Don and his nearly 50-lb Muskie, caught on a fly!

Don holds his nearly 50-lb muskie caught on the Grasse River on September 10th, 2009. Don brought this fish to shore by hand after it chomped down onto a Smallmouth Bass he had just hooked on a 6-inch homemade black and yell deer hair fly. The Muskie attached itself to the bass which was by that time attached to the fly. Don's fly rig utilized only a 20-lb fluorocarbon leader with no wire. Caught by surprise, Don brought it in without a net a hoisted it briefly for this photo before releasing it safely back into the river with a stomach full of smallmouth.