It's not a Bass, so what!

[dave0943]

I've been hibernating quite a bit this winter. It's been a very cold, above average snow fall year up north here. I really got a itch last week when temps hit a balmy 29. I live across from the Menominee river and a short way to the hydro dam. The water stays thawed all year by this dam. I'm not opposed to cold weather fishing but this is a little extreme. I started casting a Wild Eye Shad swim bait out into the swift flow and got hung up in the rocks a few times.I was just about to pack it up when my rod doubled! Wham, I got hit hard. I knew it wasn't a Walleye and figured it had to be a Northern or one of the occasional Musky caught here. Sure enough, it was a large Northern. I didn't have a measure or scale with me, but it had to be a good 44", maybe 12 Lbs. It wasn't as chunky as they do get here. That was sure fun. I went home with a smile. I'm going to try to get out there more. The weather lately has been in the teens and just cold enough to keep me home. It's a nice option for the cabin fever fix.
Any of you guys hit the dams?