Twin 44 inch muskies. Not a bad days work!
39"
48"
Both of these nice fish were caught before 8 am on Saturday.
I guess the feeding window was open early that day.
Mike and Ed boated 9 muskies from Thursday afternoon til Sunday afternoon. Didn't get a chance to get the pictures from them, but they plan to be back at the end of the month so hopefully I'll get the first set and some more as well.
Stay tuned. There is bound to be some more muskie action this fall. Justin has landed a small one himself and boated a fat 43 incher when out with a friend that has a place on the lake.
Randy B
52"x25" - Oct 20, 2005
Mike and Ed boated 9 muskies from Thursday afternoon til Sunday afternoon. Didn't get a chance to get the pictures from them, but they plan to be back at the end of the month so hopefully I'll get the first set and some more as well.
Stay tuned. There is bound to be some more muskie action this fall. Justin has landed a small one himself and boated a fat 43 incher when out with a friend that has a place on the lake.
Kendall (7 years old)
Congrats to 7 year old Kendall on landing this 54
inch monster on October 15, 2005. What a great fish for
this young angler to have caught on an outing with Mom and Dad. It
looks like Kendall will be doing some shopping from the Moores Lures catalogue
over the winter as this is the largest fish muskie released by a resort guests
this past season. There is still a little time left in the year, but
the odds of someone bettering that mark are quite slim. Kendall outfished
Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa and two Uncles with this huge fish!! Thank
you for letting us be a tiny part of the experience, Kendall.
Randy B
52"x25" - Oct 20, 2005
Well I told you to stay tuned. Less than 3 hours
into his fall trolling, Randy B landed this 52"x25" beast. By the
weight calculation formula, this fish tipped the scales over 40 pounds.
Congrats, Randy. Not bad for the first morning of fishing after
not getting his boat in the first night til almost 5 pm. We'll be fishing
into November so come back to see if we can do any better. Unfortunately,
I was stuck on the dock pumping gas while he was out putting this fish
in the boat.
Before Ronda pulled in the monster below, she got warmed up a little with some "little guys."
<== Ronda B ==>
Before Ronda pulled in the monster below, she got warmed up a little with some "little guys."
<== Ronda B ==>
40" - Oct 22, 2005
41" - Oct 22, 2005
Randy B's daughter and nephew even got in on the fun the same weekend.
Andy C Aimee B
Randy B's daughter and nephew even got in on the fun the same weekend.
Andy C Aimee B
42" - Oct 22, 2005
44" - Oct 23, 2005
As if one 50+ inc fish in the boat wasn't enough for
a weekend. Randy's wife Ronda put a 50+ inch to end 2005. That
makes two years in a row for Ronda in the "50 inch Club." Way
to go, Ron. What a great thick fall muskie.
Ronda
B
Randy B
50.5"x 24" - Oct 23, 2005
45.5"
- Oct 23, 2005
After coming in and sending the family on their way
back to MN, Randy waited patiently for me to get done some closing up chores
and we got out for a couple hours that same evening. He was able to
put this nice 45 and a half incher in the boat before dark.
So after monkeying around for the entire morning,
Randy B and I finally got out by 1 pm on Oct 24 to start our fall hawg hunt.
It started off a little slow with a 34 incher and then picked up with
a 40 and half incher a couple hours later. Ok, so we stopped taking
pictures of fish under 40 inches after the first day for the most part. I
couldn't help it, I was excited to be out there catching fish. HAHAHA
34" -
Oct 24, 2005
40.5" - Oct 24, 2005
52.75" x 25" - Oct 24, 2005
Then the unthinkable happened. I hooked into a
good one. I probably don't deserve a big fish like this yet, but I
know enough to take them anytime they happen to come along. I couldn't
have done it without my fishing buddy, Randy B. It sure beats standing
on the dock hearing about everyone else catching the big ones!
52.75" x 25" - Oct 24, 2005
It just goes to show that all you need to do to have
a chance to catch a monster is have your bait in the water. Fall is
certainly prime time for muskie hunting. Stay tuned. We'll be
out there trolling for awhile yet!
We only got skunked for muskies one day this fall. We could only manage 3 northerns on Oct 25, but there was one decent one so we thought we better take a picture of it. Turned out to be the only thing we could photograph that day.
38.5" northern - Oct 25, 2005
Dave Wilford and Mike Brister came up for the final weekend in October to have a chance at getting one more big one out of Lake of the Woods and their efforts paid off. Look at these two hawgs caught on the last Saturday in October. I believe a bait called Mean Green was the key! Very nicely done, guys. That's the last time I give out bait advice though! HAHAHA
Mike
DaveWe only got skunked for muskies one day this fall. We could only manage 3 northerns on Oct 25, but there was one decent one so we thought we better take a picture of it. Turned out to be the only thing we could photograph that day.
38.5" northern - Oct 25, 2005
On October 26, 2005, Randy and I were lucky to
have Mark Johnson join us for a day of trolling. It turned out to
be a great day with some sun, warm temps and little wind. We were
able to put 6 fish in the boat (plus a couple little northerns.) Five
of them were 40 inches or better. Of course, the fish Mark caught
that was at least 40 and maybe a little bigger, slipped out of Randy's hand
after he had removed the hook and was going to bring it on to measure and
photograph, but we were able to sneak Mark into the background of a couple
pictures so he could prove he helped us catch a couple fish. Mark
and I both lost a fish that day as well so it could have easily been an
8 fish day. Here are the photos of the 40 inch class fish that Randy
didn't drop into the lake! HAHA
40" - Oct 26, 2005
41"
- Oct 26, 2006
40.5" - Oct 26, 2005
44.5" - Oct 26, 2005
40.25" - Oct 27, 2005
39.5" - Oct 27, 2005
40.5" - Oct
28, 2005
Dave Wilford and Mike Brister came up for the final weekend in October to have a chance at getting one more big one out of Lake of the Woods and their efforts paid off. Look at these two hawgs caught on the last Saturday in October. I believe a bait called Mean Green was the key! Very nicely done, guys. That's the last time I give out bait advice though! HAHAHA
50 inches - Oct 29, 2005
48.5" and FAT - Oct 29, 2005
Not wanting to be outdone when everyone came in and
asked about how the others did. Randy added another lunker (his second
of the fall over 40 pounds) to the 50 inch club with this big thick fall
brute that same morning. It was my first time netting a 50 inch class
fish. The stress level was certainly higher with the net in my hands
compared to when I had the rod and bringing in my own 50+ incher. After
a little more excitement than either us would have liked, we landed the fish
and were able to laugh after taking this photo and releasing the fish. Randy
also put a chunky 43.5 incher in the boat that day as well. Quality
over quantity. Right, Randy? HAHA
<== Randy
B ==> 
51.5" x 25" - Oct 29, 2005
43.5" - Oct 29, 2005
41.5" - Oct 31, 2005
Brian Rich Rich
Here are some of the fish caught by Rich Lehman and
Friends on their annual October Muskie Hunt. I don't have the dates
sorted out, so I have just posted some of the photos from the smaller to
the larger for now. Maybe Rich and I can figure out what dates they
were on sometime this winter. I can tell you that Rich and Jeff arrived
on October 23, and then were joined by Brian and Ted on October 26. Their
last day of fishing was October 29.
Brian Rich Rich
38" and thick
low 40 inch class
43"
Jeff <== Ted ==>
Jeff <== Ted ==>
43.5"
<== Twin 44 inchers
==>
Brian Jeff
<== Rich ==>
48 inches
49 inches
Brian Jeff
46.5"
Nice 41" northern
<== Rich ==>
48 inches
This thick 48 inch fish would have been a personal best
for Rich if he had not got the fish below the day before.
<== Rich ==>
49 inches
This fat 49 incher IS a personal best for Rich.
Congrats on two 30+ pounders this fall, Rich. Couldn't have
happened to better guy. Next year, they'll both be over 50 and you
can put them in the boat again.
Aimee and Andy wanted one more crack at a fall fatty so they came up the last weeknd in October and managed a couple more nice ones.
Aimee Andy Aimee
Aimee and Andy wanted one more crack at a fall fatty so they came up the last weeknd in October and managed a couple more nice ones.
Aimee Andy Aimee
42" - Oct 30, 2005
40" - Oct
30, 2005
44"- Oct 31, 2005
