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Summer Fishing Report
Date: Monday 18 August, 2008
The muskie hunting has remained good over the last week. I've been finding most of my fish on reef, island, and point rock structure, as well as the saddles and adjacent open water areas.. During daylight hours burning a smaller bucktail such as a Llungen Inline has been the most effective presentation. Slowly working a jerkbait such as a Wades Wobbler or a glider such as a Reef Hawg has also payed some dividends.
We're still catching fish on surface baits on the rare cloudy day, and slow moving topwaters have been efffective on calm nights. At night I'm still going with larger bucktails and spinnerbaits, and moving them slowly. Darker color patterns have worked well on the topwaters, and natural colors have turned the trick with the other baits. Most of the muskies have been set up spot on the spot and on the windblown edges........when there's wind.
The weather has been sunny and comfortably warm with light winds and very little precipitation. Nights have remained cool, resulting in surface temperatures hovering in the 71 to 73 degree range. When the weather is in a stagnant pattern, a change may be the impetus the muskies need to "go".
Just such a change occurred last Tuesday and Wednesday,with the arrival of cloudy, muggy, choppy conditions. The fish were on.....really on.... both days and the highlight was a 51 inch beauty caught and released by Eric Baker of Des Moines, Iowa. It was also Eric's first muskie. Congratulations Eric on your first muskie, and the "smaller" fish you landed later!
Well, it's off for another day of pluggin'. Remember to minimize the muskie's time out of the water
and let all of them go! Have a fun and safe time on the water!
Paul
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