lew Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Mornin boyz My wife and I got home last night from our annual June trip to Lakair on the West Arm of Nippissing and as usual, we had a great week. Sad part is I've got a messed up shoulder so I'm kinda limited to only casting big baits for a couple hours a day but I still can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be. The weather was great all week and the only rain we had was late last Sunday. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday was sunny, clear, really hot and a strong wind from the west and I never saw a musky. Thursday was much cooler with a cloud cover and the wind was now blowing strong from the east which I always prefer and we headed out at 8:00 AM About an hour into the day I had a follow from a big fish but after following my figure 8 around for a couple turns she disappeared. We drifted and kept casting for another 100' or so and another pretty lady started chasing down my bait, this time much more aggressively. She followed it hard for about 4 turns on the 8 then opened up and hammered it. It's always a blast when they hit hard right beside the boat and my partner got her in the net fast and to make things even better, the bait fell out in the net. I seldom measure a fish and never weigh them but I'm guessing this girl is somewhere around the 50" mark, give or take. Yesterday was nice again with some cloud and a strong wind from the east so I headed out for a couple hours. I had another fish about the same size follow me in but didn't take the bait and then awhile later I hooked into another one but lost her after a couple strong headshakes...oh well, it happens Anyways, that's how I spent last week and we'll be heading back up in August for another 2 weeks. And anyone who's ever been to the West Arm has enjoyed the gorgeous sunrises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hey Lew, sorry we missed you folks this year. Glad to see you had some action. The temps were heating up when we left and figured you'd be in for some hot days. That 39 I got, may have been the that followed me in about an hour or so before - in the same general area. I hope they're still hungry in a few weeks. Going up myself this time. Gotta learn how to take a self pic - just in case. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 One of these trips - I'm gonna get me one of those 50's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 One of these trips - I'm gonna get me one of those 50's Lots of them in there Rich, ya just gotta keep plugging away. Sorry we missed you guys but thanks for the candies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice fish Lew. How big do they have to be before you crack a smile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice fish Lew. How big do they have to be before you crack a smile? I'm always smiling on the inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Beauty fish for sure Lew, always a nice way to spend the week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice musky Lew , thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice fish Lew, nothin more exciting then boatside strikes on the 8, especially watchin her for a few turns to boot. Sorry about your shoulder soldier, im sure you might just have to drop a couple of blade sizes to double 8s and youll be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 nothin more exciting then boatside strikes on the 8, especially watchin her for a few turns to boot. Best part was my partner for the day had never been in a boat when a musky was caught, specially boatside on an 8, so it was really good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Awesome fish Lew!!! hope your shoulder feels better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice fish Lew.... Sounds like a fun time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Great fish Lew! I have yet to hook into a Muskie this year. I'm having a bad year I guess. The table will turn soon enough though, got a few destinations coming up. Nothing beats R&R and then getting out for a couple hours of prime time fishing. Cheers, Ron... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Fish of a lifetime for most Lew, spectacular fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 So sorry we missed you Lew. We waited around after we were all packed and ready, but decided the drive ahead better get under way. Gonna miss those pickled beets What a gorgeous fish, glad you got a nice one in the boat. I thought about you all week in the heat and humidity, but I bet Diane made it chair in the water day every day We will have to hook up this year. We are going in July again as you know, but have another week planned for camping up there, so we'll try to coordinate it with the days you will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_hooked Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Was great to see you Lew....! And glad you showed that boy a few tricks on musky fishing....! But... I have not seen him since...?????? And one of my boats is missing? Cheers....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Excellent report Lew, congrats on the monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Thanks guys Joey, we'll be back up August 10-24 and it'd be great to see you guys again. Don't worry about the beets either cause Diane left a couple jars of stuff for you with Leslie for when you head up in a couple weeks. And Kevin, sorry I corrupted your employee, but I did explain to him that musky fish'n is far more important than working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Lew-"ah it was around a 50" give or take" Doesn't bother measuring-True musky veteran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Joey, we'll be back up August 10-24 and it'd be great to see you guys again. Don't worry about the beets either cause Diane left a couple jars of stuff for you with Leslie for when you head up in a couple weeks. Woohooo, please give her a big hug for me Lew, that is awesome. I'll see if we can coordinate the same time in August for sure!!! Gotta check with "da boss" at our jobs and see if it is doable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Sorry to hear about the shoulder but glad to hear you had a good time anyway. Just so everyone knows Lew once caught a whale and we barely got a grin out of him in that picture. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice fish and smiLe Lew.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hey Lew, Great report! Was hoping to get up there while u were up there. Really enjoyed our conversations last year. Hopefully, I can make it around that time for a extended weekend :-) Oh and awesome fish to lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Always a pleasure to read stuff like this from you Lew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 awesome ski lew congrats on a great week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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