SILVER LAKE YOUTH MUSKY HUNT RESULTS

FOX CHAIN 50.5"

BY: Lance Zimmerman

Hello all, I got out on the Chain with my daughter Autumn on Mon. 6/15/09 to see if we could mabey at least get a glimpse of a Muskie since she has never been able to see one up close. Little did i know what was in store for us. We started casting on Catherine and we got lucky right away. I caught a 30.5 on a bucktail and this was a perfect size for her to handle so i got some good pic's of her holding/releasing the fish. My day was made right there. We could of left right then and i would have been the happiest dad on earth. But she thought it was so cool that we decided to keep at it and see if we could get another. At about 3:30 we moved to Channel and with luck on our side i managed a nice 42" on the same bucktail. after some quick celebrations she was releasing the fish with a smile from ear to ear. O.k Back to Catherine we go, now the fish seem really active so im really burning the bucktails along the weed edges hoping for another when a 37" just inhales it as its bulging out of the water. After we cut the hooks out of her and i really explain how important it is to release these fish unharmed to my daughter Autumn we take a few quick pic's and she back in to fight another day.
Now it's approching dusk and Autumn and i decide to mabey call it a day. I mean we are just spent from casting all afternoon and we accomplished what we came to do so we say let's head out. Then, as im driving off my little trooper of a 6 year old say's "Dad, mabey we should try that spot where we got the big one just one more time" I smiled at her and off we went. I pulled up on the spot and even after all the bucktail fish something is telling me "Topwater." I put on the Black Widow Topraider and blast a few casts as we work twords the icon on my GPS. Right as we get on the spot i turn into my figure 8 and a mid-thirties came right up on it but i spooked it off trying to get Autumn to see the fish. one more cast to the spot and as im looking back at her talking my rod just stops dead, this fish went ballistic on the surface headshaking and i instantly knew what i had. It was a real struggle to get her in the net but i pulled it off. 50.5 but with a tail pinch she would of gone 51" What an unbelievable day on the water with my daughter. I wanted to get a release pic and a pic with Autumn but i dropped my camera and that was that. O'well, nothing could ruin this day!!!

SEE THE FISHING REPORTS SECTION FOR PICTURES

"OPERATION WELCOME HOME"

Some time in late August early September the 333rd Military Police Company will be returning home
from a tour of Duty in Afghanistan, Many of these brave soldiers are from our local area.
We have discussed holding a one day outing at the end of September on the Fox Chain
where our members will be teamed up with a soldier(s) for a day of Musky Fishing.
I have already talked with the family readiness group for the 333rd MP Company and they are looking
forward to the one day event.

As of now the tentative date would be Sep 26 2009. What I need now is a quick count of members
who would like to volunteer their time and boat for the day, please respond to the post in the Genreal topics forum.
I would really like to see 20 -25 boats available for this special event, there are no prizes or special
awards planned this is just a way for our club to say thanks and welcome home to our brave soldiers

I will fill you in on more details as they become available.