St. Germain, Wisconsin

ANGLER PHOTOS

Pat Murray caught this 43.5" beauty on Little Arbor Vitae Lake and won first place individual plaque and trophy. Photo courtesy of Pat Murray.

Close-up view of Pat holding his winning muskie! Photo courtesy of Pat Murray.

Kevin Jezuit caught this nice 42.0" muskie on Big St. Germain Lake on Saturday. He won 2nd place individual plaque for this one. Photo courtesy of Kevin & Les Jezuit.

Kevin Jezuit also caught this 34.0" muskie on Big Saint. His team won the 1st place team plaques and trophies. Photo courtesy of Les Jezuit.

Kathy Guckenberg with a 37" muskie caught on Lost Lake on Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of Tim Guckenberg.

Judd Hammen with the 34" northern caught on Lost that won him $100 prize for the largest northern. Photo courtesy of Tim Guckenberg.

Finger vs. muskie tooth...Muskie wins! My finger after a 33 incher got me while I was taking it off. (It was still bleeding Tuesday morning...). Photo courtesy of Tim Guckenberg.

Here is a picture of my teammate Tony Guckenberg, with a 28" walleye he caught on a musky bait Sunday morning in the fog! Was the highlight of the weekend for us, we didn't boat any muskies. Photo courtesy of Andrew Kelly.

Mike Jonas with the nice 40.0" muskie he caught on Little St. Germain Lake. Photo courtesy of Mike Jonas.

Close up view of Mike holding his muskie. Mike said he had a blast! Photo courtesy of Mike Jonas.

Hazy morning on Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of Jim Theiler.

Misty sunrise over Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of Jim Theiler.

Steve Wesoloski caught two muskies on Saturday 20 minutes apart and on the same Toothy's Muskie bait! Just not large enough to register. The smaller one was 31" and the other was 33 1/2". Photo courtesy of Steve Wesoloski.

Steve Wesoloski caught two muskies on Saturday 20 minutes apart and on the same Toothy's Muskie bait! Just not large enough to register. The smaller one was 31" and the other was 33 1/2". Photo courtesy of Steve Wesoloski.

Great shot of Lost Lake while out fishing on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Steve Wesoloski.

Dan Nelson caught this 38.0" muskie on Plum Lake Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of Tom Pollard.

This is Phil Kilbane's catch of the week! Phil is going to kill me, but it is a birch not a perch! It is also bigger than the one he caught last year. Photo courtesy of Bob Wall.

Seems he has a knack for these kind of catches! Here's Phil's killer catch from the 2010 tournament. Photo courtesy of Bob Wall.

Keith Cahill holds the 41.0" muskie he caught on Big Arbor Vitae Lake. Photo courtesy of Keith Cahill.

Kevin Cahill holds the 37.0" muskie he caught on Big Arbor Vitae Lake. Photo courtesy of Keith Cahill.

Keith Cahill, Kevin Cahill & Walter Zimmerman won the 3rd place team plaques with the two muskies they caught on Big Arbor Vitae Lake. Photo courtesy of Keith Cahill.

This nice 39.0" muskie was caught on Big St. Germain Lake. Photo courtesy of Clyde Werner.

The 39.0" muskie is released back into the lake. Photo courtesy of Clyde Werner.

The muskie swims away with a splash. Photo courtesy of Clyde Werner.

Art Schlesner holds the 39.0" muskie he caught on Big St. Germain Lake. Photo courtesy of Clyde Werner.

The 23rd Annual Greater Wisconsin Muskie Tournament was brought to you by New Glarus Brewing Company, Hallman-Lindsay Quality Paints, Rob Manthei Fishing Guide Service and the St. Germain Area Chamber of Commerce.

Hazy morning fishing on Lost Lake. Photo courtesy of Mike Gustafson.

Misty sunrise over Lost Lake. Photo courtesy of Mike Gustafson.

Fishing in the fog. Photo courtesy of Mike Gustafson.

Another team fishes in the fog. Photo courtesy of Mike Gustafson.

 Team #52 fished on Friday on one of the lakes that is on the tournament list and we got 3 muskies. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

37.0" muskie caught by team #63 on Friday before the tournament. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

This nice 44.0" muskie was also caught on Friday before the tournament. It was the 3rd fish of the day! Also Brett Krasuski's first musky. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

41.0" muskie caught Saturday morning by Drew Urbancic on Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

Drew releases the 41.0" muskie back into Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

Boat launch on Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

Early morning on Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

Fall colors on Plum Lake. Photo courtesy of John Economos.

Getting the boat ready on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Fall colors on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Fishing on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

A group of grebes on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Maybe this one will get me the winning muskie? Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Another angler fishing on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Fishing in the fog on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Misty morning on Found Lake. Photo courtesy of Laurie Storm.

Bob Hummer caught this 39.5" muskie on Dam Lake. Photo courtesy of Bob Hummer.

Another photo of Bob with his muskie. Photo courtesy of Bob Hummer.

Bob's team also had luck catching small-mouth bass. Photo courtesy of Bob Hummer.

Another smallie caught by Bob's team. Photo courtesy of Bob Hummer.

Attendees find seats before the meeting starts.

Anglers checking in for the tournament.

Bags and hats are handed out.

Anglers lined up for New Glarus' great beer!

Several raffles were offered before the meeting.

Door prizes are handed out.

Handing out the raffle prizes.

Special Sunday raffle was offered.

Photo of the awards that were handed out.

3rd place individual winner, Drew Urbancic, tells his tale of the 41" muskie he caught on Plum Lake.

2nd place individual winner, Kevin Jezuit, speaks about the 42" muskie he caught on Big St. Germain Lake.

1st place individual winner, Pat Murray, tells everyone how he caught his first place winning 43.5" muskie on Little Arbor Vitae Lake.

Pat poses with his 1st place plaque and the 2011 Marv Heeler Championship Trophy.

3rd place team winners, Keith Cahill, Kevin Cahill and Walter Zimmerman, talk about the two muskies their team caught on Big Arbor Vitae Lake.

2nd place team winners, Bob Sonier and Chuck Pokorny, tell about the two muskies their team caught on Big Arbor Vitae Lake.

1st place team winners, Kevin Jezuit and Mark Baumann, pose with their plaques and the 2011 Musky Jack Bohnen Team Championship Trophy.

A special $100 prize was awarded to the angler who caught the largest northern pike. Winner Judd Hammen speaks about how he caught the 34" northern on Lost Lake.

2010 Greater Wisconsin Muskie Tournament winner, Bernie Cornell, poses with his replica of the 43.5" muskie he caught last year on Plum Lake.

$1,500 Grand Prize Drawing winner, Ben Scherer, poses with his winning check.

Special Sunday raffle winner got a great rod and reel.

3rd place team winners pose for a picture. Keith Cahill also won a rod and reel in the special catch bracket drawing held Sunday.

The 23rd Annual Greater Wisconsin Muskie Tournament was brought to you by New Glarus Brewing Company,

Hallman-Lindsay Quality Paints, Rob Manthei Fishing Guide Service and the St. Germain Area Chamber of Commerce.