It also was bigger than the state’s record Tiger Muskellunge — a 53-pound fish caught in the western Upper Peninsula in 1919. The state record for muskie using a fly rod is 57 inches, caught on Mille Lacs Lake in 2015.The team knew this fish was unusually large – even for a muskie. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches, caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949. Details. Nearly nine decades later, it remains the state record. An angler on Lake Vermilion caught and released Minnesota’s new state record muskellunge, a 57 1/4 inch fish that he called a “true giant.” The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified the state record fish on Oct. 11. The fish was caught on Torch Lake, which is part of the same chain of lakes as Lake Bellaire. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the It is so highly valued that the State Legislature proclaimed it the official State Fish in 1955. DNR crews routinely sample the state's musky populations.
The state record Great Lakes muskie prior to Anderson’s catch also came from the Chain of Lakes – a 48-pound fish caught on Lake Skegemog in 1984 by Charles S. Edgecomb. Everybody Adventures | Bob Frye Sat., July 7, 2012 8:55 p.m. | Saturday, July 7, 2012 8:55 p.m. Lewis Walker Jr. holds the musky he caught from Conneaut Lake in 1924. “A fish like this can weigh between 55 and 75 pounds, but we will never know for sure.
We can say that it was huge fish and hope that someone catches it again so we know.” Shop our online store for products and gear: Print of the Year, Outdoor News History Book, Outdoor News Clothing and more!
The musky. Those who would like to try to catch that potential world record fish or others in the state’s many muskie … The Minnesota record for muskie is 56-7/8 inches, caught on Pelican Lake in 2016. State’s musky record hanging on. The 57 1/4 inch fish had a 25 1/2 inch girth with an estimated weight of about 47 pounds. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. More world records have been landed in Wisconsin than anywhere else. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. “That wasn’t our objective.”Wiggins-Kegg saw the giant fish surface, and he and the team immediately boated the fish. Seeberger’s fish breaks the previous state record Great Lakes muskie caught three years ago of Kyle Anderson of Rapid City by about 8 pounds and 3 inches. The muskie measured 61-1/2 inches. A length measurement was taken and they quickly snapped a couple of photos before releasing the muskie, watching as it swam away safely.The muskie measured 61-1/2 inches. Their adrenaline was running high, but the main objective was to release what they speculated as a female back to the water.“We didn’t have a large enough scale on board to weigh that big of a fish,” said Carl Klimah, Mille Lacs Band DNR fisheries manager. The state record for muskie using a … Tom Durecki, of Tom’s Bait and Tackle in East Jordan, said, “There are not a lot of muskies in (Lake Bellaire), but they get some big ones.” Seeberger’s catch is already becoming legendary, he said. Minnesota is well known as one of the nation’s top muskie fishing destinations. NOTE: The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches caught near Hayward, Wis. in 1949.
"That is one tremendous muskie. The muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) is one of Wisconsin's most important and unique trophies. While engaged in spring electrofishing activities for walleye, Mille Lacs Band DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and an electroshocking team found a giant muskie was also within the shockwaves.“We were not looking for muskie,” Wiggins-Kegg said in a Mille Lacs Band news release. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches, caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949. The one fish that came closest to breaking Lewis Walker Jr.'s record was the "Kinzua Giant." To be considered for the state's catch-and-release record, Poshusta would have had to take a photo of the fish that clearly showed the total length. The Minnesota record for muskie is 56-7/8 inches, caught on Pelican Lake in 2016.