Almost got my 1st muskie

[limeyangler]

Hi all,

 

Went up the road to Eagle Lake yesterday with my buddy Lew to try for musky. It was a beautiful day , hardly a cloud in the sky, just a gentle breeze.

 

 

Within 15 minutes Lew had a nice fish hooked, he got it half way to the boat....it got off....DOH!

 

 

About half an hour later he got one in the boat....a nice 35" fish.

 

It went quiet for the next couple hours until i hooked into my 1st ever Muskie.....i got it half way to the boat....it got off....DOH again

 

 

Lew was trolling an 16" firetiger crankbait, i was trolling a 16" beleiver.....its meant tolook like a whitefish but i think it looks like a maniti....lol

 

 

We ended the day by stopping at a point dropping of nto deeper water facing the main basin of the lake and got a few walleye for the table.

 

 

There was ice at the landing, and lots of ice starting in the sheltered bays, so not long before we're out there icefishing......anyway...here's the pics from yesterday.

 

 

ICE AT THE BOAT LAUNCH

 

 

 

 

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEW GOT ONE IN AND OUT OF THE BOAT

 

 

 

 

 

AND WE FINISHED THE DAY WITH A FEW OF THESE

 

 

 

I WILL GET MY FIRST MUSKIE SOON.....LOL

 

very cool for me to actually get one on the end of my line, and not bad considering thats only my second time out trying for them.

[lew]

Keep at it Simon, the 1st musky is always the hardest to get

 

Hopefully you get that 1st girl before ice up & best of luck

[basskicker09]

fished for musky a few times befor i got my first when i was 16 im now twenty and my father has gone out a good number of times for them and hes 49 and he has never caught one just keep at er

[irishfield]

Good stuff Simon.. nothing wrong with fishing for Muskie with a guy named Lew ! lol

[spinnerbaitking]

Nice report, keep at it you will be rewarded soon, hopefully

Richard

[Lunker777]

Just got my uncles first for him this year and hes 50. Your time will come... be patient ! haha Nice eyes though!

[jimmer]

And you get to fish Eagle Lake for them!!!!

[Jds63]

Very nice, can't wait to read your ice fishing reports

 

hopefully I'll have a few this winter as well

[Rizzo]

16" firetiger crankbait, i was trolling a 16" beleiver

 

for real? They make a 16 inch believer? I think the "common" size is around 9 inches. Pretty sure I've seen some around a foot (13 inches?), but 16 is news to me...or perhaps you have a "man's perception" of inches Whatever it is you're trolling around, keep at it and you will be rewarded.

[Leecher]

Ohhh my my my..... you were so close

I'm sure it's just a matter of time before you get into your first Simon

You'll get him next time.... keep up the good work!!!

Thanks for sharing

Jacques

[vinnimon]

My first muskie was on pigeon lake,1/2inch short to keep,as much as I wanted to I let it go.If hes still around he would pull the boat under.What a fighter.That was 23 yrs ago,I think ive caught his grand fishies.