[yumasdad]

Do not forget the LL SALMON. High octane, aerial displays that are tough to compare. I have seen many fish go 6-8' in the air multiple times this past spring. For a two-three week period I would not even try to fish for anything else because it was just so good.They give it all before you can get them to the net & are usually spent by that time you net them. They won my respect this year & have closed the gap on the river SM on my list, vaulting over the musky.
Musky's fight like crazy with brute strength that probably unmatched but give up kinda of easy after the second or third run. Getting them in quick is paramount to save the fish.

I cannot say a HYBRID STRIPER is king since I have not caught one but hope that I can experience that 10/31 or sooner.

On light tackle nothing like the sunnies on a top water when they are spawing. If they were 8-10 lbs a lot of folks would just focus on them.

Shad deserve mention but the window of opportunity is so small that they are overlooked in this discussion.

I plan on focusing back on the LL now that the water temps are down & they will be more active...will have the video camera on standby next trip & hope to share some fun footage.