lake bruce

[taxid]

dont know about indiana, but other states have stocked spotted/leopard musky to diversify popuulation and try to establish self sustaining fisheries. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania come to mind.

its too bad they dont stock tigers anymore.  those things were stunningly gorgeous!  pulled many a big one from loon back then.  the biggest @ 2-3pound shy of the record.

Yeah they were really cool looking. Easy to paint for a taxidermist too. Bars were still visible when the skin dried and all I had to do was enhance them. On many of the regular strain muskies the markings fade out when the skin dries on the form and you have to start from scratch.

Al the biologist is out of the office until March 9th. I'll see if I can contact a musky guide I've done some reproductions for and see what he has to say. And there have to me be more muskie anglers here that can comment. 

[abishop]

Cecil, not really a big deal. I was just curious cause I have never caught 1 like that. It is not like he is going on my wall LOL...

[Teacherpreacher]

My daughter in law's Mother has a cottage on Lake Bruce. Neighbor does really well on Musky. I'll see if I can find what kind they planted. They get some big 'uns out of there!
Teach

[Teacherpreacher]

Al,
I talked to DNR and they are to get back to me about what strain of Musky was planted in Bruce Lake. I looked up info on Indiana stockings and said they've stocked 10 lakes. Gave some stats on some of the stockings but not the strain. Said fish received came from MN, WI, MI. One article said test nets on Bruce Lake showed lots of 30-40" fish and one female in upper 40's. Showed numbers stocked, like 1,250 a year!!! Many were 5-6" long. That's a lot!!
Teach

[taxid]

Cecil, not really a big deal. I was just curious cause I have never caught 1 like that. It is not like he is going on my wall LOL...

Maybe not a big deal but you got us all curious.

[taxid]

Biologist says normal. Says the spots will lighten up with age.

[abishop]

Biologist says normal. Says the spots will lighten up with age.

Thanks, that is kind of what I was thinking. Like a fawn with spots.

[indianahooker]

dnr answer seems suspicious when you see this. http://www.musky.ca/muskieskinpatterns.htm

[indianahooker]

but then again you never can tell with the internet -->https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tigerm-200x200.jpg

  lol

came across this looking on the net.  you guys should find it interesting. old but some good pics http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=94782&start=1

[abishop]

dnr answer seems suspicious when you see this. http://www.musky.ca/muskieskinpatterns.htm

Kewl, according to this chart I caught the rarest species of musky. Thanks, to bad it wasn't 20 pounds bigger. would of made for a good mount. LOL

[abishop]

but then again you never can tell with the internet -->https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tigerm-200x200.jpg

  lol

came across this looking on the net.  you guys should find it interesting. old but some good pics http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=94782&start=1

The first pic looks like a tiger 4 sure.

[Teacherpreacher]

Just talked to fish biologist. Said when Indiana started stocking, got fish from where ever they could so fish today are a combination of many!!

[MC_angler]

Just a normal looking juvenile musky

[abishop]

Going in the morning. report 2 come after. Anyone else planning on going tomorrow?

[northrn-duck-assassin]

Going in the morning. report 2 come after. Anyone else planning on going tomorrow?

I know someone that been fishing over there lately. They keep going back..