First Fish Of The New Year

[catfishonthelake]

After seeing how beautiful it was today, me and the lady decided to get outside for a hike. After checking the NY/NJ Trail Conference site, she asked if I wanted to take a walk around Manasquan Resevoir. Knowing there's a few musky in there, I figured what the heck. I brought along a musky rod and some big baits to try and toss up a prayer and maybe get lucky. First off, I had never been down here and this place is pretty nice. I'd love to stick a boat in there, and although I don't have one, there is a fair amount of good shore access. We hiked the first 3 miles of the trail and came to a windswept rip-rap that looked like prime habitat for a big predator. On the third cast I nailed this chunk largemouth on a huge Rapala Subwalk. I only fished for 30 minutes total, but not a bad start to the year. There were other spots on the shore that looked pretty sexy. I'll be back.

[AndyS]

Nice bass !

[LongBallLarry]

Awesome man!! also pic looks amazing... What camera is that?

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks Larry. The camera is a Panasonic Lumix. Nothing crazy, just a point and click. It's a couple years old, but I did my homework and narrrowed it down to this one and the Canon Powershot. The Powershot was out of stock at SEARS, so I got this one. It takes fantastic pics and the price was right. Also, the sun was setting for this pic and was at Lindsay's back so the light was perfect.

[Jerseydix]

Awesome catch! That lake IS amazing. Although I've never landed any Muskies there, I have seen a few nice size tigers cruising and basking in the shallows there. What a way to start the year.

[dboyd101]

You've had an awesome & consistent streak of great shots with some really nice fish! Hope 2012 continues to be successful for you

Looks like you had some nice structure to work with there too. Never been to the res before, but looks like a really nice place.

[Fish_Harder]

Nice fish Mark. I am sure that will help you continue your quest of 365 days of fishing. i love the new look at your website also. keep it up. you are almost home. After you are done the wedding plans willl make this look easy i bet. happy new year

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks guys! And I'm happy to hear you like the new look to the site. It's always good to hear from people who are reading it!!!

[Skunk City]

Beautiful fish Mark and even cooler considering it hit that monster lure in JANUARY !!

[NJ219bands]

outstanding