Fish Catching Travel
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The boys made a late summer trip to Muskie Bay Resort in Canada and Clyde dropped us this note along with a few pictures. And there is a lesson for all of us in what happened while they were there.
That will work! Why you go to Muskie Bay.
Muskie Bay; Went back to see the folks on the big water. We caught some good fish but had to work at it. A lesson for all: We were in a hurry on the first day and headed out across Whitefish Bay at around 30mph after getting on the downwind side of the biggest island I pushed the throttle down and touched the trim switch, the boat suddenly went 90 degrees to the left nearly throwing us all out before I could get the throttle back. No life jackets on, no kill switch on. I really count my blessings every day since then
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Why you go to Muskie Bay.
Shoedog caught that muskie within site of a major resort; later that evening we were finishing up on a island when I got this muskie on a double D pink Cowgirl! After we landed her I managed to get a 5/o treble hook through the palm of my hand; no problem! We cut the hook with wire cutters, it had gone all the way through. Smallmouth on topwater, lake trout in 60 foot of water in a 20 mph wind, and a new angler bails out of the boat on Lake of the Woods after my rod, good thing the boat has a ladder! The usual trip!
Muskie Bay is the place to knock that muskie off you list.
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The boat lost control because the nut holding the steering cable had worked itself completely loose, or it was loosened which is unlikely, still lucky ducky Clyde!
And you can always head to Lake of the Woods for big walleye.
Oh man, where to start? First those are some nice fish. Second, seems like there is always a hook adventure on the trips up there. Handling really big fish can be dangerous, and muskies are one big tough fish that requires careful handling. As good as they fight one hanging off your hand is probably going to hurt.
Most importantly I am glad you are all ok. That can happen to any of us in the blink of an eye whether on a big lake or flying across the bay. I just wrote about wearing the kill switch when out, I wrap the lanyard on my wrist every time I run in case that very thing happens. And life jackets, what more needs to be said about that. Thank goodness you guys did not go overboard with the boat running in a circle. Makes me nauseated just thinking about it. And folks this is a fairly new well maintained Lund boat, it can happen to any of us, on any water, at any moment. Think about that happening with many tunnel hull bay boats. So no preaching on this one, lesson learned and hopefully my readers can take something away from this story. I sure do!
So another great Muskie Bay trip. Even when the fishing is tough there are always good fish coming over the side. Muskies, smallmouth, pike, lake trout, so many fish so little time when on a trip to Canada. It is one of those places that every fisherman should put on their bucket list. Muskie Bay is on Crow Lake and it is a premier muskie lake. And of course just across the highway is the mighty Lake of the Woods with all the water you could fish in a lifetime. Check them out. Paul and the family are great and will help you all they can to put that fish in the boat. Great folks and a great place, I could not recommend them any higher. Check out their website, if it does not get your blood pumping as a fisherman I am not sure what would!
Today will be a little trailer work and getting stuff up to snuff for the fishing extravaganza to come this fall. I could not be more excited about the prospects for what is shaping up to be one of the better stretches since I moved here 10 years ago. Baffin, Falcon or Amistad, a little beach fishing in Florida, a couple of trips with the Austin Boys, make me all giddy just thinking about it. You never know what you are missing until it is gone, and the last few months have given me a new perspective on life. Fish till you drop! So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
