Plattsburgh, New York

Decided to do some trout fishing for the first time in a while and lucked out with two gorgeous wild brook trout and a brown trout on the Panther Martin!

Had some time after class to fish off of the kayak in hopes of catching another musky today. Luck was on my side again and I managed to land this beautiful muskellunge. Hopefully I can get out and target them one last time before laker season, but man my toes were cold after this one.

Enjoyed the 32-degree morning out on the kayak! Casted around the chatterbait and swimbait for about 6 hours today and had great success. The first fish of the day but a chatterbait and came in around 33 inches. This fish was incredibly fat and full of energy. The next bite came on a 6” whale, but unfortunately I pulled the hooks out of his mouth. I would go on to do the same thing five minutes later on a smaller fish in the same spot. About a half mile from my take out spot, I found myself throwing the chatterbait once again in a very deep hole. Just before it reached the boat, it got hit by a gorgeous muskellunge with some neat looking patterns. Safe to say he swam off very gently…

After nearly a three week stretch without picking up a rod, I finally made it to the river this afternoon to target the elusive muskellunge. It took about three hours of casting before I hooked into the first fish of the day, a muskellunge that I estimate to be between 27-29 inches long. The second came soon after, a fish that could have been my smallest musky ever. These were Muskies 8 and 9 this fall, which I never thought would have been possible. I guess I’ve put in 90,000 casts this fall!

My biggest Musky this fall, 38 inches! This September continues to amaze me as this is my 7th musky this month! I’ve lost countless others too. Between today and yesterday I lost 7, but thankfully I believe this one to be the biggest I’ve set my hooks into. I’ve been meaning to target some Salmon, since they’ve been running up the river lately, but I just can’t get enough of these musky.

On the board once again with a gorgeous little muskellunge on the chatterbait! It was a brisk 38 degrees this morning when I hit the water, and it didn’t help that the extra clothes I brought on the kayak fell in the water as I was launching. Along with the clothes falling in the water, I slipped in as well losing grip of my kayak and accidentally letting it float away down river. I thankfully had my rod nearby to cast a spinner bait and snag it so I could reel it back in. Despite the hiccups, I eventually found success with the musky. I managed to hook one prior to the only fish landed, and I had it by the tail before it freaked out and spit the hook.

The musky success continues! After class today, I had some time to try for the only fish that’s been on my mind lately. After about 6 miles of paddling and no signs of life, I finally set my hooks into a muskellunge! This guy is my smallest musky ever, which I estimate to be around 24-25 inches. Despite his size, he was extremely spunky, launching himself into the air numerous times during the fight.

An incredible afternoon on the kayak today! Had to get through a tricky exam, but once I was free I booked it to the river. Today I managed to land 2 gorgeous muskellunge coming in at 32 and 30 inches long. The first fish of the day came on the second cast with a brand new chatterbait. I would end up losing it after a near third musky ate it as it was suspended above the water in front of my kayak. The fish almost jumped into my boat before swiftly biting through my 40lb line.