This mornings catch

[Emptyhanded]

I went out this morning bass fishing at newman lake. My brother and I got on the lake about 7:00. At about 7:40 I caught a 17" bass on a hawg boss crank bait. About 20 minutes later i caught a 14" bass. After that we didnt catch anything except for a couple perch. So at about 9 we decided to make our way back to the launch because to boaters and jet skis were showing up and on my last cast i hooked a tiger muskey. I faught with him for a while and got him next to the boat but we forgot our net  . My brother reached in and tried to pick him up and he just took off. He did this 3 times before he was tired enough that i could lift him into the boat. I didnt measure him but i think he was probably 26-30 inches. Not the biggest muskey but it was my first one! Here is a picture my brother didnt get the whole fish but you get the idea. The picture is a cell phone pic so its not very good.

[SpokaneSlayer]

Nicely done!  I'm still on a quest for my first tiger musky.

[bowhunterforever]

Nice fish! I have yet to catch a musky!

[Emptyhanded]

Thanks! Its only taken me 5 years!  We used to only get out like 1 time a year but last summer i bought a little jon boat so we have been out quite a bit this year.

[rasbo]

good times...

[JackOfAllTrades]

Wow!  We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

-S

[SpokaneSlayer]

Wow!  We got Muskey's in this state? They good eatin?

I've never caught one.

-S

They are tiger musky.  A hybrid of a northern pike and musky.  I have no idea if they are good to eat.  I believe the minimum size to keep is 50".

[PolarBear]

Sweeeet!

[bowtech721]

Ya i think it is 50"... Ive gotten a couple out on Mayfield lake but none keeper sized. Still fun though

[BLKBEARKLR]

50 inches is the legal limit. They started that this year.

[BigGoonTuna]

most people recommend letting them go.  the state doesn't plant very many.  they're in the lakes more so for squawfish control than sportfishing.

i've heard pike/musky are a real pain to clean because of their "Y" bones, but good tasting.

[7mmfan]

Roger on the good tasting part. And also roger on the bitch to clean part. I've caught several out of Curlew and finally killed about a 40" one a few years back. Tasted great but was tuuuuuffffff to fillet.

[7mmfan]

Killed those ones the next year, caught them the same night in the same cove, about 10 minutes apart, a 37" and a 39".