The Largest Muskie Ever Caught

St. Lawrence River near Ottawa Ontario is not only the countries capital city, but its the big musky capital of the world. Some may argue that point, but they’d be wrong. There are few bodies of water that can yield 50+ inch musky regularly. For years I’ve heard people saying the St. Lawrence would produce the next world record musky, and in November 2008, it did just that.

Dale MacNair, was on the St. Lawrence River in late November when he hooked on to the fish of a lifetime. A biggest muskellunge ever recorded. His incredible catch was 57″ long, more than 33″ around and weighed a earth shattering 77 pounds (35kg)!

Some fishermen spend they entire lives chasing a 50 inch musky, but after only one year in search of muskie, MacNair caught one that was almost 60 inches!

world record musky

It’s a special occasion when such a massive fish is caught, but what makes it even more special is that this behemoth was released and swam away strong.

via The Tribune

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12 Responses to “The Largest Muskie Ever Caught”

Simon

Firstly happy new year to yo all.Think the new look and features you have given the site is the absolute bollocks.This has to be if not one of the best all round fishing sites on the web.
Secondly I would like to use this picture on my own blog but will link the entire article you guys have featured streight to your site if that is okay with you.
Will come back later today to read your answer.
Have a top week
Simon

Simon on January 22nd, 2009 @ 1:27 am
Woody

Oh baby!….Talk about being in the right place at the right time, imagine if he’d decided to stay in bed that day and not bother!….He’s a top bloke too, the best bit, he released it to be caught and make someone else’s dreams come true!

Woody on January 22nd, 2009 @ 4:55 am
szomo.ca

WOW , what was the last record ? something like 65 lbs ? georgian bay ….

this baby broke it by like 12 lbs ?!?! jesus thats MAAAAAASSSSSSIIIVVVVVEEEEE

szomo.ca on January 22nd, 2009 @ 9:43 am
Clive

Heres some info on the old musky record…

http://www.fishingfury.com/20051021/scandalous-muskies/

and Simon: feel free to link us anytime!

Clive Mathias on January 22nd, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
Jason

It looks like he’s being air lifted out with that huge fish!

Jason on January 22nd, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
jwm

That’s one huge musky. I have a feeling the 60″ (5 feet long!!) musky isn’t far away.

Simon, you’re always welcome to republish our posts provided you always have a link back to our site. As for the editorials however, republishing rights are done on a case by case basis. And thanks for letting you know that you like the new look of our site!!!

Jason, you’re absolutely right! HAHA, that’s awesome!

Jonathon Marshall on January 22nd, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
Todd

Did the angler report this catch to any of the record-keeping organizations? If the fish was really 77 pounds then it could be recognized as a new world record.

It appears that he released it without reporting the catch. Is that correct? So the fish is not recognized as a world record?

Thanks for any info you can provide.

Todd on August 6th, 2009 @ 7:20 am
Clive

It is recognized as a catch and release record as far as I know. I don’t think the fish was actually weighed, but simply estimated to be around 77lbs. It is about the same length as the current world record, but has a thicker girth.

Clive Mathias on August 6th, 2009 @ 7:59 am
Pete Lutz

I don’t believe that the St. Lawrence River goes anywhere near Ottawa. It does go thru Ontario, but Ottawa? Not even near!

Pete Lutz on August 12th, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
Clive

Yeah, you are right on that one. The fisherman is from Ottawa, but the St. Lawrence is definitely way south…

Clive Mathias on August 12th, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
Al. Lemoine

This is the fish that we dream of catching 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
You did a great job and its back in the river to give someone else a thrill of a life time.
This is catch and release at its very best.
CONGRATS

Al. Lemoine on September 24th, 2009 @ 10:33 am
jwm

This photo and story is in the latest In Fisherman Pike & Musky special edition.

Jonathon Marshall on September 24th, 2009 @ 11:09 am

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