Pineview 09/19

[CBR]

I arrived to Pineview at approx 6:00 AM. Launched shortly after on the Eden side just off of the old highway (Used to be covered with water, now you can walk right accross it). I moved directly over to the west side of the arm where the rock pile is located. Approx 5 foot deep water at the rock pile but drops off drasticly about 20 feet from the shoreline. See below map, I have marked the launch spot and also the rockpile.



First few casts produced some perch and dink smallmouth, then bites stopped. I was thinking in my head what a local told me, if you are bringing in a fish on every cast, which I was, and it suddenly stops, chances are a muskie has cruised in. Well, this was the case, I continued to work this point and then I hooked into the beast I came for. A 33 inch Muskie took the lure and started to run with it. I let him take the line because I was using a ultra-light action rod with only 6 lb test line on it. Took me approx 20 minutes to land this one. I was alone and didn't want to attempt to pick this thing up for a photo op, so I took a couple shots of it next to the pontoon.







What amazing fish. I released this one and he just cruised around me taking gulps of air then with a flick of his tail he was gone.

AWESOME. I took my time and moved up the shoreline a bit to a spot where I had shoreline fished and caught several bass, fished that area for a bit and only caught small smallmouth. I then worked back to the rockpile, this time with my 30 pount braided line on my medium action rod. I was trolling this line behind me as I worked my way to the rockpile following the shroe and sure enough, I hook into some with a bit more size to it, I needed to size this one up quick, it wasn't taking my drag but moving along with the lure in its mouth, then, zzzip there goes the line, I know I had something of size. Wore this one down for about 30 minutes, he darn near took my entire spool before he gave up. Got him close and it was a bit bigger, slightly larger girth and definately a few inches in length.

Anyways, it was great fun, caught alot of small bass biggest being about 1 pound or so, and caught more perch than I knew what to do with which was different, had never caught perch there, and I have heard from many the perch population has slimmed heaps.

Overall about 15 perch, 20 smallies, 1 dink largemouth, and 2 muskies.

Good times. I thought I had the Muskie itch before, I want some more!
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