Went to coeur d'alene for pike but didn't see any or have any bites so me and a friend decided to go to Newman in the afternoon. Didn't expect to catch anything but turned out to be not that bad of a day. Caught one tiger Muskie, it was 30inches and really skinny, must have been no more than 3 lbs. caught one last year same length and it was 8 lbs. my friend also hooked into a bigger one that wrapped around a stump and came off. He later caught a 2 lb smallmouth on a crankbait. Bass are still deep but the muskies were in about 10 feet and less. Caught mine on a river 2 sea s waver rainbow trout color, my friend lost his on a black surface rat he was trolling.

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