Musky Madness Final

The tournament ended with a bang Friday when Joe Shimkus’ last ditch effort right at dark resulted in a 45 incher inhaling his top water offering.

Unfortunately there are no pictures to post, as our San Drive card reader gave up the ghost! Once our musky hunters return home, they’ll be able to email their photos so we can catch up.

On day 2 (Thursday), several near misses and some nice catches were reported. Scott Chieffo got 2 bruisers to the boat, but lost both.

Mike Pettry came close, but size and species kept him out of the chase. A 32” musky, to go along with a 36” and a 40” pike, were heart-pounding, but not valid for this contest.

Gary McClain was our day 2 winner with a 36” specimen.

All fish were successfully released.

Final standings:

Day 1 Winner: John Shantz – 49.5”
Day 2 Winner: Gary McClain – 36”
Day 3 Winner: Joe Shimkus – 45”

Grand Prize winner (free trip next year): John Shantz

Congratulations to all of our entrants – the week, the party, and the two tournaments (Musky and Bass) were a rousing success!

Check back for new posts; there’s a crew from "Hunting With Penn's Woods" TV Show in camp this week documenting their bear hunts.

Accomplished musky fishermen, the Merics and Mardis’ are also in camp. The action is expected to be top notch.

Our season will conclude at the end of this month but it should go out with a bang. Stay connected for details.