muskellunge size limit?

LincolnLunger · 08-12-2008, 12:12 PM

I am just curious how many of you guys Think the 40 inch size limit on muskies is too small? I personally think they should raise the size limits or maybe even make it total Catch & Release but thats just my opinion... What about you?

danager · 08-12-2008, 12:43 PM

I am a newbie to musky fishing and don't have the experience or the knowledge to comment. I am very interested to hear what others have to say.

Hooligan · 08-12-2008, 02:49 PM

I'd love to see it at 48", even better would be 50" effectively making the muskie fishery in NE catch and release.

NETim · 08-12-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hooligan

I'd love to see it at 48", even better would be 50" effectively making the muskie fishery in NE catch and release.

Ditto. Plenty of other fish to eat.

**Catfishsteve** · 08-12-2008, 06:03 PM

Yeah, and close the season on them part of the year, too.

(Like maybe the BIGGER part of the year!!)

fearnofish · 08-12-2008, 09:24 PM

Why are people so concerned with muskie? That is all I have been hearing on this forum, is how these fish need so much protection? I would like to see catch and release on bass at wagon train. I have fished for muskie a lot out there and caught only one, its not like you hammer muskies all day long at wt? Now I have caught a lot of bass and I have heard there are a lot of foreigners taking the bass out of homes and WT. I am more worried about that then one or two muskies being taken each year, how about we just make them catch and release so no one can whyne?

Frosch · 08-12-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fearnofish

Why are people so concerned with muskie? That is all I have been hearing on this forum, is how these fish need so much protection?

It might have something to do with the fact that you are in the Huskerland Muskie Hunters sponsored forum.

fearnofish · 08-12-2008, 09:47 PM

Guess that could be LOL! I am more of a Huskerland Bass Fisherman I guess. Muskie are awesome fish, but what if a guy shot a 20 inch bass out of the spillway , would we have all this concern.. Like I said Wagon Train is not some Gold Medal Muskie lake, they are in there but I would laugh at a guy bowfishing for muskie in the actual lake of wagontrain because he has no hope. Just the spillway. Is it possible to put up some kind of mesh so the fish cant even get into the spillway?

LincolnLunger · 08-12-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by fearnofish

Muskie are awesome fish, but what if a guy shot a 20 inch bass out of the spillway , would we have all this concern..

Us guys on the muskie forum my not have much concern but the guys on the bass forum might

fearnofish · 08-12-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LincolnLunger

Us guys on the muskie forum my not have much concern but the guys on the bass forum might

Thats funny lol! I think we should ban all sportfish from being shot with a bow. Thats fine with me but I dont honestly think bowfisherman threaten bass, muskies, or cats. I fish quite a bit at wagontrain for muskie and frankly have never seen muskie cruizin around two feet under water same with bass. You might get a flash from a muskie but hell man there isnt many guys who can shoot a bow that good. Ban bowfishing for sportfish, fine with me. In my opinion thats not going to improve any of the fishing in the main lake, just trying to prevent the inevitable from happening which is the muskie dying in the spillway.

Hooligan · 08-12-2008, 11:41 PM

The truth of the matter is that I couldn't care less about green carp, other than they provide something to do when I'm actually in NE, and the water is too war to fish muskies.
The concern isn't bowfishing, I could care less, you failed to see that in the previous post. The concern is judging the size of the fish, should someone decide to do so, and you'd be surprised just how shallow muskies will be at times other than in spring. Learn a little about them, and you'd find that it is entirely plausible they could be a target species. I'm not getting into that debate.
The reason they are so valuable is they are an apex predator that can sustain a fishery for many years, they won't reproduce like Bass will, and therefore have to be stocked. They are expensive to stock, far more than largemouth. They need to be protected so that the fishery is there, and available for people to enjoy, they need to be protected from being taken out of the lake and eaten, because they really are a sport fish. They are a predator, they eat other fish and get high mercury/pcb content in their flesh, you shouldn't eat them in the first place. A forty inch fish is nothing, compared to what they can get to, even here in NE, at WT, ZO, or elsewhere, doesnt matter.
That's why I am up in arms about it. You fail to understand most of the argument thus far, as I see it, you don't even want to acknowledge the viability of the fishery, and the ability to keep it viable through means such as a size limit.
You think people are whining about it...damned right. I'm disgusted in it for more reasons than I can count.

fearnofish · 08-12-2008, 11:44 PM

[hooligan what good do muskie in the spillway provide to the wagon train fishery. Its wasted money , either way you cut it.

fearnofish · 08-12-2008, 11:47 PM

Just saying you could careless about bass is funny, bass are the best man. Hooligan whens the last time you actually caught a muskie in wagontrain?

Hooligan · 08-13-2008, 12:28 AM

Early July. And that matters how?

fearnofish · 08-13-2008, 12:34 AM

I do understand this thread, the point to it is people can not judge the size of the fish under water. I agree. My point is what good are the muskie doing in the spillway, they might live a month or two but you and I both know they are not going to make it to another lake. I agree that shooting a fish under the length limit is illegal and should not have happened but I do not think that you should make it illegal for all just because of one bad apple. How many have been fishing and have had the opportunity in the main lake to arrow a muskie?

Hooligan · 08-13-2008, 01:05 AM

Frankly, doesn't matter to me one bit. It shouldn't even be an option.

NETim · 08-13-2008, 06:53 AM

MUSKIES- All other fish are just bait.

mrcold · 08-13-2008, 07:32 AM

I've been within 10' of no less than 6 muskie this year that were within one foot of the surface...this is in about 4 trips to waters with muskie in them. I see them cruising shallows or sitting in the sun quite often.

danager · 08-13-2008, 08:23 AM

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Why are people so concerned with muskie? That is all I have been hearing on this forum, is how these fish need so much protection?

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It might have something to do with the fact that you are in the Huskerland Muskie Hunters sponsored forum.

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fearnofish · 08-13-2008, 06:57 PM

Wow danager I finally figured out there was a special page just for muskie hunters, or should I call you fisherman?

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08-12-2008, 12:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
danager danager has no status. Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Next To The Lake/Stream/River Posts: 219 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am a newbie to musky fishing and don't have the experience or the knowledge to comment. I am very interested to hear what others have to say.

08-12-2008, 02:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is crusading. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 60 Thanked 369 Times in 237 Posts	I'd love to see it at 48", even better would be 50" effectively making the muskie fishery in NE catch and release.

08-12-2008, 06:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Catfishsteve Catfishsteve is Getting ready to move... fun, fun fun! Director Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Plattsmouth, NE Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 7,776 Thanks: 204 Thanked 544 Times in 170 Posts	Yeah, and close the season on them part of the year, too. (Like maybe the BIGGER part of the year!!)

08-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Why are people so concerned with muskie? That is all I have been hearing on this forum, is how these fish need so much protection? I would like to see catch and release on bass at wagon train. I have fished for muskie a lot out there and caught only one, its not like you hammer muskies all day long at wt? Now I have caught a lot of bass and I have heard there are a lot of foreigners taking the bass out of homes and WT. I am more worried about that then one or two muskies being taken each year, how about we just make them catch and release so no one can whyne?

08-12-2008, 09:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Guess that could be LOL! I am more of a Huskerland Bass Fisherman I guess. Muskie are awesome fish, but what if a guy shot a 20 inch bass out of the spillway , would we have all this concern.. Like I said Wagon Train is not some Gold Medal Muskie lake, they are in there but I would laugh at a guy bowfishing for muskie in the actual lake of wagontrain because he has no hope. Just the spillway. Is it possible to put up some kind of mesh so the fish cant even get into the spillway?

08-12-2008, 11:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is crusading. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 60 Thanked 369 Times in 237 Posts	The truth of the matter is that I couldn't care less about green carp, other than they provide something to do when I'm actually in NE, and the water is too war to fish muskies. The concern isn't bowfishing, I could care less, you failed to see that in the previous post. The concern is judging the size of the fish, should someone decide to do so, and you'd be surprised just how shallow muskies will be at times other than in spring. Learn a little about them, and you'd find that it is entirely plausible they could be a target species. I'm not getting into that debate. The reason they are so valuable is they are an apex predator that can sustain a fishery for many years, they won't reproduce like Bass will, and therefore have to be stocked. They are expensive to stock, far more than largemouth. They need to be protected so that the fishery is there, and available for people to enjoy, they need to be protected from being taken out of the lake and eaten, because they really are a sport fish. They are a predator, they eat other fish and get high mercury/pcb content in their flesh, you shouldn't eat them in the first place. A forty inch fish is nothing, compared to what they can get to, even here in NE, at WT, ZO, or elsewhere, doesnt matter. That's why I am up in arms about it. You fail to understand most of the argument thus far, as I see it, you don't even want to acknowledge the viability of the fishery, and the ability to keep it viable through means such as a size limit. You think people are whining about it...damned right. I'm disgusted in it for more reasons than I can count.

08-12-2008, 11:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[hooligan what good do muskie in the spillway provide to the wagon train fishery. Its wasted money , either way you cut it.

08-12-2008, 11:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just saying you could careless about bass is funny, bass are the best man. Hooligan whens the last time you actually caught a muskie in wagontrain?

08-13-2008, 12:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is crusading. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 60 Thanked 369 Times in 237 Posts	Early July. And that matters how?

08-13-2008, 12:34 AM	#15 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I do understand this thread, the point to it is people can not judge the size of the fish under water. I agree. My point is what good are the muskie doing in the spillway, they might live a month or two but you and I both know they are not going to make it to another lake. I agree that shooting a fish under the length limit is illegal and should not have happened but I do not think that you should make it illegal for all just because of one bad apple. How many have been fishing and have had the opportunity in the main lake to arrow a muskie?

08-13-2008, 01:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
Hooligan Hooligan is crusading. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 60 Thanked 369 Times in 237 Posts	Frankly, doesn't matter to me one bit. It shouldn't even be an option.

08-13-2008, 06:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
NETim NETim is not a socialist. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Platte County Posts: 422 Thanks: 36 Thanked 56 Times in 40 Posts	MUSKIES- All other fish are just bait.

08-13-2008, 07:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
mrcold mrcold is busy offending people. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 650 Thanks: 88 Thanked 94 Times in 61 Posts	I've been within 10' of no less than 6 muskie this year that were within one foot of the surface...this is in about 4 trips to waters with muskie in them. I see them cruising shallows or sitting in the sun quite often.

08-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
fearnofish fearnofish has no status. Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow danager I finally figured out there was a special page just for muskie hunters, or should I call you fisherman?