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The Minnesota record for muskie is 56-7/8 inches, caught on Pelican Lake in 2016.

here. The team’s main objective was to release what they are speculating as a female, back to the water so she could live out her life cycle. The giant muskie was 61 1/2 inches long. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60 1/4 inches, from Hayward, Wisconsin in 1949. The state record is slightly smaller - 56 7/8 inches - … 115-pound cougar fatally struck near freeways in Bloomington, DNR says A length measurement was taken and they quickly snapped a couple of photos before gently releasing the muskie. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Submit to Stumbleupon (Opens in new window), Possible world record muskie boated and released in Mille Lacs Lake, Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines, Erich Mische: Lock-and-dammed and taking on water: The Voyage of the S.S. Hail Mary, 115-pound cougar fatally struck near freeways in Bloomington, DNR says, UMD researchers detect coronavirus in water at Lake Superior beaches, 8 Ramsey County parks to close temporarily during next 3 months for controlled deer hunts, Melania Trump’s curious greeting of Trump after debate raises questions, WCCO journalist attacked by Trump supporter at Duluth rally, Metro teachers call for more distance learning amid rising COVID infections, Stanford researchers say Ilhan Omar video appears to be ‘coordinated disinformation campaign’, Trump moves Wisconsin rally amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Close call with rat poison has happy ending for Afton dog, Bee Bee, and her owner, Bonnie Blodgett: So many interesting, what do you call them again, um, plants, Sept. 30 is last day for public comment on Pigs Eye Lake makeover, Erich Mische: Respect for the mighty tows, but trouble with pleasure wakes (and night-time waking), This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949.

The muskie measured 61-1/2 inches. They didn't have a large enough scale to weigh her, but estimated between 55 and 75 pounds.

While engaged in spring electrofishing activities for walleye, DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and an electroshocking team found a giant muskie was also within the shockwaves. The state record is slightly smaller - 56 7/8 inches - on Pelican Lake in 2016. As you comment, please be respectful of other commenters and other viewpoints.

“A fish like this can weigh between 55 and 75 pounds, but we will never know for sure.

Mille Lacs Band DNR biologists say they may have boated a world-record muskie during electrofishing activity this spring on Mille Lacs Lake. 8 Ramsey County parks to close temporarily during next 3 months for controlled deer hunts. The state record muskie weighed 54 pounds and was 56 inches long, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and his team boated this potentially world-record-breaking muskie on Mille Lacs Lake. The muskie measured 61-1/2 inches. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reminded anglers in its press release Monday that the giant muskie "is still out there.

Somewhere.". “We were not looking for muskie,” Wiggins-Kegg said in a Mille Lacs Band news release.

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It was caught in Lake Winnibigoshish in 1957. The team watched as the muskie swam away safely. Required fields are marked *.

“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 fly rod measured 57 inches, caught on Mille Lacs Lake in 2015. Erich Mische: Lock-and-dammed and taking on water: The Voyage of the S.S. Hail Mary The current state and world record is a tremendous 69 pounds and 11-ounce fish taken from the Chippewa Flowage.

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The team knew this fish was unusually large – even for a muskie.

The Minnesota record for muskie is 56-7/8 inches, caught on Pelican Lake in 2016.

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By continuing to use the site, you accept our. The state record for muskie is 56-7/8 inches caught on Pelican Lake in 2016.

Kitzmann’s catch — a staggering 57 1/4 inch, 47 pound muskie with a girth of 25 1/2 inches — was enough to secure the new catch-and-release state record.

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The muskie measured 61-1/2 inches.

Wiggins-Kegg said he saw the giant fish surface and he and the team immediately boated it. 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. (Photo courtesy Minnesota DNR) Minnesota DNR has confirmed a new state-record muskellunge, a catch-and-release muskie that was estimated to be nearly 50 pounds. “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, in a news release. Minnesota’s displaced record — a 56 7/8 inch muskie — was caught on Pelican Lake in 2016.

See our full terms of use Their adrenaline was running high, but the main objective was to release what they speculated as a female back to the water. Find a musky water Wisconsin muskellunge waters (Pub No. This past spring, DNR biologists were doing electrofishing activities for walleye in Mille Lacs Lake, when they found a giant muskie within the shockwaves. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches, caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We reserve the right to remove any comment we deem to be defamatory, rude, insulting to others, hateful, off-topic or reckless to the community. “We were not looking for muskie,” said Wiggins-Kegg in a news release. The team knew this fish was unusually large — even for a muskie. A length measurement was taken and they quickly snapped a couple of photos before releasing the muskie, watching as it swam away safely. Wiggins-Kegg saw the giant fish surface, and he and the team immediately boated the fish. The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949. By continuing to use the site, you accept our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg holds a 61 1/2-inch muskie on Mille Lacs Lake. We can say that it was huge fish and hope that someone catches it again so we know.”, Your email address will not be published. The team speculated that the muskie was a female.

The world record muskie is currently living in Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake—or so biologists think.

In a recent press release, the Minnesota DNR announced that earlier this year they landed the largest muskie they’ve ever seen.

The world record for a hooked muskie is 60-1/4 inches, caught in Hayward, Wis., in 1949. “A fish like this can weigh between 55-75 pounds, but we will never know for sure. Because it wasn’t caught with a hook and line, it doesn’t qualify for the record books. UMD researchers detect coronavirus in water at Lake Superior beaches Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.