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WENT UP TO NEWTON YESTERDAY TO CHECK IT OUT AND SAW IT WAS 99% ICE FREE I WENT HOME GOT THE BOAT ON THE WATER AND CAUGHT 2 20 INCH MUSKIES IN AN HOURS TIME JUST TROLLING WITH A SLASH BAIT WATER TEMP WAS A BALMY 41 DEGREES WITH THE WIND BLOWING TODAY IT SHOULD ALL BE OFF NOW. I WAS ABLE TO TROLL THRU THE REMAINING ICE WITH NO PROBLEMS I CAUGHT THE MUSKIES NEXT TO THE DAM IN 25 FEET OF WATER
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This report/udate is greatly appreciated. I am not much of a tiger musky fisherman, so I would like to ask you how hard they fight in the 41 degree water?
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NOT NEARLY LIKE THEY DO IN WARM WATER ALTHOUGH ITS STILL A FIGHT TO GET THEM NEAR THE BOAT I LANDED THE FIRST ONE IN 10 MINUTES AND IMMEDIATELY LET HIM SWIM AFTER UNHOOKING HIM THE SECOND ONE HIT AND I PULLED HIM OFF THE BOTTOM AFTER 20 MINUTES BARGAINING WITH HIM
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I am very impressed. One twice as long would give you the fight of your life. Keep looking for them, you never know when a lunker might suprise you. I have heard stories from around the Minnesota area of big pike and musky hitting musk-rat spinners with lightning speed, and they say the fight is even more drammatic.
Say, I may head up to Newton one of these days. What would you recommend as far as lures/technique, and general "hang-out areas" for the tigers?
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Newton is still on my 'to do' list. Thanks for the update and congrats on the muskies. See anybody else out there or were you the first to hit the soft water?
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where is the boat ramp? Is there a launch fee? I searched and found nothing.
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Great to here all the ice is gone!!! [#ffffff][size 1]cclaeys [/size][/#ffffff]No fees at Newton !!M.H.
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I WAS FORTUNATELY THE FIRST ONE ON THE SOFT WATER AND IT FELT GOOD. FOR LURES TRY JOINTED RAPALAS SLASH BAITS ANY THING THAT WILL DIVE OR SUSPEND. TRY TROLLING ON THE WEST END AS ITS GOT A LOT OF FISH HANGING ON THE BOTTOM I WILL BE HEADING OUT AGAIN IN THE MORNING TO GIVE IT A GO AGAIN
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First off, welcome to the board and thanks for the report. I have never fished Newton before but it is on my list of lakes to hit up this year. I have a few questions for you though. What was the water level like? High/low? Is there a dock? Reason I ask about the dock is because I was going to go to Willard on Saturday to just put the boat in so I could replace the "bunks" on the bottom of my trailor, but since Newton is open, maybe I will put the boat in, replace the "bunks" then fish it for a few hours. If there is no dock, is there a place I can "beach" my boat for a few so I can do my maintenance? Also, what is in Newton? Muskie, Largemouth, Perch, Rainbows, anything else? Crappie? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again and welcome to the board!!!
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I agree about the size range, however I know of two different guys catching tigers over the forty inch mark last summer. One of them was a relative of a friend who is about as lucky as they get so I believe him. There are a lot in there, we usually end up catching a few when we go out and we aren't targeting them. The biggest we boated was around 36 inches.
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there isnt a dock yet at newton but there are plenty of spots to beach your boat and do your maintenance. water level is 2/3 full muskie lm bass perch trout crappie bluegill catfish are in newton hope that helps ya
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