First and second fish of 2022.........Musky and Musky

[ALS Mako]

Plans for new years day got cancelled due to covid so decided to hit the river. After buying my new liscence for 2022 and renewing ny saltwater registry yesterday (not so hard Andy) and checking accuweather saw that i had a weather window. Got to the river about 8:30 or so. First spot trying for walleyes but i guess eddie caused a major case of lock jaw on the fish. Actually fished on the jersey side today and this spot is hard to fish from shore. Was able to get a walleye on thursday fishing the pa side but thats soo 2021. Well off to the second spot. Wasn't really expecting much with the low water level but maybe i could get a smallie or perch from this spot. About 10 casts in, i'm working my lure back in and bump. I think i'm snagged so i give a quick pop but the jig does not come free....then i see it..f-ing musking come rolling to the surface. Am i hooked to this fish? Yeah buddy. Fish takes off and the fight is on. I could see my jig head sticking out of his mouth so i was was relieved that h3 wasn't gonna break off but you never know. Fought him for a while to tire him out before i try to land him. Awesome fight. Made a bunch of drag pulling runs but was able to get the better of him. Dragged him up on the mud, took a pic, and off he went swimming away strong. Fish was at least 36" or bigger. Checked my leader and it was i good shape. Couple of cast later...bam. second fish on. Really thought it was a smallie the way it hit ..but low and behold i see another musky rolling up top. This one much smaller than the first but still full of vigor. Fought him and was able to drag him up on the mud as my line snaps. Grab him and remove my jig from his mouth. Quick release and off he swam. Rain drops were getting a little bigger so called it a day after a few more casts. Back home by 12. Not a bad way to start the new year.

[ALS Mako]

First pic of first musky and second pic of number 2 about 24"

[FASTEDDIE29]

That’s one hell of a way to start the new year. Great friggin catch my man! Beautiful fish!!!:D

[Jigman13]

Might as well hang it up for the rest of the year blowing the 2022 load all in one morning! Hahaha! Great job dude. I'm jealous!

[thmyorke1]

wonderful start, nice too see more of your Delaware reports :D

Btw did you see the lake trout caught in the delaware? Pretty neat.

[icebadger]

wow two muskys in one day you should go play the lottery some people fish for years and do not get a musky well done:cool:

[Flygaff]

Outstanding Start

[dakota560]

Guess that's why they call Musky "the fish of two casts"!

Great report, great job, what a story. Curious, what lb test were you using? Great catch and release. Going to be a tall order to beat for sure. Congratulations!

[gman]

Perfect start to the new year for sure.

[hartattack]

WTG Steve, Team Blind Squirrel is proud!

[ALS Mako]

Thanks all. I haven't posted much cause i didn't have many oustanding catches but i have been getting out. I was using 12# floro leader when i caught those muskies. Was just lucky the fish didn't inhale the lures. Also, i didn't know anout the laker being caught. I truely enjoy fishing and exploring the dig river as you never know what your gonna get. Tight lines in 2022 everyone

[thmyorke1]

Thanks all. I haven't posted much cause i didn't have many oustanding catches but i have been getting out. I was using 12# floro leader when i caught those muskies. Was just lucky the fish didn't inhale the lures. Also, i didn't know anout the laker being caught. I truely enjoy fishing and exploring the dig river as you never know what your gonna get. Tight lines in 2022 everyone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPZf7WXw30

I dont watch the channel much anymore but still get them in my feed and see if he's catching anything from the big d

[AndyS]

Wow, how cool is that !

[thmyorke1]

very cool, supposedly merril creek and delaware river trade fish when they pump water between the two. Walleye were found in MCR.

The fact that a lake trout was CAUGHT makes me wonder how many more made it into the delaware, and then wonder if any LL salmon got in there too.

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/12/nyregion/utility-built-lake-begins-filling-up.html

"Water is being hoisted to the reservoir at 150 cubic feet a second through a five-foot-diameter pipeline-and-tunnel complex that stretches from the Delaware River, 700 feet below the impoundment and 3.5 miles away."
From 1988