muskie head out of water???

[muskieboy46]

A friend of mine was running his boat around a lake when he saw something that looked like a beaver swimming. He stopped his boat as the thing came closer and saw that it was a muskie with its head out of the water. When it got even closer it ducked its head underwater and dissapeared. That was last year. Then he was doing the same thing last weekend and saw the same thing. Have any of you seen anything like it? what do all of you think of it?

[Guest]

I have seen the same thing but instead of a Muskie I saw a Giant Catfish. Very cool to see but also frustrating b/c I cant catch them. It kinda reminds me of seeing my small fish in the fish tank swim to the surface all the time, but I think that is to get food.

I have heard of people saying that they do that to digest food better. I don't know if thats true but thats what I hear a lot.

I think their was a topic on this last year. I think they all said it was b/c they were digesting their food better.

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[92python]

Some guys on the North side of Mille Lacs said they saw a muskie eating bugs on the surface last weekend during the big fishfly hatch. The thing came up and ate a big mouthfull of bugs.

[GAR]

I have had muskie's following a bait, stop about 15 ft. from the boat, and swim around my boat with there heads out of the water, I think they were laughing at me, then they just sink!!! They enjoy making fools of use. Gar

[Scoot]

PikeEye,

I've heard similar discussions, but I usually hear that sklunges will swim in the shallow waters that are warmer-
warmer water = faster digestion. When you see a lunge basking in the shallows it is typically because he/she's just eaten a big 'ol meal and wants to digest it faster (or so I'm told). Is this what you're referring to?
I've never heard holding their heads out of the water digests food faster- but stranger things have turned out to be true!
Scoot

[NoodleSalad]

If it was a Muskie, it was mocking you.

-NS-

[Guest]

Hey scoot, I would doubt it if I was totally wrong. I just took a wack at it.

I guess the best idea on here was to get food and im thinking that might sound right too. Guess well never know(until someone has the answer ).

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[Lunker]

I've seen tiger musky do that here in minneapolis, never knew why though. Figured either a sickness or feeding habit, or maybe something else.

[vern]

I saw a muskie doing that on Cedar Lake in Mpls. last summer. At first glance it looked like an alligator with it's nose about 4 inches out of the water. As I got closer, I was able to see a healthy looking tiger muskie about 15 lbs. I hear it's common for muskies to do that, but I don't know why. Vern

[This message has been edited by vern (edited 06-13-2003).]

[Aj10]

hey muskieboy maybe the muskie you saw was injured or something.

[muskieboy46]

The muskie was swimming fine he said so i dont think it was injured. The guy said he would log on sometime and give details, so that may help.

[kslipsinker]

I have seen muskie and northerns swim on the surface with their heads out of the water three times! The first time it happened I thought I was seeing things. The head was completely out of the water and it swam like that for about 15 feet and went down. I saw it happen again the same day on a different spot on the same lake. A couple of weeks later I had one come up and come right towards my boat. I watched as it slipped below the water and swam right under my boat. All of these fish were 10 to 15 pound fish. I have talked to another guy that said he has seen this happen on Mille Lacs too.

[CANOPY SAM]

I'd venture a guess that they are either just coming up for a look around, or just showing off a bit!

I mean, c'mon! It's gotta be pretty boring to look at the same lake bottom day after day after day after day after day........

[Wildlineman]

On June 10th (this week) my brother-in-law and I fished Leech Laker out of the Walker end. We were fishing a bay East of the Walker landing during the evening and he noticed something in the water. I couldn't believe my eyes. The Muskie was swimming slowly with her head completely out of the water. The water line was below her gills! I shot my Undertaker in her direction and when she caught sight of it in the air she went underwater. Unfortunately the Undertaker had no takers all day......
I have no idea why they do this...Musta been mocking me........as if casting all day isn't enough, sheesh!
Good Luck out there.
Shayne

[fishin magician]

I saw a muskie last summer do his on long lake in New Brighton. He had just his head out of the water and that was it. I motored over to it and he went under. We may have found out what the Locness Monster finally is.

[yoppdk]

I saw the same thing on East Rush lake many years ago ... I was fishing walleyes and saw what I thought was a beaver ... though thought it weird it was in mid-lake. It looked like it was coming right at the boat, real slowly. As it got closer, I saw the tail fin and realized it was a big muskie. It still causes a shiver to run down my spine whenever I think of it. I tossed on a suick and casted around it, but it submerged and never showed it self again. Now, whenever I see a beaver I keep an eye on it to see if it was really a beaver. I figured the muskie with its head out of the water was hunting ... they're the top of the food chain down there and have little to fear ('cept me).

[fishermann222]

I have seen this same thing twice on lake Waconia. the first time I saw it I could not figure out what the heck I was looking at. but the fish did get close enough to see her and then she disappeared. second time I knew what it was and told the guy I was with and he did not believe me until it was close enough to see for himself. they sure are mysterious fish arnt they?