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Good to hear everything worked out OK for ya Joe.

WTG bud, good to see you having such a great few days up there

Thanks everyone And Musky or Specks, just so you know the technique actually works, here's a pair of back to back muskies from last fall that came within 10 minutes of each other as the sun was poking it's nose over the horizon. Even the fish like Lew O'clock As for the pics, I've decided that after all these years it's no longer neccessary to take pictures of every fish that grabs my hook and it's much easier on the fish to leave her in the water and less stress on her too.

As I've mentioned in every musky report so far this year, I like to be positioned on a good spot as the sun breaks the horizon in the morning and so far it's worked out very well for me this season. I headed out in some pretty dense fog about 5:15 AM on Saturday as my GPS had sunrise at 5:32. I was casting to a weedy point and sure enuff, at 5:45, I got my morning fish almost right on cue although he was about 13 minutes late....perhaps he missed the actual sunrise because of the heavy fog layer Sunday morning I thought I'd change things up a bit and decided to troll another good location as the sun broke over the horizon. I took this picture as I was trolling a 10" Jake over weeds in 8 FOW and the fish hit just a few minutes later. For the most part I've gotten away from taking fish pictures while I'm alone in the boat, but both fish were in the 40" range. The hooks were removed while the fish recuperated in the Frabill and then released without ever leaving the water. I missed a fish yesterday while day dreaming and not setting the hook fast enuff, but other than those 3 I never saw another musky all week-end even though I spent alot of time on the water from Saturday till this morning. Maybe all this crazy changing weather has got the fish confused too Still beats goin to work though

As a matter of fact I did Glen, and I figure she's about 5 pounds heavier now. I've still got her address, so maybe I'll go see if she wants to come out and play again if we go up this September

Thanks Mike, I was waiting for your report to see how you guys made out this year. Too bad about the lousy weather but it looks like it was an excellent trip anyways. Incredible wildlife pictures too !!

I'm back up at Lakair from August 14th - 20th Glen, but another trip in September sounds like an excellent idea. I was there in September '06 and we practically had the lake to ourselves....perfect

I just got home from the lake and this was the 1st post I read. I've known Rick for many years, infact way back to his days at Whitewater and he's one of the most honest and sincere boat dealers you'll find anywhere in Ontario and it's great to see him getting the excellent publicity here on OFC. Always nice to see the good guys getting put in the limelight !!

What are your odds of catching a musky if you stay home Bill ?? Go fish'n with your Dad & have a great day....forget about the odds

Thanks Ernie, I'll be heading up the 115 in a couple hours but I filled up yesterday in Toronto for $1.31 in anticipation of the increase for the long week-end......who'd have ever thought $1.31 was a bargain That Petro-Canada just above the 401 is ALWAYS the most expensive on the 115 and I'd push my truck past him rather than buy his gas at the rip-off price he always charges. Guess he figures he's the 1st station on the hiway and folks will stop there not knowing their getting the shaft. The cheapest on the 115 is ALWAYS the ESSO in the south bound lanes at the bottom of the hill just south of the 35 cut-off. I filled up in North Bay last week for $139.9 Hate to think what the marinas are charging.......

That's by far the best Lakair report from this year Marty and it was such a treat seeing Dawson enjoying his 1st Canadian trip so much. It was also great to see 3 generations of your family together like that. I'd hoped you & I could have gotten a little musky fish'n in together this year but obviously that couldn't happen, but hopefully next time. Have a blast on your up-coming French River trip too

Sorta did the same thing to me too Dawg

Aplumma and I were fishing for pike on the West Arm last Friday and I hooked a little 24" snot rocket on a red/white Rap, but he got all 3 trebles in himself plus he was wrapped up in the line like a calf at a rodeo. I was trying to get him untangled and the little in-grate drove a hook into my thumb deep enuff that I thought the barb would come outta my wrist on the other side It was a quick decision........either a drive all the way into the Doc's office in Sturgeon Falls or a 1/2 second of agony as I ripped it out with the pliers............DANG that hurt !!!! Jeeeeeez I hate those little snot rockets

I remember watching Gary Roach (Mr. Walleye) on the tube a few years ago and he was fishing from a large LUND, like a 20' Pro V with a huge tiller, but he also had a consol and windshsield in front of him. I remember thinking what a great idea it was for folks who like tiller but would also like the protection of a windshield. Myself, I've used both for many many years and would take a consol over a tiller, but that's just my own personal opinion. But.......when were trolling for muskies in November & December and it's snowin & blowin, I'm always happy I'm fishing from Squids big LUND with the full windshield and canopy

If I'm gonna troll a Believer, which I often do, the bumblebee is always the one I start with. ......watch for a fishing report next Wednesday

Believers, specially the 10" jointed version, are one of the best musky baits you'll find, plus they're also one of the most versatile. They're one of my favorite trolling baits, (bumblebee) they also work well as a crankbait but they also make an excellent top water bait, specially after dark when cranked very slowly over top of a weed bed. They've got rattles in them which work well in some instances, like after dark or in dirty water, but I like to remove the rattles on some of them to make them more of a silent bait and just let the natural vibration of the bait do it's thing. Different strokes for different fish.

Musky baits can be extremely expensive and there's nothing worse than having 100's of dollars worth of baits sitting in a box and not being used, so just start out slow and buy a couple at a time until you find out what works in the areas your fishing, plus what you feel comfortable casting with. Get a couple each for the different water columns. A prop bait for the surface is good, something like a Top Raider, then get a couple jerk or glide baits. Mantas work well as do Suicks or Sledges, but my personal favorites are Double D's which have an unbelievable action. You'll also need a couple crank baits for getting down deep some days. Bucktails are excellent for running across the top of weeds, then get a few BIG spinnerbaits for working thru the thicker, deeper weeds. Muskies like to bury themselves deep in the weeds and nothing is better than spinnerbaits for getting at them. Get a natural color for each bait, like perch or walleye, plus get some in brighter colors like firetiger. Some days one will work and other days you'll need to go the opposite way. For blades, get a couple each of brass silver chartreuse & orange. Start with a few basics, then work your way up as you find what works.

Yup, that could have definetely been me, I was out at JB's around 11 this morning, then I headed over to BPS after that. I went after 1 lure and ended up spending $100..... darned musky fish'n keeps me broke

Thanks for the week-end report Mike and really good to hear the tourney worked out so well for you guys after all the effort that everyone put into organizing everything. I was talking to Pete on the phone yesterday and he was telling me what a great time everyone had. Sounds like the fishing was pretty tough for the most part but there were a couple real beauts landed, and congrats to your Mrs for her fish too.

I had the pleasure of riding in Don's boat last week and it's without a doubt one of the most impressive fishing boats I've ever been in.

Cliff, I'm wondering if they thought you were talking about stainless checkerplate or something similar with that price they gave you. I bought a piece of 1/4" aluminum.....4" x 12" to mount my GPS and they charged me $5

I'll 2nd the Meteal Supermarket Cliff and for what you need it'll be dirt cheap. There's one in Scarboro I've used a couple times and you can find it with Google. Good folks to deal with.

Sorry Jeff, I somehow missed your question. I'll be back at Lakair on August 14th and will stay for 5 or 6 days. Best of luck to you on your trip !! And thanks again to everyone for your comments.

Thanks for taking the time to post all those pictures Glen, there's some great stuff in there !! Seems like every trip we have up there just keeps on getting better

Thanks everyone Marty, it was so good to see Dawson having such an incredible time on his 1st ever trip to Canada and also to see all 3 generations of your family up there enjoying your trip together so much. Father, son & grandson all fish'n together....that's what it's all about