Matt and I fished the Flambeau River with Cory from Hayward Fly Fishing
http://haywardflyfishingcompany.com Friday. Cory guided me to my first Muskie on the fly - a beautiful 42 incher last November.
Friday was overcast and mild with very little wind. The day started out fast and would end up being fantastic. Right away we saw 3 fish in the first hour and a half. Two swipes but no hook-ups. I got a few nice pike however (right on the weed edges).
Since we started with some smaller flies (smaller for Muskie but huge for smallmouth) we also got a few nice smallies. All the while we kept seeing Muskies and some really nice ones.
Matt finally landed his first Muskie on the fly with an EP Perch pattern. (I have some video of him landing it that I need to work on). He did a great job and it was a huge relief to get that first one in the boat after seeing 7 by that point.
A little later Matt had an attacking take that cut him off instantly (losing the EP Perch) - my reaction was to try and one-up my brother and I got him. He hit on a jig fly I think which looks like an oversize Whistler.
In total we saw 10 Muskies for the day. Landed 2 and botched the hook-sets on maybe 3 others. I had one follow my fly all the way around the back of the drift boat and another snap at the "L" turn at the boat. Smallmouth fishing is a blast and I do it a lot but there is nothing like Muskie fly fishing and how quickly your heart starting pumping. This was my second trip with Cory at Hayward Fly Fishing Co and I highly recommend going with them.
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