Mike |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | TrentM. - 3/21/2012 10:56 AM
Where are they located? Dropoffs? Are they in a normal eating mood of regular sized baits, or are they in an early spring mood of small baits?
Both of my fish were caught in 17 to 22 feet of water. We had most of our action on regular sized baits. That was a week ago. The water temps are on a steady rise and will push most fish shallow. DNR has their nets out 2 weeks early this year and are getting lots of muskies right now. I've also heard, from a couple people, of muskies pairing up in the shallows. The spawn will be early this year! |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | muskellunged - 3/21/2012 10:57 AM
Nice fish Jeff. I hate fishing this time of year the windows are too short and far between snd for whatever reason always seem to occur while Im saddled up to PiedEyes bar!
Good luck this year, not that youll need it like ME
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Location: Chesterton, Indiana | That fish gives me a fever. Only cure is Musky catching. |
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| Temps now are upper 50's. Fish are starting to be a little more active. Seems maybe the spawn is winding down. It seems to me this has the makings of what could be the best spring in a long time. |
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| Love the release Photo! |
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Location: Chesterton, Indiana | Hit Bruce lake over the weekend. The temps were 55 - 56 degrees. My cousin and I saw a total of 10 muskies with 7 being follows and 3 others cruising the shallows. I even seen a couple that were paired together sitting in the shallows. No luck with getting a fish on but a good day none the less to be on the water. |
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| barbee chain was back down to 51-53 deg yesterday and the fish were moving slow 2 follows, one hooked and lost on a fig 8 |
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| On 04/20/2012 Wester was 60. I would imagine it has dropped to around 58 by now with declining temps. Fish are being caught on all lakes. Don't be disgruntled by having few or no follows. They are hitting small bucktails, rattle baits, and glides. Some action starting on top also. |
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Location: Chesterton, Indiana | Thanks Rick! Hopefully the weather will be nice for the 5/5 tourney! |
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| You are welcome. But first of all I hope it holds up for this Sat., as that is our WLMC Guide for a Day. Good luck out there. |
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| Temps 56-57 degrees on Barbee & Tippy on 5/1/12. Water was pretty clear even after the rain. |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | Water temps on 5/5/12 were 65-67. Real warm for this time of year but the muskies like it! Here's a couple pics of a 49 1/4" I caught on 5/3/12. Very clean for a Indiana fish.
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Location: Illinois | Based on the zoomed in reflection of your glasses, I'd say that was Little Barbee
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Nice fish Jeff! |
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| Man----you are on FIRE bro-----save some of those till i can get back down, would ya? Goin up to Sturgeon Bay in two weeks for the Open tourney----Al Lindner, Jim Lindner, Bob Izumi-----just a few guys in that tourney already-----gonna fish like a Pro-Am event--haha! Quit harassing all my muskies see you dudes soon---I hope!---Pat |
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Location: Michigan | WOW! Lots of people would love to have 1 fish like that over the course of a year and you already have 3! Congrats! |
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| We went to Bruce Lake yesterday and the water was 68.5 everywhere. It was the day of the LAZY follows! We had a dozen lazy follows, but could not seal the deal. We never had that many follows in one day. Most fish were 38"-42", but I even had one little guy, a 26"follow. We gotta figure this out!! ha-ha |
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Location: Buffalo Grove, IL | I fished the two Tippys and the Barbee Chain yesterday with the same results. Lazy follows all day long. Saw at least a dozen fish, but they wouldn't commit. Very frustrating. I think the big storms that came through right before sunrise shut them down for the whole day. Most of the day was light winds and cloudy which is about as good as it gets except for the fish part. |
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| Nice job King! Once again you guys prove you are elite anglers! Good luck in the classic this year! I so wish I could fish it but life is in the way again. Last year I wont fish it. Good luck guys! |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Wow! What a beauty, Jeff. Great job! (as usual) Keep 'em coming. |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | Thanks Guys! Mike, You busted me! Next time no glasses! |
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Location: Illinois | Of course I did
Are you fishing the tourney- hope to see you and Jason there-
I'm fishing with Keiths bro
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no use not wearing the glasses, irises reflect just as good you just have to zoom a bit more!
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | Yeah, We're fishing the tourny. We'll see you there. Good Luck! |
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| Man---leave those babies alone! haha! I am gonna boat some smallies bigger than that up in Little Sturgeon next weekend---yeah boooyyyeeeeee! fishin elbow to elbow with the Lindners, Bob Izumi, Jonathan Van Dam, and countless other maniacs---gonna be OOB(out of body) dudes. Leave me ONE anyway------I'd wish you luck in that tourney but we both know you don't need that----- kick some butt bros----my money's on the long-haired hippy metal freaks faction---haha!----Pat |
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