MYLIE'S 50" CLUB

Here are some of the 50 inch class fish caught and released by our guests over the years.  Enjoy the photos and, as always,  click the smaller versions to enlarge.

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2009 50" Club photos can be viewed by visiting the link to our new picture gallery.  Click the following link: 2009 50" Club Photos

2008
The number of 50 inch class fish landed was down a little bit this year, but there number of big fish seen and hooked was probably better than previous years.  Even your favourite website author may have had had a couple of chances at a big one.  One particular instance ended in heartbreak when the fish barrel rolled and pulled the big treble hook out of it's snout, which was poorly hooked to begin with.  I'm sure I'm not the first muskie angler to end up on their knees looking at the sky after a nice battle with a big fish, but I hope I don't have to experience that again anytime soon!  I was also there to witness Randy B wrestle with a fish that was going to make it awfully close to the 50 inch class, but that wasn't to be either.  The great news is the number of 47-49 inch fish that were landed this year.  I don't remember a year with this many fish in the upper 40 inch range.  Congrats to our new and returning 50 club members on landing great trophy fish year.  Special congratulations to Jim Willford for catching and releasing a legal Lake of the woods muskie. 


Jim with his legal muskie and first appearance in the Mylie's Place 50" Club.

54.5" release!!
October 18, 2008
This fish was a personal best for Jim and the largest released muskie for the resort in 2008.

A couple of more fall 50's taken trolling.
          Curtis                               Mike

     52"x 24" release - Oct 24/08      51.5" release
Personal Best                     

 A Tale of 2 Fifty's
Both of these fish were caught on the same day in August.  There were the first 2 fish in the 50 inch class landed this year.
Randy B                                            Jimmy E

53" Personal Best release                    51.5" catch and release
<=== August 9, 2008 ===>

2007

Here are some fall fatties!
Dave                                                          Jeff

51" x 26.5"
- Oct 26, 2007                          51" x 26.5" - Oct 27, 2007

Paul

51.5" - Oct 25, 2007

Duane

50.5"
- Oct 13, 2007

Curtis

50.5" - Aug 4, 2007
Another 50 inch class fish in Randy B's boat.  Randy's nephew had this hawg hit hard on David Swenson's new big two-bladed bucktail he calls the "Double Gunner." 

Dick S

52" - July 29, 2007
Here's another repeat member of the 50" Club making an appearance for 2007.  Another LOTW Lunker for Dick.  Congrats.

Lois H

52" - July 22, 2007
After netting a couple of 50 plus inch muskies for her husband Tom in the previous few years, Lois was able to land the big one in 2007.  Congrats on muskie of a lifetime and personal best!
Randy B

51.5" - July 8, 2007
After 17 years of casting Lake of the Woods, my muskie mentor and good buddy finally got his casting 50 on a Bailey Tail made by David Swenson.  Congrats and well deserved, Baz.

It's time to update the 50" club for some of the action in 2006.  A few new members and a couple return members highlight the big hawg list so far.  Here they are:


                  Mark Johnson                        Greg Potter                                Jim Clark                                 

51.5"
x 23" - 36 lbs        54.5" x 25" - Oct 21/2006                50" - Oct 24/2006
                                                            Oct 27, 2006
                                                                         Dale Ehle                   Mike Laird                        Dusty Carlson

       50"                 51.5" - Sept 2, 2006                50" - Aug 31/06
Sept 18, 2006                                                                      

       Ruth King                             Fred
 50.5" - week of Aug 12-19/06      50" - Aug 7/05

Yes, I know it's hard to believe!

52" - July 30, 2006

2005 "50 Club" Photos

Randy B                                      Mike B

51.5" - Oct 29/08                               50" release

No, it's not a fake picture!

52.75" - October 24, 2005

The Fishin Beaulieus - Randy and Ronda

52" x 25" - Oct 20, 2005              50.5" x 24" - Oct 23, 2005

Kendall Hilll (7 years old) with a fish  bigger than he is!

54 inches - October 15, 2005.  This fish was the biggest release for 2005.

Dan K (Wis)                                   Tom H (SD)

52" - July 31, 2005                    51.5" - August 5, 2005

2004 "50 Club" Photos             

Mike (MN)                              Kathleen (MN)                      Mike (MN)

         53" beast                              pretty 51" fall fish                   another 51" fatty

All 3 of the fish above were caught trolling during the week of October 23-30, 2004.
           
Jordan Dahl (WIS)          Randy Beaulieu (MN)

52"x25" - Oct 10/2004   50.5"x22" - Oct 31/2004

All of the October fish were taken by trolling.

THE WEEK THE MUSKIES WENT CRAZY.  
All 8 of the fish below were caught during the week between August 2, 2004 and August 7, 2004.

                 Joe Aldworth (WIS)       Ronda Beaulieu (MN)

      51"x24" - Aug 7/04                52" - Aug 6/04
                                                          Another 50+ on a David
                                                       Swenson Bailey Tail.

Len Rubesch (WIS)             Len, again (same day!)            Dick Stelter (WIS)

53"x24" - Aug 5/04             50"x25" - Aug 5/04         54.5"x23" - Aug 4/04

Doug Kauffman (WIS)                       Bill Nuyttens (IL)                  Tom Harvey (SD)

50" - Aug 4/04                          52"x19.5" - Aug 2/04              52" - Aug 2/04

It was an amazing week of muskie fishing to say the least.

Jim Graham (KY)      Garrett Gingerich (IN)          Nick Parent (MN)
 
50" - late May 2004       50" - July 22/04            50" - August 24/2004

Jeff Anderson

50" - Aug 22, 2008
A new member of the Mylie's Place 50" Club.  Jeff submitted this photo in Jan '09 after booking a trip for the coming season.  How many other 50 inch muskies have been caught and released without fanfare?  More than a few I'm sure.  Nice fish, Jeff.  Thank you for the photo.

WOW!  That is 17 muskies 50 inches or better that we know of during 2004.
                                         
      Tom Smetana (Wis)         Mike S (IA)
50.5" - Aug 6, 2003                51.5"
                                                 June 28/03

Dusty Carlson (WI)        Scott (WI)

50"                    50"                   52"
These 3 fish were part of an amazing Labour Day Weekend trip in 2002.  Dusty's pair of 50's were caught within 20 minutes of each other on the same rock bar.  Scott's fat 52 incher was the biggest muskie caught out of the resort that year.  The group of 4 guys total with two boats caught 11 fish that weekend so don't let anyone tell you that late August and early September isn't a good time to fish Lake of the Woods.  You have to click on these photos to and see the larger version to appreciate the size of these hawgs.
Jim Drees

50" - July (unsure of year)
                                                                                                                            Craig Homis                 
         Larry Meyer (IA)                           Jim Everett (WI)                 Long Island, NY

            51" - July  2000                            51" - July '99                      50" - June 1999     

I know there are many, many more 50 inch class fish that have been caught by our guests over the years.  If you have caught a fish that was 50 or bigger or know someone that has caught one or two or six, please contact me.  I would love to be able to put your catch online and make you a member of the Mylie's Place 50" club.  Email me at jwgaudry@hotmail.com

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