Interesting sight.

[whitewolf6647]

I was fishing on Lobster here yesterday 9-10-04 at about 8 am. working a mid lake cabbage bed and I saw this muskie high 40's possibly low 50's swiming around with his entire head out the the water. I watched the fish for about 10-15 minutes and even got a few pictures of it. It would come up stick it's head out look around for a few seconds then go back down, come up look around and go back down. Like I said I watched him do this for 10-15 minutes and he even surfaced right next to my boat and never got spooked just kept lookin around. It was doing this in about 4-5 foot of water right over the cabbage bed and didn't go to any deeper water. Has anyone else ever seen this? I talked to my boss and he saw a big pike in Canada doing the same thing. Does anyone know why a fish that size would be doing other than the fact that it can. It was one of the coolest and weirdest things I've ever seen on the water.

[Aj10]

He might have benn sunning himself.

[LEECH21]

You have to get those pics up!

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[Dynasty]

I saw a musky doing the same thing on a lake this year, I caught that one.

I have read on this site that they sun themselves to speed up thier metabolism. I dont know though, the one I caught that was doing it was on a windy, overcast day.

[Lost]

Definitely gotta post them pics!

I'm wondering if it was either sunning itself or if it was doing some surface hunting (looking for a duck dinner).

[whitewolf6647]

Speeding up his metabolisum would probably be a good explanation because there was a frontal system that was going to be moving through the area in a couple hours. So maybe he was wanting to get hungary again to feed before the system moved through. I don't know it sounds good.

[whitewolf6647]

I'll post the pics if someone can give me some help on how to exactely. I've tried in the past and I must be doing somthing wrong cause it never works

[LEECH21]

Go under the photo sharing forum and look around in the posts. You should be able to find info there. If you still have problems let me know.

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[LEECH21]

I found the directions I gave to someone else with posting pic problems. Hope it helps.

"first I scan all the pictures I want to post and save them on my computer in a place I can easily find them (ex. my computer). Then set up your account from shutterfly.com.

It is actually quite simple to use. Just set up a new account and it will tell you step by step how to make an album of all your pictures. It will ask where you want to get the pictures from. Then go to where you saved them and bring them up. It sounds harder than it is. Like I said it will tell you step by step how to do it.

Then the tricky part, I had problems with this the first time I posted a pic. Go the the forum you want to post in. Type what you want then again with the backslash. The problem I was having was, where do I find the address for the pic. I found if you double cLick on the small pic from the album it will make it larger. Then right click on the pic, and go to properties. This will bring up a window. Find the address in this window and highlight it and copy. Go back to the forum and paste the address in between the img's that you made. BINGO it should work! It sounds like a lot, but read through it slow, step by step. Good Luck!"

LEECH21

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[half2fish]

Whitewolf,
If you want i can post them for you. let me know if you want to and ill give you my email address.

fish

[Jim Hudson]

I have seen many pike doing the same thing you are talking about. I believe the fish I seen had just ate and came in shallow to digest with the help of the sun. Cause one thing is for sure, you cant catch em. But I did talk to a fisheries biologist about this nature and he thought the same.

Would love to see them pictures.

Jim Hudson

[Lost]

Although I agree with the sunning itself idea... I like the thought of the fish looking for some duck to feed on.

[Long Gray Line]

Talked to a guide up on Chippewa Flowage about this. I've seen it too up there, except at night so I'm not sure about the sunning and metabolism thing. He said the ones he's seen had tails just sticking out of the muskie's throat and he thought the muskie was trying to finish the job of swallowing its meal....

[whitewolf6647]

Ok lets see if this work

http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/7e3c0417/bc/IM000272.jpg?bfmMWRBBGmCPvyQ7

[whitewolf6647]

dangit I'll get'em up soon

[jonny_redhorse]

i can try to help with what you have posted... we'll see if it works....maybe......lol...here goes...

[jonny_redhorse]

Well...i guess not...lol!...sure would like those those pics also....

[whitewolf6647]

[whitewolf6647]

WOOHOOO!!!! it worked now for the rest

[onearmluke]

id like to think its duck hunting.

[cliffy]

Cool Pics!!

I have seen this happen once or twice before...it still leaves me thinking what the heck they are up to..??...

[abens1078]

The theme from 'Jaws' immediately comes to mind. That was cool, thanks for sharing.
Abens

[FishinChad]

I think it looks like there is something in its mouth...especially on the last pic...maybe he broke someones line and has a lure in his mouth? that might explain what it is doing...who knows. i might get scared if i saw that.

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