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Hit the big river this week again. Temps were 45-49 Wednesday to Thursday. Got into a bunch of smallmouth on spinnerbaits, Neds and tubes. Lots of 12- 14 inchers with fat bellies with a few larger mixed in. Fish were pretty spread out all the river. I caught them in mid depth soft current as well as up in shallow faster water. Drifting down river and saw a mark right on a drop off from 5 feet down to 14. Tossed my jig up river and dragged it right off the drop and hooked up. Thought it was a heavy walleye at first then when I got it up saw it was a lower 30’s Muskie. Took some runs on my light pole and peeled some drag. She was hooked right in the corner of the mouth. Always nice to see the little ones. Looking forward to the warm up and come May I’m gonna start concentrating my efforts on Muskie again in a stretch of river I’ve never gave the effort in. Will report back. Also if you are interested in Muskie fishing we have 4 spots open in Muskies Inc NJ Muskie School taking place May 17th on Greenwood Lake. I’ll include poster below for anyone interested. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weekend!