Dateline - Merril, WI

Well, I went fishing on the WI River this weekend.
Friday I caught 1 maybe 2 pound Smallie and a 30 inch, very fat
Northern by the dam. Saw a guy catch a 5 + Smallie. Mine looked so
small by comparison.

Today I took the boat out on the river just above the dam and caught a
2 + and 2- 4+ Smallies. Man those Smallies inhale the lure. Their
small mouth compared to a LM, makes it hard to get a thumb in and work
a lure loose.

I did get bit off twice, I suppose Muskie or Northerns and caught 1
small Walleye. I am learning how to fish the river. I plan on geting
out on Boom next week or the week after.

I am going to have to remember film for the camera next time.

Hope everyone else had a good fishing weekend!

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Don't go to Boom Dan you will scare the 9 fish there and ruin the NWC : )
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On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:05:05 GMT, "RichG"
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Keep these Wisconsin reports coming. I'm heading North soon.
Ok, but are you coming up to visit the Northwoods? It's going to be
an interesting summer. All new lakes and this great WI River to
learn. Not to mention, I have to prove there are great Bass hiding in
Boom Lake :}

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On Sun, 9 May 2004 08:43:16 -0400, "alwaysfishking"
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Don't go to Boom Dan you will scare the 9 fish there and ruin the NWC : )
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Randy, I have to. I am out to prove there are lots of Bass in Boom.
I need the custom rods that are going to be prizes for the NWC. I'll
wait till late summer to let them know what I prefer to use :}

I really can't wait to meet all you people at the NWC. For the whole
time the events have been held I have had one problem or another keep
me from being there. Next year if everything goes well I will make
the Southern also.

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On Sun, 09 May 2004 07:53:16 -0500, "Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard,
actually Greybeard now" wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:05:05 GMT, "RichG"
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Not to mention, I have to prove there are great Bass hiding in
Boom Lake :}

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I am inclined to think that phrase is exactly what the issue is:
hiding. I have to remember that although a bass is a bass, unlike most
of the water I fish in, the top of the food chain does't end with bass
out there. Some of the most bassy looking water I fished in Boom
usually ended up with a bite off or follow up by a big toothy guy. The
trick must be to find where them basses feel secure and still offer
ample feeding opportunity. Since I know so little about pike and musky
and their feeding habits, that should be a good trick in itself.
Perhaps one evening (or two or three) I'll chew Steve's ear off about
toothy guy fishin'. Then again, I could be 100% incorrect and the
above paragraph moot.

Harry J aka Thundercat
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Hmmmmmm Biggest bass I ever caught in a musky lake, came on a buzz bait
run on top of the worst mess of weeds that I ever saw. How the lure and the
fish could find one-another in that quagmire... I don't know???? I guess the
bass stay in the weeds as deep as they can hide.

They are NOT the top of the food chain. Good point made there!
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The best places to catch smallies is usually where you find muskies, that's
what they are there for too! If you can spot any baitfish in the area take
note of the direction they are moving, the smallies will be just behind and
under them on the deep water side of them! The muskie will be just behind
the smallies!! For Lm's you have to
slow, slow it on down. All the same lures and techniques work but slower is
better.
A top foodchain predator like muskie can make you think a lake is fished
out! A lake without muskies or northerns is a more fun, easier lake to fish.
A
bite-off usually means you "were" in the right spot ;-))
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On Sun, 09 May 2004 07:53:16 -0500, "Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard,
actually Greybeard now" wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:05:05 GMT, "RichG"
sent into the ether:
snip
Not to mention, I have to prove there are great Bass hiding in
Boom Lake :}

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I am inclined to think that phrase is exactly what the issue is:
hiding. I have to remember that although a bass is a bass, unlike most
of the water I fish in, the top of the food chain does't end with bass
out there. Some of the most bassy looking water I fished in Boom
usually ended up with a bite off or follow up by a big toothy guy. The
trick must be to find where them basses feel secure and still offer
ample feeding opportunity. Since I know so little about pike and musky
and their feeding habits, that should be a good trick in itself.
Perhaps one evening (or two or three) I'll chew Steve's ear off about
toothy guy fishin'. Then again, I could be 100% incorrect and the
above paragraph moot.

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.




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On Sun, 09 May 2004 13:24:58 GMT, Thundercat
sent into the ether:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 07:53:16 -0500, "Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard,
actually Greybeard now" wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:05:05 GMT, "RichG"
sent into the ether:
snip
Not to mention, I have to prove there are great Bass hiding in
Boom Lake :}

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I am inclined to think that phrase is exactly what the issue is:
hiding. I have to remember that although a bass is a bass, unlike most
of the water I fish in, the top of the food chain does't end with bass
out there. Some of the most bassy looking water I fished in Boom
usually ended up with a bite off or follow up by a big toothy guy. The
trick must be to find where them basses feel secure and still offer
ample feeding opportunity. Since I know so little about pike and musky
and their feeding habits, that should be a good trick in itself.
Perhaps one evening (or two or three) I'll chew Steve's ear off about
toothy guy fishin'. Then again, I could be 100% incorrect and the
above paragraph moot.

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.
Actually, you may be correct up to a point. I have found, on the WI
lakes I am familier with that Northerns and Muskie like the same
habitat as a Bass does, It's what stopped me from purchasing any more
balsa wood deep diving baits. To many toothy critters would be caught
with only half the bait coming back :{ Weed edges/inside corners
and even docks to some extent. All are places that supply a food
source. I expect the wood on Boom to hold many suprises. I have not
had the map for Boom out in a while and will spend time with it before
fishing.

The trick to not worrying about toothy critters is to use heavier
line and mongo hook sets. I have to be careful with the sets as I am
using 50# Power Pro on my baitcasters. I am thinking of changing the
15# Fireline on my spinning gear for heavier powerpro too. I am sure
Steve has much more info and experience with toothy critters, but I
have caught my fair share of them, usually while Bass fishing. :{

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On Sun, 9 May 2004 10:32:53 -0400, "Steve & Chris Clark"
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The best places to catch smallies is usually where you find muskies, that's
what they are there for too! If you can spot any baitfish in the area take
note of the direction they are moving, the smallies will be just behind and
under them on the deep water side of them! The muskie will be just behind
the smallies!! For Lm's you have to
slow, slow it on down. All the same lures and techniques work but slower is
better.
A top foodchain predator like muskie can make you think a lake is fished
out! A lake without muskies or northerns is a more fun, easier lake to fish.
A
bite-off usually means you "were" in the right spot ;-))
Too true.

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