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Warm Water Fishing Reports => The TN Muskie Addiction => Topic started by: TWiles on July 22, 2013, 04:54:03 PM

Title: Therapy
Post by: TWiles on July 22, 2013, 04:54:03 PM: Had a recent camping trip get cancelled due to family obligations and the necessity of unloading of boxes as our family moves back home. Over the last couple months, I’ve been untangling a web of chaos of work, travel, and home renovation stress with a newborn---Life is good, but it’s been a whirlwind lately, that only a good fishing trip can cure.
5:00 was the leaving time as I drove to pick up J4 to chase some remote waters I have wanted to fish for years. I packed in a rush scavenging through my cluttered/rearranged garage trying not to wake the baby. With two hours of sleep and a late start, I was off to erase the stress .

Gorgeous backcountry water was found:

Here’s our luxurious boat ramp:
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Dowstream and Upstream as I drag the boat:

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J4 Chasing some smallies:

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Aggressive little guy:

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It came a thunderous monsoon on us just about the time the fishing was getting good, we had to rush out quick to keep from getting stuck in the mud. We loaded up the gear and slid back up the trail slinging mud off the Tacoma. It began to look like a Mike Anderson rain-out trip.
Took some more exploring, had to avoid a really nice river access due to some scary meth-heads camping in cars. One dude had a three foot freaky scar from his thigh to his ankle hanging up on the dashboard.
With a little more poking around, creative boat launching, and long stretches of bony boat dragging, J4 and I found ourselves in some very fishy waters with no one around.

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Smallies were tightlipped, but we had some nice shots:

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At the top of a deep hole, we found what we came for: a gorgeous musky slashed the fly in the deepest spooky corner of the pool. I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect spot for this fish to live.

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(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5235_zps8eba20a0.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5235_zps8eba20a0.jpg.html)

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5244_zpseec1da9f.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5244_zpseec1da9f.jpg.html)

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5242_zps478a7406.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5242_zps478a7406.jpg.html)

A swimming release—she kicked off just fine.

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(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5250_zpsc89f46e6.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5250_zpsc89f46e6.jpg.html)

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5255_zpsc671d615.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5255_zpsc671d615.jpg.html)

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r22/traviswiles/20130720-IMGP5251_zpsad0faac7.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/traviswiles/media/20130720-IMGP5251_zpsad0faac7.jpg.html)

Just what I needed. Still really stoked about this place.
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: countryflyfisher on July 22, 2013, 05:39:18 PM: Great looking water and sweet looking Musky.
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: gaspergou on July 22, 2013, 05:41:58 PM: Glad y'all were able to get in there -- looks like you had plenty of water after all! Very nice musky, too!
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: dbradyh on July 22, 2013, 06:06:08 PM: really nice trip!
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Post by: MikeA on July 22, 2013, 06:08:54 PM: Nice Moosky.
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: Fred Mertz on July 22, 2013, 07:13:11 PM: Thanks for sharing Travis.
Gotta say that might be the first "swimming release" photo I've ever seen.
10 extra style points for that!
:D
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: Jason DeBacker on July 22, 2013, 09:11:17 PM: Love the muskie and nice choice on the brew! Very fishy looking water!
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: jladdsmith on July 22, 2013, 09:24:29 PM: x2 on the swimming release- very cool. That's one you won't forget. In telling your grandkids, you could fudge a little and say that it towed you back out.
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: MikeA on July 23, 2013, 06:53:20 AM: Quote from: Fred Mertz on July 22, 2013, 07:13:11 PM
Thanks for sharing Travis.
Gotta say that might be the first "swimming release" photo I've ever seen.
10 extra style points for that!
:D

It's looks like he's not wearing shorts in that photo. Reminds me of a Chuck Berry song.

"Once I was swimming cross turtle creek, man them snappers were all around my feet. Sure was hard swimming across that thing, with both hands holding my ding-a-ling-a-ling"
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: TWiles on July 23, 2013, 09:21:21 AM: Thanks guys. This trip reminded me of how worthwhile a good scouting trip can be...repeating trips on the same water gets old after a while, and keeps you away from gems like this one.

Quote from: Mike Anderson on July 23, 2013, 06:53:20 AM
It's looks like he's not wearing shorts in that photo.

For the record, I was wearing my Camo pants....and if I wasn't, a Muskie would be intimidated by a bait that large. ;D
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: jarrod white on July 23, 2013, 11:49:28 AM: Nice comeback TWiles
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Post by: Bfish on July 23, 2013, 11:55:16 AM: ski' whisper ;D
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Post by: MikeA on July 23, 2013, 12:30:48 PM: That water's pretty cold,, I'm sure they see turtle heads all the time.
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: jkilday4 on July 23, 2013, 01:16:57 PM: From getting out of town & on a warmwater river, exploring new trails & water and not knowing if we would make it out alive or not, seeing that musky eat in that clear water right after that gar swerved away from my fly, etc - has to rank as the best skunking I've ever had...thanks again, Travis.

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Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: Steve H on July 23, 2013, 01:54:08 PM: Very nice work gentlemen.
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Post by: Glenn Hawkins on July 23, 2013, 03:32:21 PM: Nice work fellows. ;)
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Post by: TimM on July 23, 2013, 06:50:06 PM: beautiful scenery for sure.
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Post by: icthus on July 23, 2013, 07:29:22 PM: I am sure those pants were simms/sage/hatch/cloudville. I have those pants and they are awesome. As for the fishing report. Awesome, I am learning with kids a full 6 hours of sleep is becoming overrated. I feel as if I am grad-school again waking up to study at 3:00 in the morning.

thanks for the report,
Pal
Title: Re: Therapy
Post by: V Wake on July 23, 2013, 11:02:56 PM: Glad you guys got to experience some new back country water. That looked like an unforgettable day. Congrats, guys.