Chance muskie meeting ignited her fervor
Duluth woman has been all-in since last year s encounter. April 30, 2021 7:05am
The muskie has stolen a Duluth angler s heart. There is nothing that feels more fulfilling, said Karen McTavish, whose romance only figures to deepen.
A shore angler since her youth, McTavish said something clicked in the last year. Where to fish. What to fish. The idea of getting on the water suddenly seemed possible after she saw a fishing kayak.
McTavish began watching YouTube videos, read articles, and dug into fishing apps. She bought a peddle-driven 14-foot Hobie Pro Angler by June.
It was time to move the passion outdoors. The second time out in the kayak, McTavish was in between landing smallies when a muskie followed her lure dangling for a moment next to the kayak. She pulled the lure from the water, but she said she was changed by the experience, excited by what she saw.
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Mandatory harvest of all snagged paddlefish is required on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On these days, all paddlefish caught must be kept and tagged immediately. All paddlefish snagged and tagged must be removed from the river by 7 p.m. each snagging day. Any fish left at the confluence fish cleaning caviar operation after 8 p.m. the day they were snagged will be considered abandoned, and the snagger is subject to a fine.
Snag-and-release of all paddlefish is required on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays. Participants during snag-and-release-only days need to have in their possession a current season, unused paddlefish snagging tag.