Gerritt Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) cloudy15 nice 'ski brother! Like water off a ducks back man.... Some here can be a bit anal. Thanks for sharing Edited September 21, 2015 by Gerritt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 if a CO saw you pulling that fish around on a stringer and that is GB, you'd be charged with possession of an illegal fish as it's below the 54" size limit. just FYI. The CO wouldn't have a very large window to get me. And if they did question me I like to think they would understand what I was doing, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 cloudy15 nice 'ski brother! Like water off a ducks back man.... Some here can be a bit anal. Thanks for sharing Thanks, had to get a pic of it. I wouldn't keep any muskie 54" plus or not. Now if i caught one that I thought was a world record, I'd let it go even still I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Bruce Ward would never understand.... just the way our GBay CO is. And if you only have a conservation licence he'll charge you with possession just for taking the picture. Some stupidity never ends... but he does get paid to go to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Bruce Ward would never understand.... just the way our GBay CO is. And if you only have a conservation licence he'll charge you with possession just for taking the picture. Some stupidity never ends... but he does get paid to go to court. I have my sportsman licence or whatever it's called. I would be pretty disappointed if i was charge, being someone that practices catch and release and tries hard not to have a negative impact on the resource. The fish was caught on Balsam lake, not sure if the same restrictions apply. Anyways we are getting of topic. I just wanted to share how i got lucky with a little cleo and happened to catch a reasonably sized muskie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Definitely lunch out of Balsam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Definitely lunch out of Balsam. meaning, I didn't let it go??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's a nice fish. Congrats dude. Curious - do the little cleos still have dancing girls stamped on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's a nice fish. Congrats dude. Curious - do the little cleos still have dancing girls stamped on them? Hmm, im pretty sure they dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Hmm, im pretty sure they dont They used to. What musky could resist this? Edited September 21, 2015 by cram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 They used to. What musky could resist this? haha, I can say they certainly don't have that stamped on there anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 The CO wouldn't have a very large window to get me. And if they did question me I like to think they would understand what I was doing, but who knows. I didn't think it was a Gbay fish. I'm not sure what the min on the kawarthas is these days, used to be 36". Like Wayne said, the CO on southern georgian bay is a real stickler for the rules, especially when it comes to 'his' fish and I can almost guarantee you'd get a ticket out there with an option to take it to the judge. Who knows who you would get at Lake 'X', maybe they'd be understanding, maybe they wouldn't. The high minimum limits are put in place exactly for the reason, nobody would keep at 54" fish. Congrats, it's a nice fish and must have been a blast out of a canoe on light tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McCutcheon Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 First off, nice fish and well done from a canoe. Congratulations. The fact that it probably towed you around a bit on the light tackle rather than you trying to horse it in on light tackle along with the fact that it had time to revive while heading in to the dock likely made it easier to release. The size limit on Balsam and the rest of zone 17 is 44". Raised from 36" in 2010. A CO has every right to present you with a ticket, (at his discretion) for not immediately releasing an undersized fish. Just because you only hold it for one photo would not get you out of the ticket with some CO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I respect that he considers them his fish, and rigorously tries to protect them. I do think we need more people like that. I would just feel bitter as someone that tires to do right by the fishery compared to those I constantly see people blatantly hurt it. But, i do get that I would of been breaking the law and putting the fish to though extra stress. I really needed to have a photo lol And thanks it was a blast. It never took line until the first time i put my hand on it's tail(Forgot to pack my muskie net in the canoe). It did tow me around a fair bit, and I had an audience of 10-15 people from two separate cottages cheering me on. There was an audible ohh.. when it slapped me in the head with it's tail and knocked my hat into the water, I never measured it , but i think it would of been over 44? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Can't wait for the OP to come back with his report so we can back on topic again...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy15 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've thought the same, and yes I know it's my fault. Just, thought it would be funny to post a muskie I caught on a tiny lure. I just hope the report doesn't have a 0 in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpmaure Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Reporting back on our 23-30 September fishing trip in Georgian Bay/Moon River. There were three of us fishing out of two boats, two of us focused on muskies, the third guy switching around between bass and muskies. Weather was gorgeous (warm and sunny w/ little wind) until the last day when it rained. We fished Blackstone Harbor 1½ days and caught only small pike - I called it a "pike nest"- and no action at all around the sunken island. Moon River, both east and west of Woods Bay was also unproductive for muskies, but there was lots of bass and pike action. All our musky action was out in Moon Bay, from the mouth of Captain Allan Strait out to the islands above Loon Island. The muskies we found were out in open water, not very shallow, and most of the time the bottom was flat. They seemed to be relating to small schools of small minnows and presumably were feeding on the other predators chasing the minnows. We threw topwater, cowgirls, crank baits and spinnerbaits of various sizes and colors. But the only productive musky lure for us was the Shallow Invader in bumblebee pattern (black & yellow). Our catches included a 44 ½" musky (caught on day 2), 25+ bass (biggest was a 22" smallmouth), 40+ pike (biggest was 35"). We lost at least 3 muskies and had 9 follows, most of which were in the 40"+ size. I'll try to post some pics... Edited October 7, 2015 by lpmaure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Nice muskie! Too bad you couldnt corral the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 But the only productive musky lure for us was the Shallow Invader in bumblebee pattern (black & yellow). Sounds like a fun trip and you managed to raise a few muskies which can be tough on GBay when your not really familiar with the area. That Bumble Bee color is always productive no matter what bait it is and what water your fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 tone z71 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Nice pics ..that's a respectable Muskie forsure ,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 jeez GB skis are probably the prettiest of them all, so bloody clean looking. Great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 If that was your first time targeting Muskie on GB I'd say you did well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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