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That was to establish a population live near by you would not belive the dead muskies due to mishandling (lets get a lot of pitures )

Josh, thank you for spreading the word. I am taking the survey now and letting em know that we need some more damn fish in the lakes. The metro lakes (Minnetonka, Eagle, White Bear, etc) can support more fish than they are being managed for. Thank you for mentioning the tiger lakes. There are fewer than ever before and many of those lakes are also fished heavily for bass and other species. Bass and Walleye guys accidentally running into Tigers isn't great for the population. I know bass guys that kill the tigers that they can because they believe they are bad for other fish populations. A few lakes stocked and managed primarily for tigers would be awesome.

If anybody wants to save some time. Basically, the DNR stocks less muskies. Therefore, you catch less. you’re welcome) the only way this changes is if we push the DNR to stock more fish

At this years Musky expo here in Minnesota the DNR had a booth. I walked up the guy manning the both and asked if he was the complaint department! 😂 I did have a nice conversation with him. He sounded on board with what you were saying. I asked why the hell Woman lake doesn’t get supplemental stocking? His answer, Lake Association. They didn’t want it. Once again it’s politics that dictates biology and Nothing more. I’m 53 and just Seriously started musky fishing in 2018. Gull lake could be the next boom to bust lake in the cycle?

Awesome recap Josh! Sad situation for us Minnesota musky guys. Walleye anglers probably outnumber musky anglers 10 to 1 in Minnesota. I am sure they have mobilized their forces this week to complete thousands of survey entries, so it's concerning to think about how the results may turn out.

I'm one of the Tiger twins John Tahedl Your pulse on the musky world is awesome . Great job 👏 👍 😊

This is an awesome video, thanks for sharing. A have a couple of thoughts; When you look at targeted survey data, there are often lakes that have similar Muskie densities to years where we’ve experienced better fishing. I think there is a strong correlation between newly stocked lakes and fish catch ability. I think if they discontinue stocking in certain lakes they should establish stocking in a new lake to create a new opportunity. I’m curious how you all would feel about a stamp similar to trout or walleye that all proceeds go into Muskie stocking/ research? Lastly, in your figures, I would be curious to see it CPUE by anglers vs year. Thanks again for an informative video

SLR should be world class. As of now I catch maybe 12-15 fish a season in 3-400 hours. It’s absolutely awful compared to what it was ten years ago. The current plan is 2500 GL strain fish, I can’t remember if it’s yearly or every other year stocking. 2500 fish in a system connected to Lake Superior is laughable. I wonder how that compares to Green Bay l’s stocking fish per acre numbers. I have more action going to lakes that aren’t even supposed to have muskies in them. It’s depressing.

Bryant and Crystal are 100% still being stocked. Dnr website shows both lakes alternating years with the last recorded being 2022. I have video from last summer of several 40+ in a morning.

Do they take public money for stocking? Can we all donate $100 to save a Muskie a year for next 10 years?

I fish the st. Louis river normally a couple times a week in the summer for muskie. I think that river is in a very good place right now. There are tons of fish in that 26-35 inch range and most of those sized fish don't have tags so it probably means their natural reproduction. The main reason i think people don't fish it, is from the water clarity from the dredging. So on a good day you can see down a foot if that during peak dredging season. But they are getting rid of the pollution in the river from a long time ago from the steel plant and logging mills. But they are almost done from my understanding. That river just needs time and it will become one of the best muskie, walleye and sturgeon factories/destinations in the world in 15 years or so. They just introduced the great lakes muskies in 2019. Hopefully from what they are doing some day they wont have to stock that river from cleaning it up and it all being natural reproduction.

Biggest question I have to our DNR. WHY’RE THEY REMOVING ADULT MUSKIES FROM OUR LAKES I live in itasca county and it’s not just one lake they’ve done this on. For example, North Star lake near marcell in itasca. Removing full adult Muskies for what reason? And what did they do with them? My guess is selling to another state? Idk I can’t imagine adults survive well being transported that far. But why isn’t this public news for one, and for two why’s it even being done in general. We need more stocking and our DNR is out here removing fish? This is absolutely a problem and if you think North Star is the only lake this is being done on you’re wrong. It’s happening and they’re keeping it quiet. I’ve seen the videos and proof from locals on the lake it was happening on.

Awesome video & content, Josh! Thanks for sharing this valuable info!

Great vid, Josh! Thanks.

The Minnesota DNR survey was probably designed / written by a Democrat

Awesome video. I 'm from Ohio and fish Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Need to fish Minnesota more. Beautiful country in both.

Josh, kudos to you for taking the time to do this. Thank you.

Thanks Josh!

Good video, thanks for the info Josh.

Thank you for making this video

Great video Josh. Thanks for sharing the links on those products. I've been looking for a pair of those pliers so I appreciate the info.

Great Josh!!! The giant bolt cutters can be a life saver. Literally. Take care.

More than the DNR We need to pressure the buisness community aka Lodge owners They have the governors ear They have to/should see the value in musky angling And this day and age of different species anglers not liking each other and bad mouthing each other doesn't help It's forced resort owners (and even some bait shops) To take sides And

AWESOME" THANKS 4 POSTING GREAT INFO!!! CHEERS" for 2023 OPENER from "TIGER'S ONLY" IDAHO!

How can I buy a few of these.

I think the reason some MN muskie fisherman don't want more stocking (per DNR comments) is to keep people away from their fisheries (Vermillion/ Mille Lacs).

From 2021 (record drought and wildfire) to 2022 (record snow, rain, and flooding), I don't think the only difference between catching fish on blades was singularly your bait. 2 incredibly different seasons with vastly different water level. But talk your shit Josh. I'll give it a go.

Wooooowwww!!!! Genius. Good work men. Bad day to be a musky👌🏻

I can tell you first hand it works! I tried fishing in the back of the boat behind "the one" last summer with limited success.

Dead on with the extra wire in front of the blades😉will you be selling just clevises for guys like me who wanna make our own tails?

Cool idea, and great company name and logo. I hope you do great, and I'll look for your bucktails to try.

Hate to break it to you. The square tubing is used on many lures. Nimmer uses them on every rotation device he has. It is also used on the mammoth bucktails. Roger from H2o has a similar Cleves with a patent.

I'm beginning to think that lure vibration is much more important than what most anglers realize. We debate about lure color when we should be focused on lure vibration. Your square clevis supports this idea. It's been many years since we met at Lac Seul.

Josh, nice work! Look’n forward to casting a few of those buck tails.

What happened?...isn't there like over ten fishing lodges on the lake,how.many like hundreds of party's fishing,like probably some mortality by improper handling and all these fishing aids,,not to mention local fishing

Why would people harvest the trophy fish? As a trophy carp angler we do everything we can to release our fish for tomorrow.

Great vid, where can I buy one of those long hook removers, I've only seen small ones

Great video! I liked and subscribed. Last year was my first year musky fishing, and I'm so glad I had one of those Knipex cutters. I got one big musky solo fishing and cut hooks and had a good safe release. I like the Knipex so much, I use it on bass and pike too - if I'm not keeping a fish, I want it to live. Replacement treble hooks are not expensive - I keep a Plano box at home full of 3/0's to 7/0's and always have a few of different sizes in my traveling tackle box for the boat. I will get a couple of the tools you mentioned that I don't have, like the hook pick. Good stuff, thanks.

Natives gill net everything on principle as some sort of protest or demonstration of their rights, there are piles and piles of dead fish mostly unused throughout the open water season.

I’m planning to book a trip next week Jan 28th 2022 Never been to MN and this was to be my trip of a lifetime Hard to describe how disheartening it is to listen to these stories I don’t know where to go now. I was planning on vermilion

Good information !

Excellent video. I have never lost a fish. I have all those tools except the bolt cutter laid out like tools on a surgeons tray. I think that is important to point out.

Right on, Always Good To be "Refreshed". "It's Better to Have it and not Need it then to Need it and not Have it"

Very Helpful

There are far more Muskies in the lake today than I ever imagined. This I know thanks to Livescope. What I also now know is that these Muskies are extremely boat shy. A high percentage of them will slowly follow, then become aware of the boat and stop - typically 30’ out and 10’ down - never being seen by the naked eye. Follow to bite ratios of 50:1 are the norm for me. That’s fishing pressure causing avoidance behavior. Catch rates have suffered as a result. When those same fish were exposed to angling for the first time, they bit far more frequently. That’s just not the case today and probably never will be again. Lower catch rates can be a function of both angling pressure and overall population. In the case of V today, the former and not the latter seems to be the primary driver of poorer success rates. Just telling you what I’ve seen with my own eyes and has been confirmed through various studies I read about the effects of angling pressure on fish catches.

I think you’re right on! And yes do it more!

Combination of many factors. Stocking is probably #2 after fishing pressure. People really need to learn to stop bragging about their trips to vermilion. Or any lake for that matter. Nobody cares about the 50" fish you caught anymore. Keep it to yourself and enjoy the fish. Treat the lakes and the fish with respect and not just your playground for the week you come up.

Is this a funding problem that is holding back stocking? If so, is there a way to generate more funding for stocking muskies? Musky fisherman bring millions and millions of dollars to MN resorts, restaurants, gas stations, bait shops, etc. Why jeopardize that if the problem is some fraction of that dollar amount for stocking muskies?

This is good stuff and I’m for stocking more muskies within reason, but I think we could also be talking about how to maximize survival of stocked fish and improve potential natural reproduction! Protect/restore these areas, that way in years like 2020 if for some reason fish can’t be stocked it gives the best chance at outputting fish still!