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skirmish for feed, and his continual kick against the 

 current makes him a mighty active cuss when you 

 connect up with him. In fact it takes just a little 

 keener work with the tackle to land him, and nine 

 times out of ten he is a tiger musky, which is sure 

 some fighter to handle on light tackle. I think the 

 river chap is just a bit more foxy and quick to avail 

 himself of the natural advantages of the getaway, 

 such as underwater logs, snags, etc., than the laker, 

 as he usually travels a certain stretch of river year 

 in and year out and gets fairly well acquainted with 

 every avenue of escape. I know one old villain who 

 has been kicking around at a certain bend in the 

 Wisconsin River three years, and next season, or 

 some following season, I hope to land him. Twice 

 he gave me the once over and departed at his leisure, 

 and I sure hand him the credit of knowing his home 

 trails and being able to take care of himself after 

 dark. 



EAGLE RIVER WATERS HOME OF MUSKY 



Thirty-six of these musky were caught in Wis- 

 consin waters, eight were taken from the St. 

 Lawrence waters, four from lower Canadian waters, 

 and two from Minnesota. Wisconsin stands out as 

 the real home of the musky and the Eagle River 

 waters, from which the majority of these game boys 

 were taken, is certainly a wonderful breeding ground 

 for his lordship. The lakes in the Eagle River 

 waters seem to have just the right formation under- 



