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| It is music to the ears of the inventor of the DCG, as we do hear them clanging across the lake.
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Location: WI | How's Indy doing these days? May be heading there mid-week. |
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Location: Blaine, MN | Water temps in low 80's. I would troll the main lake. |
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| We fished it two weeeks ago and there was a heavy bloom on it and not many boats. Ten years ago there was always a half dozen boats during the week and loaded parking spots on the week-end.
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| my fishing buddy and another guy got a 36" with really cool spots last night, had 2 other hits and 5 other follows, now i just have to get out of him what he was using....i'll have to investigate the pictures when he sends them to me..  |
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| Actually I was being very serious. Everyone I have talked to at the landing has been great. I try to share what I find out, but it usually is not much help. Sorry for the confusion, the problem is that email does not show tone or inflection. I have yet to be cut off on a drift by a musky hunter, but I have had people going after bass jump in on the same dock I was fishing.
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Location: Blaine, MN | Caught this nice 42" last night on Indy.
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Location: North Metro | You know, I second that sentiment, that for the most part, the muskies guys I have run into on Tonka are pretty decent. I talk to many of them at the launch and we all share info and it is not in a way where people feel like they are giving up the "secret spots". Secret spots went out the window with the invention of the Lakemaster chip. Anyone who knows how to read a good lakemap can now plug and play the GPS to find the spots.
I've seen far worse on many other lakes to the north as far as respecting peoples space for casting purposes. Usually in the metro if someone sees you working an obvious structure, they will back off until you leave. Just my observations... |
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| Anybody doing in the cities lately?
Was out on Nokomis harvest moon night, and didn't move anything.
We did see a musky pushing half it's body out of the water vertical for a good few seconds. I've said it before, will say it again...goofy fish.
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| Just started fishing Tonka this past weekend for the first time (guilty, i am one of the new boats out there, just moved to thes Cities from up north). Tonka was just as bad as Vermilion in July!! |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Anyone know who might have been out on the east end of Tonka (Wayzata Bay) last night w/ a film crew? I was fishing a break just out from the railroad tracks on the north side and ran into a real nice ranger with 3 guys musky fishing and a camera man. Whoever it was was all decked out in sponsor/tourney gear it looked like. Just curious if that was anyone on here. Didn't see excitement as far as fish went, but kinda fun to see a crew like that out on the water. |
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| Jim Saric has been in town doing some fishing/filming so that would have been him, he was fishing with the Muskie Inovations (Bulldawgs) guys who are sponser's of his show.
Steve if you want the long version of how my year is going just Log on Thorne Bros site as I have been posting daily reports in my thread.
Short version, a decent year so far, a few real biggies up to 54", a bit down on numbers and average size is down a bit from the last few years as well, the upside is I have seen a LOT of 30-36 inchers so the stocking efforts referenced above have really taken hold and the future looks good....obviously some natural reprodution here as well but the sizes stocked in the past few years are what I am seeing a lot of. Definatly a different year in terms of patterns and what is working...other than the baits DCG, S Model , Dawgs and a few topwaters.
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Location: Mayer, MN | Caught a small one, mid 30's, missed a few more. Hair and blades for us. Was cut off while working a shore line on the west side by a pair of guys in a dual console, black and white Champion, you know who you are. No finger gestures exchanged. Took a deep breath and moved on. Water temps ranged from the coldest we saw on Sunday was 64.5 to 67 or so. Saturday had very few fishermen, Sunday was much busier until the Vikes kicked off.
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| Fished Saturday and Sunday on Tonka. Surface temps in the mid 60s. My wife outfished me, again...but it doesn't bother me. Bass and northerns were few and far between. Four muskie follows (the story of my life) They came on Cowgirls, Sillygirls, and spinner baits. They were more lookers than eaters, with enough size so they might have engaged in some reflective thinking about their behaviors. It was great during the Vikings game. It was like you were out in mid-week. I struggle on that lake after a cold front and with east winds. Got about a 60 hour workweek to get through before I can think about getting out again.
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| fished minnetonka saturday and caught a 41" saw a few more around the upper 40 mark - we saw 2 behind topwater baits and one behind a cowgirl . all fish were seen after 4:00 pm. hit bald eagle sunday morning and saw nothing. i don't think you could see a follow in that lake. |
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| Managed a 47" fattie on Minnetonka Saturday. It was the only fish I saw in four hours. She majestically came up out of nowhere, purposefully cruised in and ate my bucktail right in front of my eyes. It was awesome.
Fish was caught on the outside weedline and was a spot I had never fished before. Throughout the morning I was thinking the weather was just too good to not see a fish. Nice for once to get one that simply wanted to eat. It was a long time coming and my second biggest ever. Water temp was 66.
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Location: Twin Cities | Had another great weekend, 8 fish in the net for the weekend in my boat. I caught a 48 for a new PB on saturday too! Had some crazy fish that couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and some awesome follows and strikes on topwaters which made for fun times. I love fall. |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Topwalker, were you in a red ranger on sunday?
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| Wasn't me. I fished Saturday and drive tin. |
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Location: Watertown, MN | We saw a guy with a upper 40 sunday taking photo's seem like a few are getting caught
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| Does anyone know what the event was on Minnetonka this morning?
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Location: MN | Headed out on Tonka for the weekend. Wondering if anyone has a water temp reading after the cold air temps this week. I know on Monday I read 65.5 in the lower lake area. I heard that the bite has slowed a little, but that is only from one source. Should be soon when the cooler water temps get the fall bite in full swing. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Water temp on tonka was 57-60 last night. It'll be in the turn in a couple days at this rate |
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Location: Mayer, MN | Muskie Treats - 10/3/2008 8:01 PM
Water temp on tonka was 57-60 last night. It'll be in the turn in a couple days at this rate
Right on, Saturday, west end had signs of floating plant debris, poor clarity and left a scum on the boat. Parts of east end we fished were gin clear still. Water temps of 60-62.
Moved one on a mag dawg, saw one swim/cruise through and one other swimming with its head out of the water.
Who else has a report? Don't be afraid, just don't give specifics. General information sharing is sufficient. I am urging all lurkers.
Edit: Let me add I was marking balls of bait fish nearby also.
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Location: Maple Grove | Hit Tonka Sat evening. Partner got a 40.5 after dark. Water temps hovering around 62. |
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Location: MN | Thanks for the reports. I hit Tonka this past weekend; muskies were cranking on Saturday. Water temps were as noted, 60-62. Saturday ended great and Sunday was tough. Saturday, had three follows and put an additional three fish in the boat including a thick 48" 41" and 39". Two of the fish came on figure 8's and one came after dark. Was fishing darker water during the day and shallow. Moved to deeper weedlines and clearer water near dark. Two on Dbl 10's and one on a Bull Dawg. Sunday was tough. Took a friend out and only raised one fish... got the curve ball.  |
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| I fished Tonka in the AM last Sat. and it had to be one of my worst outings of the year. Didn't even see a fish. I had a hunch the PM would be better after a day of sun. Oh well, hind sight is 20/20. |
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| For all you Tonka guys,,,,you should attend our next TC Chapter meeting next tues 10-14 ,,,were having a new tonka pro who is averaging 2-3 fish an outing hes going to speak about tonka tactics |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Who is it? sounds like a Tonka god, 2-3 per outing?? |
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| http://www.twincitiesmuskiesinc.org/ John Hoyer of Skie Patrol Guide Service, guide on Minnetonka and recently placed 3rd in the Minnesota Muskie Tournament Trail Cass/Leech Lake Tournament will be our guest speaker. The general meeting starts at 7pm on Tuesday October 14.
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