Fellows Lake Muskie

[dennis boatman]

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[Bassattack1990]

No I was serious? I bought the biggest I could find? 50" fish is huge and not just gonna swim into a net. I used it tonight on the walleye I caught. And the buzzbait deal was pure luck. I wasn't fishing for Muskie at that time and of course I catch one. Trust me I can't afford to lose my buzz baits they don't make them anymore. I like iv said I appreciate the help iv never done this kinda fishing and all I'm out there for is pictures. So I never wanna see a fish die and go to waste.

[laker67]

there was a guy a couple of years ago that caught one that would have been the new state record, if he could've got the MDC to verify it, but while waiting on mdc the fish died and could not be considered for state rcord

some one is telling you a whopper. no requirements about dead or alive. All it must do is outweigh the current record of 41 lbs and some change and be legally caught. If the buzzards have been eating on it, then there is a good chance it was not a fair chase.

[Nighthawk]

Bassattack, go by Plateau fly shop in Springfield. Those guys know a lot about Musky fishing.

[Bassattack1990]

Thanks brotha^

[lollygagger1]

Black or Black/Silver Suick....1 full size....the other a short 8 incher........med/med small black in line Mepps type in-line spinner....Launch boat and start throwing.....Heavy braid...7 foot + heavy rod and baitcaster.....12 to 18 inch steel leader...cover all the water in the lake......figure 8... 4 or more times at the end of each cast...dawn to dusk every day with cloud cover......or chance of cloud cover or even a chance of clouds.....Start 1st day of fall.....stay alert....strike may occur at any time.....keep at it till mid Dec....then tie a crappie jig on 4lb line.....that is when your odds catch up....A friend gave me a book "Top 50 Secrets To Catching Muskie" ,,,,it's 52 pages of blank pages...even the intro and index are blank.....Have fished for them in Canada a few times....spent 5 days solid throwing every heavyduty Muskie lure.....finally decided to fish for smallmouth....caught a muskie about 32 in on a Shad Rap and 6 lb line.....then a muskie on a Gitzit...28 inch on 4lb line.....another on a Jackall filck shad finese worm.....did have a blow up on a Poe Jackpot and had a Lindy Muskie size spinnerbait destroyed in 2 seconds (red and white skirt/bright red head)......also caught a tiger muskie on a snagproof frog on the Little Sac River about 35 tears ago that swam up the river halfway to Springfield back when Tiger Muskie were initially stocked in Stockton....it can be done......but you will have to make a plan and stay with it....and stay with etc

[REDSOXWSCHAMP]

some one is telling you a whopper. no requirements about dead or alive. All it must do is outweigh the current record of 41 lbs and some change and be legally caught. If the buzzards have been eating on it, then there is a good chance it was not a fair chase.

it was in the springfield news-leader a couple years ago

[Bassattack1990]

Thanks lolly.

[laker67]

it was in the springfield news-leader a couple years ago

I will try to find that, thanks

[Muskie Bob]

Springfield News-Leader of 51" muskie being caugh in May of 2012, which ended up dying.

http://archive.news-leader.com/article/20120607/LIFE06/306060105/Muskie-community-buzzing-over-near-record-catch-near-Springfield

Those interested in muskie fishing should join the Show-Me muskie project..

http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/protect-missouris-fishing/show-me-muskie-project

Hope I can make a trip to Fellows sometime soon. Keep muskie reports coming. Thanks.