Lake Miltona Muskie Diaries

[ghotierman]

Fellow Esox anglers:

DNR Fisheries is collecting some basic information regarding the muskie population in Lake Miltona. This information is necessary for the proper management and conservation of this species. Information regarding basic catch rates and harvest of muskellunge will be collected through the use of a Muskie Angler Diary. All muskie anglers are encouraged to participate.

The Diaries will collect Date/Distance travelled/numbers of anglers/time started/ended /total trip expense excl. mileage / length of fish / weight if kept / released / depth / tag # if present /

A limited supply of these diaries are available at Alexandria Outfitters. There is some expense in producing these...so if any angler is interested, we need to have a firm commitment to participate and return the diary.

If you are planning a musky trip to Lake Miltona this season, please consider participating. The information gained from this survey will greatly assist DNR fisheries in managing this potentially world class musky fishery. There is a lot of emotion and opposition to muskies in Miltona. The data collected will help make management decisions based on science...not emotion/pressure.

There are tagged muskies in Miltona. Even if not participating in the Diary, please record the tag # information and supply that information to DNR fisheries.

Thanks
and good luck this season!

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Alexandria Outfitters
915 Hwy 29 N NE
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-9598

[Rino]

I caught a Muskie out of Miltona last year it was a baby about a foot and a half long. We have been going to Miltona for the last five years and are going back this year. Although we fish mainly for Walleyes we have spent time targeting Bass, Northerens, Bluegills and Muskies as well. I just love throwing big topwater baits when it's calm.

[Guest]

Ghotierman,
I'm going Miltona for a week in July.Could they mail me a Dairy?

Brian

[ghotierman]

Brian...you can pick one up here at the shop when you come through. Or contact Jerry Wendlandt at DNR Fisheries in Glenwood.

thanks..

jay.

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Alexandria Outfitters
915 Hwy 29 N NE
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-9598

[Guest]

Sounds good!!

[WaveWacker]

Chances are I will be swinging in to try to pick one up.

WW

[Fish-n-Freak]

Count me in -- I will swing by the shop when I come up. Miltona is one of my favorite lakes. I would be happy to do something to help.

Only three more weeks until the 'real' opener.

Good luck this season!
Steve

[RuKiddingMe]

I'll be swinging in to pick one up also...

The "reel" opener can't comes soon enough.

RU

[Guest]

I plan on fishing this lake and would be glad to help out. That is as long as you don't show my wife this log. She dosn't need to know about the cost of muskie fishing. Ha ha.
I always thought golfers where nuts: hit the ball, spend time finding the ball, just to hit it again and have to find it again.
Muskie fisherman: spend big bucks on boats, tackle, etc. Catch a fish... let it go! Doesn't get any better.

[ghotierman]

bump..

now that the opener is here, we hope to see a few of you in the area and pick up a diary...

good luck esox hunters!

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Alexandria Outfitters
915 Hwy 29 N NE
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-9598