wasn't able to get to a computer durring the trip so.....
The past 17 days of muskie fishing was rough to say the least. I never saw a fish larger than 40".
The largest fish caught was a 37". we caught many 34's, with the smallest being 14". I too was locating all fish in weeds.... 5ft or less.
I also hit many areas where I have raised or caught much larger fish in the past, with absolutely no success. All the fish we caught were on home made bucktails, or figure 8 spinnerbaits. Worth noting, the fish would only follow the baits up to the boat, and never commit to it... unless it had a piece of soft plastic on the back....then they absolutely inhaled it.
We had a few explosions on top water, but never hooked up.

The family staying a few doors down had better success. The two boys both landed fish. A nice chunky 42"er was caught by the older brother (think he was 10 or 12), and the younger one (6 or 7) got a 36". They also saw several larger fish (spoke with thier dad). The boys were throwing top waters.

I will be back in mid-september for another go at it.
Chris