Success with Toothy Critters 2019

[Fredrick]

Figured I’d start this up for you DaveW

2019 Toothy Critter Success thread, this thread is for all successful and unsuccessful Esox stories either it be Pike , Musky or Pickerel .


My first Toothy outing of the year was for pike today, still trying to catch my first one . I knew it was going to be some tough fishing when I got there because of the drastic changes from yesterday and today’s temps . And I was right . I didn’t get any pike but I did catch a 4lb Pickerel. I will definitely be going back out to give it another shot .

 

[Fly-Swatter]

Nice!

 

[Dave_W]

The pickeral are definitely hot-to-trot. I got a couple small ones yesterday - they were chasing bluegills in the shallows.

With the lack of ice on ponds and lakes this winter (so far) and the rivers blown out, pickerel can be a cold water option.

 

[sarce]

Great pickerel! I'm hoping to find some that size in 2019 fishing from my SUP.

 

[Larry]

Fred, Nice fish. Starting 2019 with a bang. Looks like 2019 will be a good year for U.
Larry

 

[melvinp]

Landed my first toothy of the season this past weekend in the susquehanna a nice fat 32 in northern caught on one of those crazy dragon tails,Hope it only gets better from here.Sorry no picture so its only a fish tail.

 

[afishinado]

melvinp wrote:
Landed my first toothy of the season this past weekend in the susquehanna a nice fat 32 in northern caught on one of those crazy dragon tails,Hope it only gets better from here.Sorry no picture so its only a fish tail.

Fish tail is okay.

I have a bunch of DTs tied up waiting to try out.

How did the fly hold up on the toothy?

 

[Fly-Swatter]

Very cool, melvinp!

 

[melvinp]

Well it lasted for one fish looks like it would make two not sure on #3 as for the action (WAY COOL)I was using the Orvis type in mini that are still pretty big.

 

[fly_flinger]

Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

 

[Dave_W]

Well done Fly_flinger - that's what we're talkin about!

 

[Fredrick]

fly_flinger wrote:
Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

Nice what fly did you get it on ?

 

[fly_flinger]

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:
Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

Nice what fly did you get it on ?

I was cheating and using live bait. Found a spot in Jersey that I could throw a cast net for juvenile snakeheads.

 

[Dave_W]

fly_flinger wrote:
I was cheating and using live bait. Found a spot in Jersey that I could throw a cast net for juvenile snakeheads.

Well played Sir!
int:

Dang, I changed out my avatar too soon.

(Actually, I'd be curious to know what fly yuh got him on too.)

 

[Fredrick]

fly_flinger wrote:

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:
Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

Nice what fly did you get it on ?

I was cheating and using live bait. Found a spot in Jersey that I could throw a cast net for juvenile snakeheads.

And here I was just telling some of my friends how well your presenation was, I mean I could just post a pic of your fly boxes I took from the meeting and you can pic the one out that assaulted the musky like in a police line up :lol:

 

[fly_flinger]

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:
Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

Nice what fly did you get it on ?

I was cheating and using live bait. Found a spot in Jersey that I could throw a cast net for juvenile snakeheads.

And here I was just telling some of my friends how well your presenation was, I mean I could just post a pic of your fly boxes I took from the meeting and you can pic the one out that assaulted the musky like in a police line up :lol:

HAHAHAHAHAHA- Good stuff man.

The fly is a happy little accident I made while trying to copy another pattern. It turned out nothing like what I was trying to copy but it has caught me a few muskies now. And smallies and a good walleye too. It's about 7" long and is mostly black bucktail, tied on a 3" shank with a few feathers for a tail. I'll post a pic when I get a chance. It's nothing special really and that's the good thing about muskies. I don't think they care so much what it looks like when they are hungry, they are going to eat whatever is in front of them.

 

[Fredrick]

You don't have to share the fly I have allot of my musky eater (aka snakehead) flies tucked away in a vault . Don't forget to hit me up for a trip also the guys want to have you back for some tying .

fly_flinger wrote:

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:

Fredrick wrote:

fly_flinger wrote:
Finally put one in the boat yesterday. It's been since Labor Day last year since I landed one. This 42"er was the first fish on my buddy's new boat. Coincidentally, I christened his last boat with a 42" musky. Wish he would buy a new boat more often...

Nice what fly did you get it on ?

I was cheating and using live bait. Found a spot in Jersey that I could throw a cast net for juvenile snakeheads.

And here I was just telling some of my friends how well your presenation was, I mean I could just post a pic of your fly boxes I took from the meeting and you can pic the one out that assaulted the musky like in a police line up :lol:

HAHAHAHAHAHA- Good stuff man.

The fly is a happy little accident I made while trying to copy another pattern. It turned out nothing like what I was trying to copy but it has caught me a few muskies now. And smallies and a good walleye too. It's about 7" long and is mostly black bucktail, tied on a 3" shank with a few feathers for a tail. I'll post a pic when I get a chance. It's nothing special really and that's the good thing about muskies. I don't think they care so much what it looks like when they are hungry, they are going to eat whatever is in front of them.

 

[D-nymph]

Doubled up on Saturday.

 

[fly_flinger]

Nice work D-nymph. Were both on that slider pattern?

 

[D-nymph]

No, two different flies. Bigger fish on the slider, which is Dally's Tiny Dancer (Arkansas trout fly) that I upsized for pike/musky. This was it's first outing. Smaller fish was a walleye color Buford.