Tell us about the top item on your bucket list. The one thing you just have to do before you take that dirt nap. I'll go first -
I lived in Wiz-gan-sin for 30-odd years, mostly in the greater M'waukee area and 'burbs. Many was the time I took a trip "up north" as we put it (or "up nort" if you were a sout sider) for the purpose chiefly of fishing. Up north could mean anywhere in say the top third of the state. Starting as a young lad with my folks, we frequented the Eagle River area which is in more or less the NE part of the mitten (yes, WI looks like a mitten).
Anyhoo, that's where I developed a passion for fishing. Through my 20's I would frequent Kentuck Lake just east of the town of Eagle River where my buddy's folks had a cabin. Every Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July weekend, and Labor Day weekend, my buddy and I along with a few others would drive up there to fish all day Sat-Mon morning. A case or two of beer in a cooler in the boat was a requirement.
We mostly drowned worms and caught enough panfish like Bluegills, Sunfish, small Crappie, and Perch to fill our bellies every night. We even filleted them, believe it or not! Occasionally we'd go trolling for the elusive Musky which were stocked in Kentuck as it was a good sized lake. More times than not, one of us would hook a "snake" which is what we called Northern Pike. Long and thin and looking something like a Musky, Pike were fierce fighters but poor eating due to all the bones. We usually threw those back. The lake also had Bass which we caught occasionally but no Walleye as far as I was aware.
On one memorable occasion, one of our crew of 4 landed a Musky while trolling and it was several inches above the minimum limit for keeping. Incredibly, a short time later another of us hooked another Musky about the same size. At that point we counted our lucky stars and headed in. No, I was not one of those to do battle with the mighty Musky.
I said all that to say this - before my time is up here on the blue planet I very much want to return to Kentuck Lake and fish for the king of freshwater fishing - the noble Muskellunge. And, if I'm lucky enough to land one I will practice catch and release. I wouldn't mind catching a string of panfish either!
And you?
Cheers,
RR
I lived in Wiz-gan-sin for 30-odd years, mostly in the greater M'waukee area and 'burbs. Many was the time I took a trip "up north" as we put it (or "up nort" if you were a sout sider) for the purpose chiefly of fishing. Up north could mean anywhere in say the top third of the state. Starting as a young lad with my folks, we frequented the Eagle River area which is in more or less the NE part of the mitten (yes, WI looks like a mitten).
Anyhoo, that's where I developed a passion for fishing. Through my 20's I would frequent Kentuck Lake just east of the town of Eagle River where my buddy's folks had a cabin. Every Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July weekend, and Labor Day weekend, my buddy and I along with a few others would drive up there to fish all day Sat-Mon morning. A case or two of beer in a cooler in the boat was a requirement.
We mostly drowned worms and caught enough panfish like Bluegills, Sunfish, small Crappie, and Perch to fill our bellies every night. We even filleted them, believe it or not! Occasionally we'd go trolling for the elusive Musky which were stocked in Kentuck as it was a good sized lake. More times than not, one of us would hook a "snake" which is what we called Northern Pike. Long and thin and looking something like a Musky, Pike were fierce fighters but poor eating due to all the bones. We usually threw those back. The lake also had Bass which we caught occasionally but no Walleye as far as I was aware.
On one memorable occasion, one of our crew of 4 landed a Musky while trolling and it was several inches above the minimum limit for keeping. Incredibly, a short time later another of us hooked another Musky about the same size. At that point we counted our lucky stars and headed in. No, I was not one of those to do battle with the mighty Musky.
I said all that to say this - before my time is up here on the blue planet I very much want to return to Kentuck Lake and fish for the king of freshwater fishing - the noble Muskellunge. And, if I'm lucky enough to land one I will practice catch and release. I wouldn't mind catching a string of panfish either!
And you?
Cheers,
RR
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