WORLD RECORD MUSKIE:
67
POUNDS, 8 OUNCES MUSKIE
The
world record was taken from Lake Court Oreilles in Hayward, Wisconsin,
on July 24, 1949 by Cal Johnson.
65 POUNDS MUSKIE
The Ontario record Muskie weighed 65 pounds and measured 58 inches
in length with 30.5 inches in girth. Toronto's Ken O'Brien caught
the great fish on October 16, 1988, in Georgian Bay's Blackstone
Harbour, Moon River Basin. The story goes that it was Ken's first
time Muskie fishing. I guess beginner's luck is true sometimes.
61-pound Muskie
Martin Williamson
Georgian Bay
Fish: 61-pound Muskie
Length: 53.5 inches
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HISTORY OF MISTERY
For
years the world record stood at 69 pounds 15 ounces, caught by Art Lawton
in the St. Lawrence River. In 1992 this record was found to have been
falsified, and was disqualified by the Freshwater Fish Hall of Fame and
the IGFA. Replacing it was Louis Spray's 69-pound 11-ounce fish caught
on Wisconsin's Chippewa Flowage. The fish in turn was disqualified, and
Cal Johnson's fish was recognized as the record.
Louie Spray shows off the 69-pound, 11-ounce Muskie caught on Oct.
20, 1949.
Louie Spray and his Muskie.
Art Lawton's Muskie, which was disqualified as the world record. It's still a
beautiful fish and one of the largest Muskie ever caught so you still have to
give Art's Muskie some appreciation.
50-pound, 8-ounce muskie
Check out this monster muskie from Michigan. Kyle Anderson of Rapid
City, Mich. caught this 50-pound, 8-ounce muskie on Sept. 27 in Torch
Lake near Traverse City.
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