Just When You Thought It Was Safe...

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/du...ne/9521746.htm

This is a perennial news event in this part of the world but this has
to be the most serious injuries I've ever heard of from this type of
encounter with this species of fish.

g.c.

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/du...ne/9521746.htm

This is a perennial news event in this part of the world but this has
to be the most serious injuries I've ever heard of from this type of
encounter with this species of fish.

I was just talking to someone here about this very thing a week ago. He had
never heard of anyone being bitten by a muskie. Seems to me we get about
one of these per year on average. I've never paid close attention, but it
seems to me this is unusual in that the victim was standing in the water
rather than swimming or floating.

Any idea of what the typical attack pattern is.....or if there is one?

Wolfgang

George Cleveland wrote:
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/du...ne/9521746.htm

This is a perennial news event in this part of the world but this has
to be the most serious injuries I've ever heard of from this type of
encounter with this species of fish.

The lake where I swam as a kid had one of those floats
on top of a bunch of 55 gal drums out in the deep water.
To get on it you'd throw one elbow up, then the other and
kick. Bluegill would take shelter from the sun between the
drums and sometimes when you had both arms above your head
they'd dart out and attack your tits. Dark circles against
ghostly white must have looked like food. Damn that hurt.
Would have been worse had it been muskie instead of bluegill
I guess. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
George Cleveland wrote:
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/du...ne/9521746.htm

This is a perennial news event in this part of the world but this has
to be the most serious injuries I've ever heard of from this type of
encounter with this species of fish.

The lake where I swam as a kid had one of those floats
on top of a bunch of 55 gal drums out in the deep water.
To get on it you'd throw one elbow up, then the other and
kick. Bluegill would take shelter from the sun between the
drums and sometimes when you had both arms above your head
they'd dart out and attack your tits. Dark circles against
ghostly white must have looked like food. snip

Hmmmm. . . The Dark Circle Gurgler. . . yeah, I can tie one of those.

Well, me boyos, tomorrow I'm off to defend the U.S. against Ivan the Terrible.
That freakin' pussy storm had better not show its face in Orlando while I'm
there, but just in case, I've got my battery powered weather radio. I'll be
wired to high speed broadband in the hotel for as long as it lasts, but I'm not
counting on it. If I can, I'll keep y'all (I always wanted to say that) updated
on things via the Google interface (yuck), or I'll ping someone in N. Carolina
to do it.
--
Play nice,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim J. wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

The lake where I swam as a kid had one of those floats
on top of a bunch of 55 gal drums out in the deep water.
To get on it you'd throw one elbow up, then the other and
kick. Bluegill would take shelter from the sun between the
drums and sometimes when you had both arms above your head
they'd dart out and attack your tits. Dark circles against
ghostly white must have looked like food. snip


Hmmmm. . . The Dark Circle Gurgler. . . yeah, I can tie one of those.

May I suggest: The Fortenberry Teat Fly?

It could be tied with the tied-off end piece skin of a gourmet hot dog,
or perhaps an Italian sausage, but that could be skirting the edge of
bait fishing.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Tim J. wrote:
If I can, I'll keep y'all (I always wanted to say that) updated
on things via the Google interface (yuck), or I'll ping someone in N. Carolina
to do it.

take care down there, this next one looks real nasty. while there isn't
any good place for ivan to expend its energy, the caribbean islands &
florida sure have done their share of absorbing the blows this year.

Now it makes sense why pike flies are like 9" long (g)

bruce h

Now it makes sense why pike flies are like 9" long (g)

bruce h

Tim J. wrote:
If I can, I'll keep y'all (I always wanted to say that) updated
on things via the Google interface (yuck), or I'll ping someone in N. Carolina
to do it.

take care down there, this next one looks real nasty. while there isn't
any good place for ivan to expend its energy, the caribbean islands &
florida sure have done their share of absorbing the blows this year.

We used to hear about those in Lake St. Clair near Detroit where I grew
up... I don't know if they still have those killer Muskies though..

Strange, eh?