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Comment by Stephen Glassic on September 2, 2025 at 12:38pm

Scott, What an absolutely beautiful place!

Board Member Comment by Scott McKee on September 2, 2025 at 12:37pm

We worked our tails off for two pass pictured in our September issue. We caught some smaller bass and a nice pike as well. Just before dark I had a low-forty inch musky stalk my top water bait, which was super cool. She showed me her tail fin and back for about ten feet, but she wouldn't commit.

Board Member Comment by John Jarosz on September 2, 2025 at 10:04am

That largemouth from the Cass doesn't surprise me. Cassadaga is probably my favorite inland lake. While Bear is a nice one to fish, it doesn't offer the variety of habitats that Cassadaga does.

Dan Scheda & I had the BEST day of fly fishing muskies on the Cass. It was a clear sunny day & we were slinging flies in the open lanes of the vegetation near "the pink house", when we had a follow, then another & a few more after that. In all, we had six follows that day....and no takers!
Thinking back, many, many times over, we were facing north with the high afternoon sun to our backs. As soon as the musky saw our shadow, it was six more weeks of grinding it out.

Board Member Comment by Scott McKee on September 2, 2025 at 3:00am

Thanks, Gary. We had a wonderful living the story of our trip. I made a few edits to the issue. When you look at something you wrote long enough it blurs in your head. Instead of reading what is actually written, you listen to the narrative you've etched in your memory.

Comment by Gary Shore on September 1, 2025 at 9:53pm

Great stories Scott!