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By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 10/15/2022
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/15/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Merwin's tiger musky fishing usually shuts down in early October when the water temp drops below about 64 degrees, but due to this year's long spell of hot weather, the water is still warm enough (my ...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 9/7/2017
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My friend Tom and I fished Banks Lake from Sep. 4-6. Dense fog-like smoke from wildfires shrouded the lake. We could not see the opposite shore. We fished for smallmouth on the west side of Steamboat ...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 6/29/2008
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
"Fish! Fish on!" I yelled, followed by an expletive a moment later. I've been doing this long enough to know the difference between a tiger muskie and a stump. I could say I was just fired up after...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Mayfield for about 5 hours on Wednesday. Weather was cool and drizzly, and water temps ranged from 49 to 54 degrees around the lake . Under conditions like these, tiger muskies will be leth...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Tony Welch and I spent Monday and Tuesday searching for tiger muskies in cool and rainy weather but located only 1 lethargic juvenile (under 30 inches). Water temp was only 55 degrees and the muskie...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 7/28/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2007
Hot Spots: 0
"No greater love hath a friend," Tony said as he handed me his rod, claiming a tiger muskie was on the other end. I reeled in a 16-inch squawfish. "It's the thought that counts," I replied gaily. T...
By: Don Wittenberger
Posted: 6/16/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
This week, while roughing it at the Mayfield Lake campground, I thought about the pioneers as I uncoiled the extension cord for the microwave in the back of my pickup. I can't imagine how they surviv...