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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
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| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 2691 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | I also had a call that confirmed the 50 floating. She was caught out of 40ft of water on a Depth Raider in 78 to 80 degree water temps. I know there is plenty of fish deep and they can be caught. Please try to target the shallower fish if you have to target the muskies. The mornings have been cooler but the stress of the hot water and fight is so hard on them. I am not going to guide for a couple weeks for muskies on Pewaukee because these fish will die if you take them out of the water. The best option is to water release these fish so they have a good chance to live and grow. Tonight was my last guide job and we used smaller cranks and fished the flats. We got a 14 3/4-inch walleye, a 29-inch pike and a 27-inch walleye this evening. The water temps were 78 to 79 degrees. The 50-incher was a bummer, I am sure the guy did his best and hopefully he was quick with the pictures. This just goes to show you that even if a fish is released it might still die. Delayed mortality it is called. this is the third fish I have seen floating in the last two weeks. Don't target the deep fish or better yet take a week off and help keep the fishory healthy. The heat will leave and the water temps will drop in a week or so. Here is the walleye from tonight. Attachments ----------------  dans27walleye3x5.jpg (44KB - 132 downloads) | ||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Fished tonight with Bill Kaiser and his grandson Michael, from 6-10pm. Bill is the maker of the "Kaiser Creeper" and learned to make topwaters from Frenchy LeMay himself. Bill had some great stories from the past and I could of asked him questions all night, but the goal was to get Michael his first Lunge. For the first two hours we casted the deep weed edge with cranks while Bill worked the tops of the weeds with one of his prop baits. I tried all the wind blown points that normally hold fish under a south wind, but came up empty. I decided to move up shallow, had Michael switch to a or/bl spinnerbait and five casts later he hooks into a nice fish! After a brief battle, Michaels first ski was in the net. She taped out at just over 39" and swam off strong after a few pics. Michael did a geat job setting the hook and fighting the fish to the net...not to mention being ready for the strike after not having any action for 2+ hours. Great work Michael! The three of us are fishing again tomorrow morning at 6..let you know how we do.. Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- Mike.JPG (34KB - 184 downloads) | ||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
| Mikes Extreme |
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Posts: 2691 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | |||
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| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hit the lake today with Mike (aka Pointer Pride) For an afternoon/evening of trolling. Our one and only hit (mid 30s) came around 730 on a swim bait running 20' down on a dipsy diver over 40' FOW. Slow night,but we still had a blast chasing some skis! Water temps were 80.5 towards the evening. Calm for most of the day untill the front pushed through around 630 and kicked up a 15 mph E-NE wind. Could of stayed out longer if I wasnt a cheap a$$ and put the extra 10 bucks in my tank this morning..LOL Good luck! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- mike1.JPG (30KB - 191 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Fished today with Dale (aka EsoxJake) from 10-8pm. Dale raised a mid 30s on the first spot and the action pretty much continued from there untill 7pm. I lost count on how many fish we had to the boat, but it was allot...and only 3 of them were small. The rest of the fish we raised were high 30s-mid 40s. Dale missed/lost 3 nice ones and I boated two (40,low 30s) and missed 1. Most of our action came on gliders and small bucktails in 6 FOW or less. Good luck! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- Picture 002.jpg (30KB - 180 downloads) Picture 004.jpg (32KB - 172 downloads) Picture 007.jpg (34KB - 166 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Fished for a few hours by myself yesterday. I started off working the deep, wind blown weed edges for the first two hours and only saw one low 30s fish that came in hot on a swim bait. After getting skunked on the deep edge, I moved into shallow water where I soon hooked up with this 42" spotted. She was sitting just outside an artificial neckdown area that was only 6 feet wide, but creating some serious current. It was one of those "I know theres a fish there and Im not leaving till I catch it" kind of scenarios. Well, after about the 10th cast, she smashed a storm swimbait on the third crank! Heading back out now for an all day excursion...let ya know how we do. Good luck! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- august29t.jpg (39KB - 170 downloads) | ||
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| great job ben sounds like your on em constantely ,were trying to set up a day trip up there , don't know if dale told ya about the chain on sun . morning ..action was fast and fierce for about 30 min. i ended up gettin 2 in the net one dinko and one right at 30 couldn't stick the hooks in the one i wanted ,she tossed my jackpot 5ft. in the air and backflipped 10ft. from the boat,  | |||
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| Mikes Extreme |
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Posts: 2691 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Ready or not the Fall action is just around the corner. Most of the South East muskie action is still being enjoyed by the trollers. The casting bite is starting to heat up slowly with each shorter day and longer cool night. The best action is still the suspended fish that are eating well while hanging around all the bait. I have enjoyed multiple muskie nights and mornings this whole past month. Okauchee and Pewaukee Lake have been kicking our some big fish and numbers. Nineteen 1/2 days this past month has put 40 muskies in my boat. Almost all of these fish have came on crankbaits trolled through schools of bait fish or working structure. The best action has come from matching the size lure with the size bait your trolling through. Okauchee Lake seems to require larger baits and Pewaukee Lake I like to down size because of all the stunted pan fish. The trolling bite will start to slow as the water cools and the muskies start to work back to the weeds. I am looking forward to sticking some bigger fish as they start to show up shallower. The trolling patterns will change from the suspendo's, to the breaks, to the flats, and then the weedlines. I have enjoyed two great months of trolling but the fall casting bite is comming soon. For the next few weeks the trolling bite will rock, then it's time to have some fun casting for a month or so. Then the meat come out.......... For more info on Pewaukee Lake check out my web site for a more detailed report. www.mikekoepp.com Here is a few small pictures from the last few weeks on 5pm till 10pm weekday outing. Attachments ---------------- 36aronspal2x1.jpg (37KB - 155 downloads) 37aronsbud2x1.jpg (37KB - 148 downloads) 38adam2x1.jpg (35KB - 135 downloads) 38brian2x1.jpg (37KB - 143 downloads) 44chuck2x1.jpg (38KB - 143 downloads) 37mikep2x1.jpg (35KB - 155 downloads) 39mikep2x1.jpg (35KB - 158 downloads) 43mike2x1.jpg (37KB - 175 downloads) 36tina2x1.jpg (37KB - 158 downloads) 48tony2x1.jpg (35KB - 182 downloads) Aaronsbass2x1.jpg (37KB - 146 downloads) 46mikes5x3.jpg (48KB - 163 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hey there, Sorry for the lack of reports,been busy with trips lately...Glad to say most have been succesfull! Fished with first time clients Mike and Steve this afternoon from 1-8pm. Things started off slow for the first two hours, not even raising a fish between the three of us. I assured my clients that the days you usually see allot of fish are the days you dont usually catch any, and that the fish HAVE TO be on today, so stay on point. Well, lets just say that I was right (as usual! LOL) Around 4pm, Mike had the first action of the day when a mid 30s grabbed his topraider 3 feet from the boat and started "breaking loose" at the surface...2 jumps later it shook the hooks and split. Mike, being from Alabama has never experienced a fish attacking so close to the boat and the look on his face when she started jumping was priceless. Things were pretty quiet on the next few spots, until we hit a nice group of fish on the fourth spot. Steve scored first with a 34, I followed with a 36 and Steve popped a 35 not 5 casts after I released mine. Mike missed a "basski" and lost a SUPER NICE fish on a sucker(still feeling the pain from that one..LOL) In between catching fish we all had action, including some nice wakes and blowups, plus one nice 40+ follow on the last run. I also had a mid 40s go airborne and blow my skimmer 3 feet in the air! Everything in less than 4 FOW on topwaters (raiders,wobbler,skimmer manta) Pulling a all dayer tomorrow for sure! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- Aug13.JPG (35KB - 161 downloads) Aug13-1.JPG (36KB - 148 downloads) aug13-2.JPG (47KB - 182 downloads) | ||
| Mikes Extreme |
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Posts: 2691 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Ben, Good to see the casting is going good over there. The trolling casting bite is now 50/50 on Pewaukee Lake. Trolling is still putting number in the boat but the casting bite is now kicking out some bigger fish. Last night my clients had action from a muskie that hit just after dark. Mike set the hooks hard and the fight was on. A healthy 37-incher was just what we were looking for to get things started since we only had one follow so far. A quick picture and they were back working the weed edges. Two follows later still no takers so we switched up to a wind blown point and picked it apart with a Top Water bait and a bucktail. Mike was back in action with a quality upper 30's muskie hooked and airboarn. A few tail dances and head shakes and it was just a memory. We talked about a good hard hook-set and we were back at it. Tony took a break and I told him I would cast while he took his break, "I will hand off the rod if I score" I told him. Not 10 casts later I hook up with a mid 40's fish that is just going nuts only a few feet from the boat. "Tony", I yelled as I drove the hooks home, "here you go". Tony looked at me and said " Your on your own with that one". I thanked him and enjoyed the rush of a good night time muskie. If you have not cuught a muskie after dark, you should try it. Today I trolled after work and caught 3 muskies, all in the low thirtys. After darkness set in I pulled up shallow to see if could stick another one of those 20lb'ers. After 3 hours of casting with no action I called it quits. Cast or troll? It's that time of year. Now is the time to get on the water and stick some fish. Top Water bite is on and the fish are now on the move. Get in on it while it"s hot. Water temps are falling and trophy time is almost here. Here is a couple pics from last night. Edited by Mikes Extreme 9/14/2006 1:03 PM Attachments ---------------- mike12sept5x3.jpg (41KB - 170 downloads) 13sept3x5.jpg (47KB - 156 downloads) | ||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hey there, I have been very busy with trips the last few days and havent had a chance to post. Heres a recapp of the last 3 days on the water... 14th I fished with first time client Adam.Adam was in search of his first musky and spent all day trying. Adams first chance was a mid 30s that followed in his bucktail and was just about to eat, but Adam was caught off guard and fumbled on the figure 8. That was at 10am and his next shot didnt come till 8pm when a ski grabbed the boatside sucker and took off. Adam grabbed the rod and executed one of the slickest hook sets I have ever seen. After a brief battle, Adams first ski was in the net, a nice 34 incher. Not five casts after releasing his first, he popped his second on a topraider, which was about the same size as the first so we didnt even bother netting it. 15th I fished with regular client Mike from 3-8pm. I scored a mid 30s and missed 2 other fish and Mike missed a nice fish on a Topraider. We saw 4 other fish including one that was pushing 45. 16th I fished with first time clients Bob and Dean from 6am-130pm. Dean started it off right away with a 34" that followed in his topwater and hit on the figure 8. I was up next with a low 30s that popped my skimmer. Around 10am Dean stuck a 30 on a bucktail. No other fish seen or missed. Everything shallow, running the same pattern The best is still yet to come. Fishing will really start to pick up as the water temps fall to a consistent 60 degrees. Getting a little shut eye and hitting the lake in the AM before the storms roll through.. Later Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- adam2.JPG (23KB - 161 downloads) Dean-2.JPG (36KB - 156 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hey there, Fished today with first time clients Helen and Doug. neither had caught a musky before, or even had a follow up in there last 6 trips! I assured them that it wasnt going down like that today and that we werent leving till one of them caught a ski! On the first spot, Doug had a quick follow up that bolted away and left him with only a glimpse of the fish. Soon after Doug had his follow, the sucker I was dragging on the bottom got caught in the weeds. As I was reeling it in I noticed a Bucher Flutter Tail had attached itself to the clump of weeds. The cool part about it is that Ive been meaning to buy one...The sad part about it, is that the clasp on the Flutter wouldnt hold a 10" gill and was tied on with 10 lb mono! I cleaned off the Flutter, took five casts and had a mid 30s climbing all over it that wouldnt open its mouth. Action slowed for a bit till around noon when Helen stuck a high 20s on a skimmer. We fished around for awhile, raised two more small fish and ended up back where Helen caught her fish. Helen had a nice thick 40 take a swipe at her Skimmer and I had a blow up on a topraider. We hit a different spot, where apparantly all the fish had gathered for some sort of event LOL. Between 5 and 6 the fish were jumping in the boat! We had numerous follows and blow ups,I lost a high 30s at the boat and Helen stuck a nice thick mid 30s. Just as quick as it started, it was over.Gotta love those fall feeding windows!! Now, not to take anything away from Doug, but helen was a fishing machine!! This girl could cast and work a skimmer like a pro! And shes only only 4'11 and (maybe) 90 lbs.. She even offered me a few tips... Laura Morrison better watch her back.LOL Moon set was at 6:00 Everything super shallow..I have 8" leaders on my suckers, the bobber is at the leader and they still snag the weeds on a regular basis. Good luck! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- helen1.JPG (47KB - 254 downloads) Helen-2.JPG (48KB - 167 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 3242 Location: Racine, Wi | Slamr, they were around 66-67 on Sunday, and the fish were eat'n.  | ||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
| Mikes Extreme |
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Posts: 2691 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hey there, Ran trips Friday,Sat, and today for a vets outing through my Muskies inc club..all were awesome trips!! The muskies are shallow and stacked up in particular areas. we are Catching most of our fish in 2-10 FOW along the edge or in the flats. Crane baits,Mantas and Bulldawgs have been the top producers. Topwater bite seems to be hit or miss, but still productive. Not like last week when everyone in the boat was throwing a topwater though. Friday I fished with second time client Mark from 11-8pm. We were greeted with a steady 15 mph S-SE winds with 25 mph gusts. I tried some deep water stuff to no avail, so we moved in shallow. Mark scored a skinny 33 on a bulldawg as soon as we moved up, so we hit all the shallow flats for the rest of the day. On the next spot I had a high 30-low 40 engage my Manta and inhale it boatside. After a 30 second battle she managed to shake the hooks. Came back after an hour and Mark scored a chunky 32 on a Crane bait. Saw a few other decent fish as well.. Saturday I fished with Mike and Jim from 8-8pm. The plan was to hit OC first and than head next door mid afternoon when the launch cleared out.Around 10am, Jim had a high 30-low 40 nipping at his Bulldawg,but never hooked up. 15 minutes later, Jim had another high 30s follow that turned off. Not 10 minutes after his follow, he had a mid 30s grab his Bulldawg on the 8! He set the hook and we soon had the fish in the net.heres the kicker...I was just about to measure the fish and take a pic, when she slipped through a gapping hole in my net that I thought I had sealed back up with Power Pro. I tried to grad her tail,but she was too quick. Mike didnt give me too hard of a time about it, but I was still shocked that it happened. I had to cut a muskies head out of my net the other day and forgot to seal all the holes up. Lets just say lesson learned. The lesson is,dont buy crappy Frabill nets! (any posts defending Frabill will be DELETED..LOL) Actually, my bag sucks and I really need a replacement! We switched spots and just as I was about to set up, I noticed someone else who was working the same spot, so I took off for my second choice. Half way through the spot, Mike hooks up with a fish on Jims Bulldawg. There wasnt much of a bend in the rod and I saw (what I thought was) a smallmouth so I wasnt getting excited,until the fish started pulling back. Gills flared, the rod tip doubled over and I soon saw that this phantom smallie was actually a nice ski! Mike did an awesome job of fighting the fish to the net and we soon had his personal best, a dark 42" in the bag! Soon after, the major front that had been lingering all day finally moved through and blew us off the lake. Hit Rookies for lunch and finished up on Okauchee.never saw a fish,but we only hit a few spots and called it a night when the winds started blowing hard. Today I took out a father and son trio for our clubs annual "vets outing" from 7-1130am. Todd and his dad Glen were both looking for there first musky. I missed two fish early on a manta and ended up boating a mid 30s on the same manta about an hour later. Five minutes later, Todd has a 35" smash his Crane 10 feet from the boat and soon after had his first musky in the net. Todd also stuck a shorty in the last five minutes of fishing on the same Crane.. Heading to Pewaukee tomorrow if my buddy doesnt biotch out again..LOL NOWS the time to be on the water! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- Todd.JPG (47KB - 178 downloads) mark32.JPG (27KB - 186 downloads) mark33.JPG (29KB - 157 downloads) mike42.JPG (29KB - 170 downloads) Mikerelease.JPG (32KB - 142 downloads) | ||
| Ben Kueng |
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 227 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | Hey there, Fished today with Mike L. from 10-4pm. Water temps were 45 with Mostly cloudy skis and a stiff west wind. I raised a mid 30s on a glider around 11:30. 20 minutes later we had a fish grab our float sucker, but we never got hooks into it. Fished a few more spots without any luck, until around 230 when our float sucker got hit...Mike grabbed the rod and set the hook like a pro! The fish was about 30 feet out, but wouldnt budge. Mike kept tension on the line and slowly worked the fish back to the boat. Half way back, this thing starts pulling out drag and almost pulls the rod from Mikes hands! I got one good glimpse of the fish when she rolled at the top and could see it was a upper 40" fish. She made 3 or 4 more good runs, hugged the bottom for awile and FINALLY, after a 6 minute nail biter of a fight, found her way into the net..Mikes PB and one of the fattest fish Ive ever had in my boat...A modest 48X22 Caught along a 6 foot (wind blown) weed edge on a sucker, rigged with (you guessed it!) a Finadk quick strike rig. Gotta love SE WI in the fall!! Ben www.benkueng.com Attachments ---------------- IMG00094-1.JPG (104KB - 522 downloads) | ||
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