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Warm Water Fishing Reports => The TN Muskie Addiction => Topic started by: gaspergou on May 13, 2011, 08:56:55 AM

Title: got out...
Post by: gaspergou on May 13, 2011, 08:56:55 AM
Three days on the water this week, good times all around. Early in the week managed a muskie/striper combo trip on some very pretty water with lots of fish - a reach that I have not fished before, but will do again soon. 
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Hit "home water" yesterday. Cut out a couple of downed trees to facilitate running one riffle when the water gets a little lower, then ran into one of 10wt's buddies -- he and his wife had dropped a small boat in and were fishing the reach I'd run a ways to get to... Picked up two smaller muskies during the day, but it was slooooow until it got dark -- got a mid-40 on an articulated gurgler. Oh, and I saw more smallmouth yesterday than I've seen in the last three years of fishing this reach combined. Nothing on top, and no cicadas chorusing yet, but still... weird. Wonder where they are hiding most of the time, and why were they out yesterday -- with all they muskies laying low, did they decide to have a party?
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P5120004.jpg)

(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P5090004.jpg)
I need to get Finn one of those collar-mounted video cams... on second thought, scratch that. I'd probably just get two hours of squirrels, front paws, and butt-licking...

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Post by: jarrod white on May 13, 2011, 09:33:42 AM
Nice work Dave, and I am jealous since I am stuck in california through the weekend .....

       Maybe I will get to go when I get home...
                JW
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Post by: MikeA on May 13, 2011, 09:35:32 AM
The Smallies in that place are as elusive as hell. They are either there or they aren't. Holler at me tonight when you get a min. I'm headed out somewhere this weekend.
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Post by: Steve H on May 13, 2011, 10:23:47 AM
Solid work Dave. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Glenn Hawkins on May 13, 2011, 12:41:46 PM
Great report and solid fish Dave.  I hope we get to fish together someday soon. ;)
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Post by: toddro on May 13, 2011, 03:42:44 PM
Nice!  Great looking dog.  I have a big brown lab as well - Boomer...

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Post by: Bfish on May 13, 2011, 04:55:16 PM
Nice. Just in time before it rains again too.
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Post by: Psycho Fisher on May 14, 2011, 06:44:16 AM
"Lucky Dog!"  ;D ;)  Nice report!
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Post by: MikeA on May 14, 2011, 06:49:41 AM
My lab loves to go too, problem is he likes to swim better then he likes to fish.  ;D
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Post by: Psycho Fisher on May 14, 2011, 06:53:04 AM
My lab lives with my Ex.  :( :'(
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Post by: grumpy on May 14, 2011, 07:26:19 AM
The collar cam could make ya famous on utube ;D

Grumpy
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Post by: jkilday4 on May 15, 2011, 06:36:42 PM
Nice work ggou...2 hrs of squirrels, front paws and butt-licking: made me laugh out loud  :D
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Post by: Kylemc on May 16, 2011, 03:56:00 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: icthus on May 17, 2011, 05:20:42 PM
Nice fish and report,----Please take Thumper he is always talking about Musky trying to get me to chase those illusive bstds.  I tell him repeatedly I am not going, and if he wants to fish with me its only snook and reds.   ;D ;D ;D


thanks for the report,
Icthus