It all started on a HOT day on Leech Lake MN July 16 1955 when guide Danny Chalich and Bob Neururer and his nephews Chucky and Peter set out for a morning’s fishing. Before long, Peter was battling a 35-pound muskie. People saw muskies on the lake surface exploding on the heat-stressed tullibees. The Muskie Rampage was on. The local’s say, more than 100 muskies had been caught in Portage Bay alone in 8 days. Around July 23 a massive storm blew in and the Muskie Rampage was over.
Has this happened again? In September 1986 Don Pursch remembers fishing a 10-day period where he boated multiple big fish each day. July 1999 guide Rusty Lilyquist’s caught 14 fish between 47 and 53 inches in five days. Four being over 50 inches. In July 2002, Leech Lake muskies were at it again. Guides and anglers say that in four days, 30 legal muskies were caught by four boats in Walker Bay and the Pelican Island area alone!
Tech & Tackle Blog promotes Catch & Release of all Muskies!
See you on the water! Pops
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