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achotrod

Posted 3/27/2015 12:00 PM (#761734)
Subject: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1283

Saw this pig on FB and thought I would share! IL def has some big muskies these days! Angler that caught said it was 50 3/4 which is the same as the state record! Also happy to report its still swimming!

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Propster

Posted 3/27/2015 12:16 PM (#761741 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1901

Location: MN

Good deal. What do you folks have for a minimum size down there, were he tempted to keep it?

mnmusky

Posted 3/27/2015 12:23 PM (#761744 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Is that the puddle called mallard lake I see behind that nice looking fish?

achotrod

Posted 3/27/2015 12:26 PM (#761747 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1283

Propster it depends on the body of water. I know some lakes are 36" others are 48"

Dont think its Mallard.

wallydiven

Posted 3/27/2015 12:38 PM (#761749 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 538

Location: northern indiana

I heard that was caught last fall. If it was this spring it would most likely be much fatter and full of eggs.

achotrod

Posted 3/27/2015 12:46 PM (#761752 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1283

Fisherman says yesterday but who knows. We did get some snow last monday and I dont see any in the pic but its mostly gone as of yesterday. Hell of a fish no matter when it was caught. Looks pretty fat compared to many IL fish Ive seen.

Dunlap

Posted 3/27/2015 1:58 PM (#761765 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: RE: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 284

The lake this fish was caught out of is Catch and Release only, so tempted or not he had to release this fish.

Nice catch !!

Jeremy

Posted 3/27/2015 2:24 PM (#761771 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1126

Location: Minnesota.

Pretty good looking fish. Glad to hear she still swims...

phishmasta

Posted 3/28/2015 9:14 PM (#762030 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 115

Is that lake storey maybe?? Or it might be banner marsh...

Edited by phishmasta 3/28/2015 9:17 PM

ToddM

Posted 3/29/2015 5:58 AM (#762059 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 20179

Location: oswego, il

Independence grove. Remnant population, they no longer stock it and the park district refuses to let anyone put muskies in it citing they are not a family oriented fish.

NathanH

Posted 3/29/2015 6:06 AM (#762061 - in reply to #762059)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 859

Location: MN

ToddM - 3/29/2015 5:58 AM

Independence grove. Remnant population, they no longer stock it and the park district refuses to let anyone put muskies in it citing they are not a family oriented fish.

Not a family oriented fish? Is this a panfish pond for the kids or a lake for everyone?

ToddM

Posted 3/29/2015 9:17 AM (#762099 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 20179

Location: oswego, il

Not my words. Our musky club and others would like to stock it. The subject comes up at the Illinois Musky Alliance meetings. It is not a state run lake. They are not interested at all in having them in there. I do not believe there are alot of them left in there.

Edited by ToddM 3/29/2015 9:19 AM

Might_as_well_joinem

Posted 3/29/2015 12:26 PM (#762124 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 15

Location: Illinois

From what I saw this winter there is big muskie there. Not sure on numbers but this was one of the 50's .

Fishen-ski's

Posted 3/29/2015 12:40 PM (#762126 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: RE: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 140

Location: Northern Illinois

Yes, I saw a picture in a local paper that had a guy
holding a 50+ musky that he caught thru the ice on
a tip-up at Independence Grove this winter. The article
said the guy knew it was in there & was actually trying to catch it on tip-ups. Don't know if he was out in the basin or if it was late ice conditions......but nice musky
anyways. LOL.

jonnysled

Posted 3/29/2015 12:44 PM (#762128 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 13688

Location: minocqua, wi.

^ good form!!! LOL

jaultman

Posted 3/30/2015 7:49 AM (#762284 - in reply to #761734)
Subject: Re: Big IL Muskie caught yesterday!

Posts: 1828

This is one of the rare times that the fish looks to me quite a bit LONGER than the claimed length.

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