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Yes, it was the best fishing year for quite a while! It seemed that Teal Lake was doing much better than other lakes.
We happily keep track of any fish big enough so that you enjoyed catching it!
34" is the present "legal minimum" to keep but there was only one Musky kept all season. We were quite excited, and especially happy watching the sizes.
Legal sized Musky in May averaged 35.8", June 35.25" and then July 37.25", and a super in August 38.6". September kept everyone celebrating with an average size of 38.47". We were also thrilled to see July do so well - especially to see some "hot days" when the waters exploded! This is all wonderful news.
The lakes and the fishing are handling the 21st Century very nicely, thank you!
| | | | | | | WITNESS / | Date | Name | Hometown | Length | Lake | Lure | Guides are italicized | Comments | | 24-May | BILL SMITH | CAMERON, WI | 24" | Teal | BROWN CRANE | GEORGE PAPANTONATOS | STILL FIRST! | | 25-May | GEORGE PAPANATOS | CAMERON, WI | 18" | Teal | | LOTS OF ACTION - LOST A FEW TOO! | | 25-May | GEORGE PAPANATOS | CAMERON, WI | 32" | Teal | | | 25-May | BILL SMITH | CAMERON, WI | 22" | Teal | | 25-May | BILL SMITH | CAMERON, WI | 27" | Teal | | 25-May | RAY FUENDLING | KANSAS CITY, MO. | 25" | Teal | MEPPS MINNOW | | 25-May | RAY FUENDLING | KANSAS CITY, MO. | 25" | Teal | MEPPS MINNOW | | | 26-May | BILL SMITH | CAMERON, WI | 22" | Teal | | 26-May | BILL SMITH | CAMERON, WI | 30" | Teal | THEY'RE GETTING BIGGER! | | 29-May | JUSTIN FOSS | EAU CLAIRE, WI | 38" | Teal | FAKE WORM | | 31-May< | CHUCK SCHWANDT | NAPERVILLE, IL | 32" | Teal | ORANGE BEATLE | | 9-Jun | NICK ANDRES | VERNON HILLS, IL | 35"" | Teal | CROPPIE | Milt Dieckman | "FAT ONE" | | 9-Jun | JUSTIN FOSS | EAU CLAIRE, WI | 35" | Teal | ORANGE MEPPS | CONNIE | | | 11-Jun | RICH ANDRES | VERNON HILLS, IL | 25" | Teal | | | 12-Jun | RICH ANDRES | VERNON HILLS, IL | 25" | Teal | BLUEGILL | SUSAN ANDRES | | | 12-Jun | JOHN MYHRE | HAYWARD, WI | 38" | Teal | SUICK | JOHN MYHRE | | | 12-Jun | DOUG BRADLEY | VALPARAISO, IN | 36" | Teal | SUICK | JOHN MYHRE | | | 12-Jun | KEITH KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 19" | Teal | #5 MEPPS | | 17-Jun | KEITH KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 31" | Teal | BUCKTAIL | | 17-Jun | COREY KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 33" | Teal | TOPRAIDER | | 17-Jun | KURT KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 33" | Teal | BUCKTAIL | | 17-Jun | KEITH KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 39 1/2" | Teal | FUNKY CHICKEN | | 20-Jun | RACHEL OMUNDSON | CHICAGO, IL | 37" | Teal | Milt Dieckman | | | 17-Jun | RYAN KIMES | OTTAWA, IL | 25" | Teal | MEPPS MINNOW | KEVIN KIMES | NOT THE FUNKY CHICKEN! | | 21-Jun | JIM SCHREIBER | ROBERTS, WI | 36" | Teal | "THE ORANGE BAIT" | SCOTT CLARK | "I OWE IT ALL TO THE BRAT OWNER" | | 22-Jun | KURT GEARING | ROBERTS, WI | 29" | Teal | BLACK FLOATY THING | GERRY GEARING/td> | "LAST CAST OF THE DAY" | | 28-Jun | TRAVIS FOSS | BARRON, WI | 26" | Teal | BLACK MEPPS | JUSTIN FOSS/td> | WHAT A BLAST! LOTS OF FISH! | | 28-Jun | BRETT FOSS | ST. CLOUD, MN | 28" | Teal | SPINNER BAIT | JUSTIN FOSS/td> | | 30-Jun | MARTIN DEWITT | OVERLAND PARK, KS | 34" | Teal | GLOBE | TERRY PETERSON | 2ND MUSKY ( BOTH ON TEAL) | | 5-July | JIM ASMUSSEN | ANDREW, IA | 36" | Teal | BUCKTAIL | JESSE & KATIE | FAT! WHAT A WRECK IN BOAT! | | 10-July | STEVE METZ | DENVER, CO | 22" | Teal | WHITE LEACH | STEVE BOWMAN | AFTER RAIN/STOPPED AT DUSK | | 19-July | PETER HUFF | MADISON, WI | 30" | Teal | DAREDEVIL | SUE HUFF | | 19-July | BILL HUFF | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 19" BASS | Teal | SURFACE BAIT | SAM HUFF | NETTED BY SON SAM HUFF (7) | | 20-July | KATIE STEIDINGER | LOVES PARK, IL | 32" | Teal | #4 MEPPS | BRUCE & LUCAS STEIDINGER | NETTED BY BRUCE STEIDINGER | | 21-July | KARL ILG | ST. CHARLES, IL | 32" | Teal | SPINNER | JOHN MYHRE | | 26-July | RICHARD BEST | FOND DU LAC, WI | 34" | Teal | CRAPPIE | MILT DIECKMAN | "NICE JOB!" | | 29-July | DICK JEATRAN | HAYWARD, WI | 34" | Teal | CRAPPIE | MILT DIECKMAN | | 30-July | JOHN MCILWAIN | OAK PARK, IL | 35" | Teal | BALLY WHACKER | TERRY PETERSON | "LET'S GO & GET ANOTHER ONE" | | 30-July | MARK GENNIS | MEQUON, WI | 35" | Teal | CRAPPIE | MILT DIECKMAN | | 7-Aug | SKIP KRAUS | JOLIET, IL | 20" | Teal | MEPPS | | " HIS FIRST!!" | | 15-Aug | JUSTIN FOSS | EAU CLAIRE, WI | 30" | Teal | MEPPS | MIKE SPARRE | "CRAZY DAY!" | | 20-Aug | COLE MATHER | HINSDALE, IL | 36" | LOST LAND | SUICK | JOHN MYHRE | FIRST ONE! | | 27-Aug | BOB LILLARD | NAPERVILLE, IL | 34 1/2" | Teal | CRAPPIE | MILT DIECKMAN | FIRST IN 33 YEARS!! | | 31-Aug | BOB GOODRICH | RACINE, WI | 18 1/2" BASS | LOST LAND | LEACH | TOM GOODRICH | FIRST BIG ONE- MOUNTING IT! | | 2-Sept | JIM IHRKE | NORTHBROOK, IL | 32 1/2" | TEAL | BUCKTAIL | | 4-Sept | TOM IHRKE | MEMPHIS, TN | 36 1/2" | TEAL | BUCKTAIL | JIM IHRKE | | 13-Sept | MARK FORD | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 38" | TEAL | SPINNER | NEIL BARTELME | | 16-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 39" 13 lbs. | TEAL | SPINNER | PRUE, GLENDA, DASHA | | 17-Sept | JOHN SHELVES | BARTLET, IL | 43" | TEAL | TALLY WACKER | JOE SCHART | | 20-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 32" | TEAL | SUCKER | ALONE! | | 21-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 39 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | ALONE! | | 25-Sept | PAT ALTERGOTT | PALATINE, IL | 45" | TEAL | SUCKER | BOB ALTERGOTT | | 25-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 43 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | JOHN MYHRE | | 25-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 43" | TEAL | SUCKER | JOHN MYHRE | | 25-Sept | BOB ALTERGOTT | PALATINE, IL | 40" | TEAL | SUCKER | PAT ALTERGOTT | | 26-Sept | PAT ALTERGOTT | PALATINE, IL | 36" | TEAL | SPINNER | BOB ALTERGOTT | | 26-Sept | PAT ALTERGOTT | PALATINE, IL | 45" | TEAL | SPINNER | BOB ALTERGOTT | | 26-Sept | JOHN OTT | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | 31" | TEAL | TALLY WACKER | ALONE! | JEFF EVANS | | 26-Sept | JOHN OTT | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | 38" | TEAL | SUCKER | TERRY PETERSON | | 26-Sept | GEORGE OTT, JR | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | 33" | TEAL | TALLY WACKER | ALONE! | JEFF EVANS | | 26-Sept | DAVID ISAACS | SEYMOUR, IN | 40" | TEAL | SUCKER | JOHN MYHRE | | 26-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 39 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | ALONE! | | 26-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 36 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | ALONE! | | 26-Sept | JIM SCHMIDT | TUCSON, AZ | 30" TIGER | TEAL | LEACH | BRAD HOWELL | | 28-Sept | LLOYD CLUCAS | TUCSON, AZ | 31" | TEAL | SUCKER | ALONE! | | 30-Sept | LARRY MOORE | EAGAN, MN | 37" | TEAL | SUCKER | SCOTT KIEPER | SAW SIX IN ONE MORNING! | | 30-Sept | RON HILTON | EAGAN, MN | 33" | TEAL | CRANK BAIT | DARYL NIEBAUER | tr> | 30-Sept | STEVE WAGNER | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 41" | TEAL | SUCKER | STEVE GENSEN | tr> | 30-Sept | PAUL LUNDBERG | BALDWIN, WI | 43" | LOST LAND | SUCKER | SCOTT KIEPER | SAW NINE TOTAL TODAY! | tr> | 30-Sept | JAN PEDERSON | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 36" | TEAL | MINNOW & CRAPPIE HOOK | MILT DIECKMAN | tr> | 30-Sept | MATT STEIN | NORTHFIELD, MN | 42" | TEAL | CRANK BAIT | DARYL NIEBAUER | tr> | 30-Sept | MIKE CARLSON | CHASKA, MN | 36 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | DARYL NIEBAUER | tr> | 1-OCT | JOAN FURST | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | 36" | LOST LAND | SUCKER | STEVE GENSEN | tr> | 1-OCT | LLOYD WEISERT | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 38 1/2" | LOST LAND | SUCKER | STEVE GENSEN | tr> | 1-OCT | DAVE HARDEN | BURNSVILLE, MN | 41" | LOST LAND | BULLDOG | SCOTT KIEPER | tr> | 1-OCT | DARWYN BAESMAN | ST. PAUL, MN | 39" | LOST LAND | BULLDOG | SCOTT KIEPER | tr> | 1-OCT | MATT STEIN | NORTHFIELD, MN | 44 1/2" | TEAL | SUCKER | DARYL NIEBAUER |
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