anyone heard anything about newman lake?

[Fish-N-Fool]

I heard through the grapevine that Newman has been putting out a lot of skis this spring, anyone fished it or heard of fish being caught?

[Magnus100]

A friend of a friend caught a nice tiger today and got bit off 3 times. He was bass fishing. I dont have any more details unfortunately but I am wishin I was fishin. Unfortunately I wont be out for atleast a couple weeks.

[Evergreen Esox]

Well here's a little something about Newman from the Spokesman. The article claimed this is a 55" tiger. I am dubious of this claim, having handled several fish over 50" myself. I think they may have meant to say 45", which seems more reasonable. I could be mistaken of course as there are no perfect people.

[dwh4784]

I fished it Tuesday evening with a coworker, barely got anything. Couldn't even get a hit on a mouse way back in the pads (South end). Finally did catch a couple small largemouth in one of the West bays on a Senko and my coworker had went desperation to a bobber w/ night-crawler catching bluegill and got one bass nicer than mine on that rig, lovely! I saw some guys fishing deep out in the middle of the lake and think with the heat I may need to learn that program. I had steel leaders on, Rapala's/Buzz Baits/etc hoping for a rogue Muskie while bass fishing but didn't get squat.

[ncwflounderer]

I've never fished this lake, but have been around muskie, and i have found that sticking with the bass gear, and using 30# mono leader instead of wire, helps a lot with the breakoffs from muskie and improves the bass bites.

[Evergreen Esox]

I'll give you my two cents on Newman tigers for this time of year, in the mornings and evening:
6" Perch or Firetiger colored Jake's and Grandma's, white or orange belly color. Jerked and straight retrieve, fast.
Jointed Rap in Perch or gold/black. Supershad in any color.
Yellow, white or black spinnerbaits most days as a toss back to follows and to work weed pockets.
MG chart/black, with painted blades, spinnerbait when the water really gets cloudy.
Put yourself in 10 feet of water, work the shore line and docks, always moving.
Afternoons: troll supershad rap or 6" bucher depthraiders in 10+ feet of water.

[muskyhunter]

Ha..there are no muskies in Newman! Who started that rumor? Kendall?

[muskyhunter]

Heyah Esox,
There was a 52" caught out there way back in like 10' or 11' had pictures of it at the store when it was open. I am pretty sure it was a pretty good stick from around the Spokane area that got her..and released her.
How does one get a tiger muskie towell? Good fish man!

[muskyhunter]

That dude is saying that fish he posted the picture of is a 55"..its on the Missoulian.com website..its a hell of a silly fish story..

[Fish-N-Fool]

I've never fished this lake, but have been around muskie, and i have found that sticking with the bass gear, and using 30# mono leader instead of wire, helps a lot with the breakoffs from muskie and improves the bass bites.

Fishing for toothy critters with 30# mono would be insane. I use 80# Fluorocarbon tied to 65 lb. braid I still get the bass bites and land the muskies.

[Fish-N-Fool]

So anybody been to Newman lately? I have not landed a muskie this year so I want to hit the lake soon.

[muskyhunter]

No tigers in Newman..

[Fish-N-Fool]

No tigers in Newman..

I assume you mean by that you have not caught any Tigers there lately. We all know the lake has Muskie's in it. I did go fish it this week and never had a fallow, but is was super hot that day. Even the bass would not bite as we threw some bass lures for the last hour or so as well. I agree with you on that fish posted above. it was in no way a 55" fish. Somebody got the numbers mixed up because that was a low to mid 20 lb. fish and about 45"long. A fish over 55" would be well over 50 lb. as the current World record was only 52" long and weighted 44 lbs.

[Evergreen Esox]

If you read my earlier reply; just use the last sentence to catch musky in Newman. I was shown this by Muskieguy, it really is the simplest way to do it. This time of year 10-15' will be fine in the AM and evening. Deeper in midday. I recall that big fish, the last time I saw, it was in MG's hands going back into the water several years back (2011 maybe). I remember seeing an old post from a tournament where MH caught the only musky in Newman, maybe he kept it and that's why there are no musky anymore??? That is sneaky of him.

[muskyhunter]

No tigers in Newman the pike the guy caught and released a few years back ate them all..thanks guy!
Evergreen..have you heard from MG at all recently had and lost his number..miss that guy! That tiger at Newman..idk i heard muskies taste like eagles..sneaky..? Yep! lol

[Fish-N-Fool]

So Newman does still have muskies in it!!!!! I got this mid size Ski the other day on my VERY FIRST CAST in the morning ( so much for the fish of 10,000 casts LOL) It hit a new freshly painted 8" S-waver in a Metallic Golden Perch color that I really like tons of flash in the water works great for both Snot Rockets and Skis.
Here is the Ski I got the other day

[AJ's Dad]

Metallic Golden Perch color? How about showing us a photo of that bait.