Tiger Muskie

Mayfield Lake. Didn't measure before releasing.

That's a nice fish. I want to try this fall when they go on their pre winter feeding binge.

Cool catch! Was it a good fight?

Decent fight but more thrashing than anything else.

Nice fish Brad!

  That's a pretty decent Muskie Brad.

  What is that big yellow thing in it's mouth ---- a duck lure I've heard they eat duck.

Nice fish Brad, truly is the fish of a thousand casts.  They have some neat colors on them.

Very cool Brad!
I live very close to a lake where IF&G put in Tiger Muskies to reduce and improve crappie fishing.
Each year the f&g change the length for taking.
Here the fish must be over 36 inches to remove.
I guard this fishery and rarely share what's happening.
One can see them swimming the surface with mouths open.
Ducklings are called good eatin'.
Our TM's are dark green/pale tan.
Grant

Great fish. Congrats!

Thanks all.  It was a great fish that was on my bucket list for some time.  I plan on getting back down there again and "wasting more time" trying to catch one.  What I didn't tell you is that all three hookups came on the first day.  The next three trips I got skunked.  Great to see that these fish are protected - or at least until they reach 50".  I could kick myself for not fishing for them when they stocked Greenlake had them in there.  Those fish are all but died off by now.

The lure I'm using is a huge XRap Rapala.

Most of you probably saw this but a guy got the state record TM about a week ago http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/tuesday/2389355-8/rob-phillips-a-really-big-fish-story

Nice fish there! Purdy, too.