My first Muskie.

I was fishing for pike and walleyes with my nephew today. Crappy rainy,windy, cool day. We were trolling a river that drains into Lake Nipissing. Passed a weed bed along the shore when I thought I snagged bottom. Told my nephew to turn the boat around and then I felt a few head shakes. Fought it for a few minutes and then gave it a quick release. Best guess estimate was about 36 inches and about 12 to 15 pounds.

First Muskie and biggest fish I ever caught. Too bad it was under length and out of season...

Hey, thanks for sharing!
That river have a name, Sturgeon, Veuve?

Veuve.

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Originally Posted by 35wailin

Veuve.

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One of my old stomping grounds!
There used to be some dandy Pickerel / Walleye in there.

Congrats on the PB..

A Ray

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Originally Posted by Clamp-It

One of my old stomping grounds!
There used to be some dandy Pickerel / Walleye in there.

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In the Veuve? We were hoping to catch some, but not really sure where to go. We were fishing the section near Verner. Trolling and still fishing likely looking spots, with only that muskie to show for our efforts.

Slow moving, dirty river with lots of woody snags on bottom. Doesn`t seem to be a whole lot of structure being a slow river running through clay farm country.

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Originally Posted by Abitibi Ray

Congrats on the PB..

A Ray

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Thanks, Ray. I wish I caught it two weeks from now. Still wouldn`t be legal keeper size, but then I could have measured and took a few pics. I`m sure that would have qualified for an Ontario Angler award.

Sigh...

Congrats on your first :)

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Originally Posted by 35wailin

In the Veuve? We were hoping to catch some, but not really sure where to go. We were fishing the section near Verner. Trolling and still fishing likely looking spots, with only that muskie to show for our efforts.

Slow moving, dirty river with lots of woody snags on bottom. Doesn`t seem to be a whole lot of structure being a slow river running through clay farm country.

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Yes, there is a lot of run-off from the local farms that are causing substantial sediment and weeds, and what ever.

This was first ice fishing (about 30 years ago).
A friend of my buddy's lived on the river all his life, and eventually showed us this place, and once the word got out... well..
These were current areas with a vortex, about 15-20 ft deep, between Verner and the mouth at Cache Bay. You needed to get permission from the landowner to park your vehicle in order to walk across his field to get on the river.

Anyway, large 6-10 lb pickerel would be stacked in these holes, and made for some interesting catches.

I'll post an actual picture of my (late) best friend with an actual pickerel he caught from that very spot.

Here it is:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...VeuveRiver.jpg

Congrats on the muskie....nothing like'em

Veuve river has a fall run of walleye if you know someone up there that can keep you up on the river conditions you can get into some great walleye fishing.if you don't time it right you'll have to settle for catching pike after pike a win win situation

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Originally Posted by ski glider

Veuve river has a fall run of walleye if you know someone up there that can keep you up on the river conditions you can get into some great walleye fishing.if you don't time it right you'll have to settle for catching pike after pike a win win situation

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x2.....awesome fall run this year..

Can anyone pm me with any info on where in between Hagar and Verner that I can get a small bass boat into the water. I've been to Verner last year and couldn't find any place to launch..any help greatly appreciated

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Congrats Wailin, they're a fun fish to tangle with. Now get back out there and catch one that you can take a picture of to share with us :D