MuskyFlyGuy

My wife and I floated a section of the upper Mississippi yesterday with noted guide, Kip Vieth. The weather started out cloudy and changed to sunny about noon. Winds were gusting up to 25 mph throughout the day. The river was still high, as we are over 7 inches above average for precipitation this year. Casting was tough, but Kip consistently gave us good casting angles. The upper Mississippi is markedly different than what you see several hundred miles south. Even though it is high, it still is fairly clear and you can choose from rock, sand, wood, runs, eddies, and deep holes. There are no houses on shore and we did not see another angler or boat all day. We did see a family about 100 yards from the takeout looking for artifacts. We were checking weather radar throughout the day and left an hour early so we could make it home before the big storm hit. I used the same Boogle bug and caught fish all day. My wife used a Tequeely and a Sparkle Grub with similar results. There was a period of time when the smallies were sipping the fly just like a brown trout. We really enjoyed sight fishing for them. We had a great day with Kip! The typical fish was about this size. This was the big fish, a measured 20”

Norm That is a real beauty

That’s a big WOW. My tomatoes have not even started to ripen yet. I am topping the indeterminate ones to see if that will drive them to ripen sooner.

We floated a section of a river yesterday with a guide out of a drift boat. It was a beautiful day and the water was in great shape. Fish were out early on the sand flats, but were not interested in eating. Throughout the day we saw two muskies, a four foot sturgeon, numerous smallies, and a literal ton of several species of redhorse. We caught fish throughout the day on Boogle bugs, leech patterns, and Murdich Wigglers. We caught some tight to cover, but a number had to be worked before they took. It was fun sight fishing to them. We even had a couple of sippers. My highlight was catching 4 on 5 consecutive casts. They all aggressively hit the Murdich.

Nice report Mark!

Nice report Mark!

Thanks for your thorough explanation and pictures. You ended up with an awesome bunch of ribs.

Wow

Poopdeck, That is a beauty!

Outstanding! Please post a picture when in costume.

I tied these for an upcoming trip for smallies in Canada. They are tied on B10s hooks. Sizes are 2, 1, and 1/0.

Bruce, That is beautiful work!

What should I call this one? Bad hair day or Albert Einstein Murdich

Partsman, Do you think there would be enough interest next winter for a Murdich Minnow swap?

Per your request for a close up. Hooks B10s - one is a 2 the other is a 1 tail is white bucktail, pearl flashabou, and gold Flashabou Steve Farrah’s white flash blend large pearl cactus chenille Saffron color marker