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I tried this little lake yesterday because of the rumors of tiger muskies. Sure enough, they are there. I saw a number of tiger muskies, but couldn't make them hit. They just weren't interested. The fish I saw were in the inlet channel. Most appeared to be 30-34", although I did see at least one fish that would approach 40". People fishing for the stocker trout weren't catching much, blaming the inactivity on the trout hiding from the muskies. Who says stocker trout are dumb? It was an interesting 3 or 4 hours.
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Hey Don, do you know if there are largemouths at Pinewood? From what I have seen lakes that can sustain Tiger Muskies usually are good bass lakes as well. They like the same habitat as far as weed beds and cover goes.
Any bassy looking brush at the place?
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Hi Bill-
The only info I can find on this lake lists only rainbows, browns, and tiger muskies as being present. There was no brush to speak of that I could see. It is a gravel/rock/sandy bottomed lake and, in the places I was, I didn't see any vegetation of any kind. I talked to a ranger there who said the muskies were put there to control suckers. I'm certain they never dine on a stocker rainbow. LOL
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Muskies eating stocker trout? NO! LOL....thanks for the info Don.
When I used to fish Quincy 3-4 times a week you could always tell when they just dumped a load of stockers in because there would always be about 4-5 Muskies lurking around the boat ramp. We were there one time when they were actually dumping fish in, and the sound of that water and fish hitting the lake must be like a dinner bell. Literally Muskie feeding frenzy. You could see them slashing and flashing all over the place.
Quincy is one of the few lakes void of carp and other rough fish, so they have to either eat bass, perch or trout. I know if I had a choice I'd go for the less spiney fair.
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