Another Harbour Dragon caught

[CrowMan]

Good to see.. meanwhile idiots like me drive 19 hours for a shot at one..

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6642147

 

[12 Volt Man]

I drove 2 hours to catch the one in my profile pic (from shore). Not a monster but still my favorite fish I've ever caught freshwater (I caught a bonefish in the bahamas from the beach on my honeymoon- that is my favorite saltwater fish lol)

I'm sure the biologists will be all over this to see if there is a viable population of muskie breeding in Toronto Harbour now. 

Edited February 11 by 12 Volt Man

[CrowMan]

  On 2/11/2025 at 7:38 PM, 12 Volt Man said:

I drove 2 hours to catch the one in my profile pic (from shore). Not a monster but still my favorite fish I've ever caught freshwater (I caught a bonefish in the bahamas from the beach on my honeymoon- that is my favorite saltwater fish lol)

I'm sure the biologists will be all over this to see if there is a viable population of muskie breeding in Toronto Harbour now. 

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His twin brother also caught a Musky in the harbour in October 2022. It was larger at 43 ", so there's at least 2 of them..

The Sampson boys seem to have it dialed in for Esox in sight of the CN Tower...plenty of 40" + Pike from the harbour too..

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/muskie-toronto-harbour-1.6637077

 

Yes, my salty favourite too....the original "Silver Bullet"...Nothing, pound for pound, pulls drag like a Bonefish. Wet wading, then hunting/sight fishing in skinny water. A 10 lb is a trophy, but even 5 lb will pull 100 yds of drag in a single run..

 

 

 

[Spiel]

  On 2/11/2025 at 5:18 PM, CrowMan said:

Good to see.. meanwhile idiots like me drive 19 hours for a shot at one..

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6642147

 

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Ohhh....there's a whole lot of wrong going wrong in that video.

[CrowMan]

  On 2/11/2025 at 8:47 PM, Spiel said:

Ohhh....there's a whole lot of wrong going wrong in that video.

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Sure is..you got that right. 

[Spiel]

  On 2/11/2025 at 9:19 PM, CrowMan said:

Sure is..you got that right. 

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I should proof read better....

Ohhh....there's a whole lot of wrong going on in that video is what I meant to say. 

[BillM]

Let's remove ALL THE SLIME off the fish before we release it.   Good god those guys need some lessons in handling.

[CrowMan]

  On 2/13/2025 at 9:15 PM, BillM said:

Let's remove ALL THE SLIME off the fish before we release it.   Good god those guys need some lessons in handling.

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Absolutely, brutal display for a fish that can't be retained...but even more blatant is that the fish is out of season (December 15th) and out of slot (54" + for retention)...which both call for IMMEDIATE RELEASE...no photos (certainly not posed ones) and no measurements.