ccmtcanada Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Saturday morning, our oldest came up to us and asked if she could go to the mall with one of her friends. We said sure...no problem. She then asked for more money than we were going to give her...and she ended the request by saying "I'll babysit Sunday for you so you can go fishing!!". Well, she knows how to get what she wants doesn't she?? LOL. Anyhow, with our new found fishing time, Bly and I decided to head somewhere, rent a boat and see what we could bring in. We were still looking for a decent sized muskie, so we decided on a Kawartha Lake. We had rented boats two times before on this lake, but never caught anything....not even panfish....LOL. We always joked that the weedline in that lake was the shore...haha. With that in mind, we decided to rent from Island Marina, instead of the one right in Port Perry. They were very friendly and helpful there, and they have brand new 14 foot aluminums with 9.8hp motors on them. I had brought my trolling motor along, but ended up having not much need for it as they idled right down to a great trolling speed...and surprisingly quiet too. As we headed off across the lake, Bly suddenly says "Hey...STOP!! There's a weed line!!" We couldn't believe it...an actual weed line in this lake...LOL. We started out by trolling along this edge, but wouldn't you know it....all we caught were...well....weeds. I then put us about 20 ft off the weedline and drifted along it. We were throwing some spinnerbaits when suddenly I feel a pretty good weed. I go to pull it thru the weeds and it pulls back...LOL. I set the hook properly and suddenly the fish starts pulling drag off my reel. It takes a few nice runs, but I didn't want to horse the fish in, so steady as she went...me gaining some ground...it pulling some drag, until finally it was close enough to net. What a thrill it was to see this fish come in...my first decent sized muskie. It measured in at 39" and weighed 15 pounds...not a trophy, but my biggest muskie ever. (also only my second one...LOL). Here's the pic. And the obligitory release shot.... Wow...we decided to try a few deeper part of the lake (also not easy if you know this lake...LOL), without any luck, so we decide to head back to the area we had action earlier on. We figured we'd drift a bit around the same area. About 10 minutes later, as I'm reeling my spinnerbait, I'm lazily looking into the water. My lure is about 3 feet from the boat when suddenly this huge shadow snakes out of the weeds below. It startled me (or I shrieked like a school girl), so when I saw it's huge mouth take the bait, I set the hook, but the hook came right out. DAMN!!! I left the spinnerbait in the water and it turns and and hammers it again!! This time I set the hook and the fun started all over again....at least until it jumped and cleared the water and spit my hook. Wow...it was soooo close.... It was getting later in the day, so we decided to troll back to the marina for one last run. About half way back, Bly yells FISH ON!!! Her bait was about 150 feet off the back of the boat, so it took a long time to get this fish close to the boat. It stayed deep and went under the boat and around the other side. As she begins to bring it to the surface, there were a few head shakes and it spits the hook!!! ARGHHHH!!! Oh well...at least there was some great muskie action today. Now that we've found a place on this lake to hook into them, we'll be back a few times for sure during this fall to wrestle with them again.... Oh yeah...the other night, I went fishing...pulled this Chinook in....38" and 19.5 pounds....(not in Scugog...LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 wtg! couple nice fish and congrats on your new pb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silveradosheriff Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Awesome fish - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyman Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wow, that is fantastic Cliff. Nice to see you get your first big one. I'm still a big muskie virgin. Someday I'll pop that cherry and I'll be smiling just as big as you bud, Nice going. You are becoming one deadly angler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Your making it look easy.Have not had much time to get out so thanks for the great pics and report. Congrats on the New PB Muskie. MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discophish Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Excellent job! It such a rewarding feeling when a plan works out well, even it you lose them from time to time. At least you were on the fish and in the area. Congrats to your PB musky! Good job with the Chinook as well. It's a huge fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Congrats Cliff! I told you there were fish there, welcome to my world of love-hate with Scugog . Oh and yeah by the way here's another 20lb salmon - nice throwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 You never cease to amaze me Cliff Congrats and what is this I don't know how to fish out of a boat stuff anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhook Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 nice fish Cliff! congrats on the PB how did you know it weighed 15 pounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Nice fish Cliff! Now that you have the Muskie bug, all those "other" fish won't seem nearly as interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecxstriper Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 nice fish there Cliff , way to go, that must have been cool . I'm putting my sruf report together now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharper Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Amazing catch at Scugog. How is the water level there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinall4s Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 congrats on your pb muskie Cliff. We were at Scugog and we didn't catch any Muskie, just 2 little Perchs. Also, congrats on another Salmon. Nice pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 OK,I bow now, your having a banner year now Cliff. Enjoy it, the dry spells suck. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Great report and pics Cliff!!! and a big congrats on your new PB Musky!!! Sounds like y'all saw some good action on the lake today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto_Angler Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Good stuff CCMT! We also rented from Island Marina but didn't have much luck that day. They are a very nice couple that owns it and we would rent from them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 You are on freaking fire this fall!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymikey Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Awesome catch there... So... Musky vs Salmon... Which fights harder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Shrieking like a girl could be considered another personal best too ya know. LOL Great report and I have a feeling that you may be adding a new boat to the wish list...probably much easier fighting those big ones from the boat you were in. Regardless...you two will always get the fish no matter from where or from what. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Great news Cliff and congrats on your catch. Stll a very nice catch and my congrats to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Awesome and congrats Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Someone's got a horseshoe. lol. You're killing the waterways this fall dood. Nice PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 WTG Cliff !!!...I gotta go along with that ''horseshoe'' theory...What a year you are having !!! Too bad Bly missed hers ...you'll get it next time girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Congratulations Cliff on some beautiful fish - especially the PB muskie! Sounds like you had a lot of fun. You trully are a great all round angler. 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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