New trailer upgrade makes good sense

Out with the old and in with the new. The old trailer didn't quite fit my Springbok Sp190 very well in length and in height. Being a bit short of what was needed and held the boat high off the ground, add the fact it was getting rusty it was not hard to make the decision to go with new.

The new trailer is galvanised, has drum brakes, double bunks and lights up like a Christmas tree.

It also hold the boat much lower to the ground making for a more aerodynamic ride.

Just in time for my LOTW's trip the first week of October.

Polly want a cracker?

Dr.John Casselman refers to it as "Parrot-beak phenomenon" and describes it is common in tank raised fish who continuously bump into the glass.

This male was caught on the Ottawa river and although rare is documented through several pictures from various anglers. Are stocked Muskies entering the Ottawa? Is there a behavior displayed at the fry stage that makes them develop this condition? Whatever the case may be they don't appear to be affected by it too greatly as they(the pics I have seen) appear to all be very healthy.

My good bud Arnaldo, who visits Ottawa to fish with me a couple times a year was fortunate enough to hook up this 40's Muskie on a "Brian Peach" Double 10 cowgirl look alike.

Two days of hard fishing and this was the result, Saturday was blue sky, hot and flat water but we pounded some spots and saw several fish. Getting them to bite proved to be a bit more difficult.

Sunday brought us overcast, strong winds (I hate wind) and rain but we felt it was better weather for Muskie fishing and we were right.

Teeny tiny muskies need loving too!

Short report.Lot's of wind.....not much muskie!On by 8am off by noon due to wind.

Little baby muskie but still fun topwater.

Bigger ones to come hopefully....LOL

Sun, rain and topwaters

Clear blue sky conditions at 8am with flat water is not what I was hoping for but with conditions expected to change I was willing to see if pre front conditions would be good on this particular day.

Trolling 12'-15' of water lead to nothing so off to the shallows we were in search of fish activity and it was immediate we knew we had made the right decision. With 3 fish follows on the first 5 casts (2-very nice ones) we had some high hopes creeping in until a pontoon boat decided to run the weed bed 75' off our bow..I wasn't impressed.

So locating to another similar spot and with a bit of cloud setting in due to a pick up in the wind we settled in a bay surrounded by a decent muskie chop.

This 42" decided a Weagle top water was just tasty enough to eat. A bit of gill damage was unfortunate but seemed not damaging enough to prevent a strong release. The best was this male hit like a freight train and did 3 incredible jumps which ranks it up with the best fight action to date...not bad for a 42" muskie.