2014 Musky Pics

Southern Zone Opener is just around the corner and have been seeing some very nice fish caught incidentally by walleye guys! Lets see some pics!

Here's a video from this fall. Green Bay giants!! Thanks

couple of big girls from this summer

Some more pics.

Late post, but here are some fish from October.

Capital City Chapter of Muskies, Inc President Lee Bartolini was not into size this day (11/5/2014) but quantity as he release a mess of Leech Lake strain muskies into Lake Monona. Final number was 287 muskes that were PIT tagged by the WDNR. Grow big, little ones!!

My wife's 1st Muskie. 43", mine was 38". Two and 1/2 hours of fishing. TC Metro area lake.

Got this guy in Northern IL last friday.

My brothers 50, weight calculator put it at 42.25 pounds. Now he has to pay for a replica!

My 47 and 45 and my buddies 45 from a trip two weeks ago in Vilas County. My brother also caught a 50. We all caught our personal bests. Quite a few other fish seen and a couple others lost. Don't think we can ever top the trip. Hit the weather perfect and fish cooperated.

To continue from my previous post, here is a picture of another musky my dad caught the next day on Sunday, September 14th. This fish was caught right near 7:10PM. Sunset occurred at 7:09PM on that day where we were at, and the major window occurred from 5:53PM - 7:53PM. We were working a shallow, weedy bay at the end of the day and had a sucker hanging right off the back of the boat, just below the surface to avoid weed fouling. The sucker bolted away from the boat, and as it did that this musky just HAMMERED it.

Here are some pictures of a big fish I caught while up north back on the weekend of September 12, 13, and 14. This fish was caught on Saturday, September 13th, at roughly 5:10 PM, perhaps just a bit earlier. The fish ate the entire Bulldawg about halfway out from the retrieve. Moon underfoot occurred at 5:01 PM that day where we were at. Major window from 5:01PM - 7:01PM. It should be noted that when we worked back over the same area before leaving that day, our sucker that was out behind the boat on a float went nuts two times, bolting up to the surface and darting around twice like that before going back down.

45 1/2 from Waubesa last Friday night on a TR.

First 40"+ fish of my Muskie career lol. It measured 42". Had a bunch of follows of big fish just no hook ups except one that was over 50" that broke the barrel swivel on the leader. Limited to basically a few weekend trips a year.

Finally put my brother on a nice 47" fish the day after fishing with Jeff and learning a ton! Thanks Capt it was a great day, too bad I missed your call about the tiger. Congrats on that beast of a fish!

I got an invite to fish one night after work, and boy am I glad I was able to go! I was out with Lee Tauchen , and let me just say we were on fish (as Lee always is). We had a 9 fish night with the two biggest being a 46" and a 48". If your looking for a great guide in the madison, and surrounding area give Lee a call!