Decided to give Silver a go this morning since I couldn't make it to the musky tournament this year. I worked over some of the weed beds looking for healthy, green weeds that would still attract fish. Didn't find much so I moved out to the deep weed edge and fished inside turns and points, big fat nothin. Stayed in about 15 ft. and moved along the east side casting a swimbait out into deep water, counting it down to cover the water column. Was working the bait slow so it stayed deep, throwing in an occasional twitch and pause.
It was a slow morning and I wasn't very enthusiastic, so I was surprised when the biggest musky that I have ever seen at silver came cruising in to check out the bait. This fish was a brute, it looked like a Curlew fish. It must have been from the first 2 years of stocking because it dwarfed the two 40" fish I've caught there this year.
The bait was still out about 10 feet and was coming up from the depths when I saw the musky come in. So I sped up my retrieve, which you should always do when a musky comes in quick. I made a quick left turn and started moving the bait away from the musky so I could go into my figure 8. When I made the turn I really moved the bait fast, mimicking prey fleeing from a predator. The musky shot forward and grabbed the......LEADER!
A quick head shake later and the musky was gone, my bait resting at the bottom of Silver Lake. Ugh, you fish all year for one this big. I hung out there for another hour, making sure the fish didn't come floating up with a lure pinning it's mouth shut. Thankfully, I never saw the fishy again. Maybe next year.
Continued fishing along the east side, but called it a day when I lost another lure and leader to a submerged tree. Looks like Rollie and Hellen's will be getting a call today. Please release those fish, you too will see a 25 pounder if the 10's get a chance to grow.