Dead 55" Pelican

[DTmuskie]

55" muskie found dead 7/26/12 on Pelican lake. Looks alot like a fish that was caught with a guide on 7/18. Just proof that we need to leave the fish alone when the water temps are to high. But to each their own.

[BrianLucky13]

I would like to add that the water temps were in the mid to upper 80s that day. Just goes to show that you can educate people about high water temps but if they don't wanna follow it, it will hurt the fishery. That would have been a tank in the fall!!!! Hopefully this will open some eyes. Thanks DTmuskie.

[Paul]

I am not rocket scientist but I do know that when water gets very warm, and the sun shines bright, it can cause algae to bloom, releaseing a tone of oxegyn into the water, then at night when the sun goes down it dies, and sucks the O2 out again. About 25 years ago on Lac Qui Parle lake in southern MN, the water was extremely warm and low due to heat and drought, and we lost a ton of big fish that year, you could walk the shore lines, and find mamoth pike and eyes, laying on shore that washed up. The DNR told us it was from the bloom of Algae and the death of Algea mesing with the O2 levels.

Not that this is what happened here but, it could be natural causes due to the extreme heat we have this year.

[Musky_45]

ah brian i hate to dipute your claims on the water temps but i was on the phone with jerry right before they caught this beast and the water temps were 76 that moring due to the rain and cool temps of the day. It was only a half day guided trip to stay away from the hot temps.

And i know for a fact he has had to cancel many guided trips the last month because he refuses to fish in those high water temps.

[muskymaniac4ever]

water temps? is this surface temp? Temp on surface was like 78.5 then the transducer thats located on my trolling motor which is down another 2-3 feet had a temp which was warmer 80.1 i'm guessing its not cooler until about 15-16 feet down right? I have heard a story that he(guide) swam down with this fish in about that depth to revive this girl. I know there's been a lot of floaters out there and that SUCKS, last time i was there, there were two wisconsin plates at the access, muskie rigs for sure and then their was a guide there and not the one pictured above. DT Muskie what were you doin out on Pelican to find that one dead? were casting those blades for notherns or what?

[DTmuskie]

Water temp was 76 and falling night fishing on the 26. Was the first night on the water in about a month.