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I see you have the glove on Joe, just in case those teeth get you.

Tigers are the most beautiful of all Esox.

The 2014 NY M.I. Chapter 69 Tiger Musky Tournament will be Saturday May 10th,2014 on Otisco Lake. *As an open tournament, anyone is welcome to participate* The tournament will be based out of the Otisco Lake Campground Launch 1544 Otisco Valley Road, Marietta, NY 13110. The tournament will begin at 7 AM and fishing will conclude at 3 PM. Registration will be at the launch on the day of the tournament, one hour before the start until 15 minutes after the start. The entry fee is $30 per person. Launch fees are $9. Payouts will be 50% to first place, 30% to second place, and 20% to third place. after administration fees The Muskies Inc Points System (combination of number of fish and their length) will be used to determine the winner. No judge boats will be used; please be sure to have a measuring device and digital or cell phone camera on board to verify your catch. For the complete list of details, be sure to read our open tournament tournament rules available HERE.

We had a pretty good turnout at tonight's meeting. Brad Hammers put on nice presentation and got about a dozen of us signed up for the Waneta lake diary study. He also told us that the regulation proposals to raise the size limit for musky on all inland waters to 40 inches and rolling back the opening day for musky to the last Saturday in May are still in the plan. I had not heard anything definitive about these proposals this year and was wondering if they were off the table. If approved, they will go into effect for the 2015 season. This of course does not include Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and St. Lawrence River where the only change proposed is to raise the size limit to 54 inches.

Here are links to MI NY Chapter 69 2014 Schedule of Events and Saturday, April 19th First Anual Awards Banquet. I want to thank everyone who helped along the way to get us through the first year.

I like the on with the fangs. I wouldn't feel too comfortable wading in that water!!

I would be afraid to use it. It's bad enough to loose a fish but if a lure like that is in its mouth, it would be a heartbreaker. Although on the other hand, a few toothmarks on it woukd help to justify the price. I would definitely be tripple checking line and leader before using it.

Years ago I went to Hay Bay several times for walleye and stayed at the Blakewood Lodge. They had tiny little cabins with bunk beds a sink from the 40s and some of the first refidgerators ever made. The main lodge had a dining room and kitchen and the owner lived on the other side. He was a chef and used to cook some awsome meals. He would do a fish fry one night that was to die for. I asked him how he cooked the fish. He told me the most important thing is to get rid of the skin, the lateral line, all the dark meat under the skin and the silvery membrane lining the internal cavity (that gets rid of all the gamy taste, not to mention much of the toxins). It helps to have a good sharp and flexible filet knife. He dipped it in an egg batter (egg with a little milk) and then in crushed cracker crumbs. He then pan fried it with about 1/2" of oil. No seasoning but I would imagine you could add whatever seasoning you prefer. I crushed up ritz crackers when I did it and it was just as good as his. It is important that the oil be heated up before you add the fish. I used canola oil. I don't know what temp I used but what I did is put a few drops of water in the pan and after it boils out I put the fish in. When the down side is brown I fliped it over and browned the other side. It should only take about two or three minuets on each side. Remove it from the pan and set it on paper towel to soak up the excess oil.

Sorry Joe, The presentation was a spur of the moment thing that Jim decided to do since we did not have a guest speaker lined up.

I was wondering about that too as well as the Raquette River. I would imagine there are some muskies in there but I was also wondering about how navigable they are.

The meeting is tonight at 700 PM. I apologize for not giving more detail in my previous message. The monthly meeting is always on the third Monday of every month, unless otherwise indicated, at the Moose Lodge at 5375 West Henriette Rd. in Henrietta NY at 7:00 PM. Hope to see you there!! Steve

Maybe in a few years she will break the record. Maybe with her own fish.

We had an executive board meeting Thursday night. We discussed many thing, including current issues and this year's agendas. The focus of Monday's meeting we will be going over all these things. Some of which , we will be opening for discussion and asking for input from the membership. I'm sure we will be opening up the floor for any new ideas or proposals from members.

I'll ask Jim tomorrow if he got it. Did you send it to PO Box 10401 Rochester NY 14610?

Congrats guys Nice fish.

Our Mon, Dec. 16th monthly meeting at the Moose Lodge, 2290 West Henrietta Rd., will also be a Christmas party. We will have roast beef sandwiches and french fries supplied by the lodge kitchen. Feel free to bring a snack or desert. There will be a brief meeting and then it will be time to eat and socialize. This will be a good time to get to know other members better and talk about the past season, tell stories, share tactics, and talk about the seemingly distant next year's season. I hope to see you all there and if you can't make it, I would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. Stephen Glassic MI 69 V.P.

I was going to mention Ice fishing. For trolling, finding the bait and small temp. changes are probably key. Using lures that will have good action at very slow speeds, concentrating on transitional areas and looking for even very slightly warmer temps. or warming temps. from daytime sun and creek runoffs on warmer days can help. When you find one fish you are likely to find more nearby.