My dads friend caught one, with all the baitfish and such moving into the shallow water the muskies have moved into the channel, thinkin about trolling in there sometime soon. Pretty sure he released it as he was salmon fishing. If someone caught one off the pier i wouldn't know how they would get it in a net to lift it up to the pier without injurying it
True.
I think the DNR "overlooked" that big exit out to the great lake!! [smilie=bangtard.gif]
I still cant see 50" out of that fish.?? I re-read the chat and that is the 50"40+pounder. I guess the guy holding it is not the person who caught it he was the tallest guy around that could lift the fish for a weight reading.
I was talking with Scott W and Im sure with all the people salmon fishing someone must have had a decent scale and tape measure ??? So,..its
probably legit. ?? A nice fish forsure! Butt,………
My wife measured me from the tops of my feet to my belly button area and its 39ish. Granted he might be taller and his belly doesnt hang as low as mine,..but 50 inches!!?? Ill be sniffing around this one for a couple days.
"Will Schultz" said:
That's how a muskie should be built.
Yep. Gorgeous fish.
"Will Schultz" said:
[quote="swanezy"]unfortunate that it was most likely killed
W/ my armchair biologist hat on…
That's ok, that strain of fish should never have been stocked there in the first place.
Sad but true.
"kid coulson" said:
Granted he might be taller and his belly doesnt hang as low as mine,..but 50 inches!!??
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"Will Schultz" said:
[quote="swanezy"]unfortunate that it was most likely killed
W/ my armchair biologist hat on…
That's ok, that strain of fish should never have been stocked there in the first place.
true… if that is a northern strain.
It could be a GLS following food around, lots of fish recently started moving into Mac… could have been following food. [smilie=2c.gif]
"Jim tenHaaf" said:
[quote="Scott Williams"]It could be a GLS following food around, lots of fish recently started moving into Mac… could have been following food. [smilie=2c.gif]
It has bars though, not spots… Has to be a northern, right?
I don't necessarily think so. Often that is the case, but I've seen pics of some Green Bay fish that had a strong barred pattern. Also this fish almost looks a little spottie to me. But I could definitely be wrong; it's happened once or twice. LOL
While a definite answer to its true strain could only come from genetic testing I'd say (as another arm chair biologist) that thats not a GLS. Doesn't even look close. Using Green Bay fish for comparison doesn't work well since there have been Wisconsin Strain in the mix with that population since day one. In Green Bay there are some fully spotted fish, some half spotted some half barred (likely cross breeding). some full on Wisconsin Strain Greenies, and then there are the tigers……….
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