5-26-11

5-26-2011 Thr
4:00 PM- 8:30 PM

Weather: NE 10, clear, 63˚, 29.95 MB, steady


H2O: 37.2, falling, 1.18 KCFS, clear, 63 ˚

Location: Black River below the Black River dam

Caught: I caught one twenty inch pike and one fifteen inch smallmouth. Scot caught one thirty-two inch pike.

Partners: Scot

Comments

Today was an after work excursion on the Black River exclusively in search of Mr. Musky. Scot and Adam had been having some pretty good success on muskies on their last two outings and it stimulated my curiosity.
Except for the one decent pike that Scot caught, it was a pretty dull evening. The scenery on the river is very pretty, and for being very close to town it is very remote. The river has a lot of rock and sand. The sand does not bother me much, but it mentally hurt me every time I hit a rock with the motor. Must stretches were quite tranquil, but we did traverse some mild rapids.
The only other action besides the two fish I caught was a follow by a very small musky, which I estimated to be about twenty inches.
When we came back to the landing there were quite a few young kids fishing off the concrete landing. One of the kids had been fighting a very large fish for twenty minutes, but lost it shortly after we pulled up. One of the other kids told me that he had caught a forty six inch musky at the same spot last week.

Observations

The water was quite clear, and I noticed that there is absolutely no aquatic vegetation. All the blooming trees (apple, lilac, pear, and red bud) are pretty much done blooming. Even the dandelions are over their big pop!