Chuck Cook, a longtime employee of Perry Construction Group Inc., in Erie, caught a massive muskie Sept. 17 while on vacation at Georgian Bay, Ontario. The fish weighed 46 pounds, was 55 1/2 inches long and had a 25 1/2-inch girth.
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The Three Rivers Chapter of Muskies Inc. is making a donation to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission today to benefit the muskie stocking program.
The bait fish funds will be used to buy and raise minnows to feed the muskies that are reared at the Linesville State Fish Hatchery and stocked into Pennsylvania waters.
Three Rivers Muskies Inc. ran a fundraiser in April, selling $2 raffle tickets for changes at a muskie charter on Chautauqua Lake, use of Allegheny Guide service and a fishing guide on Lake Arthur.
Joe Soliwoda outdid himself with a 51-inch muskie caught and released in French Creek.
Ask Joe Soliwoda for the location of his top muskie spot on French Creek at your own peril.
First came a 36-inch muskie Dec. 2:
Then a 40-inch fish Dec. 4:
And, one cast later, he brought a 38-inch muskie to hand:
This is the fish of 10,000 casts, right?
Dwight Hottle, of Erie, boated a 47-inch muskie Aug. 22 on Chautauqua Lake, 10 minutes after leaving the dock.
Check out this angler’s’ first-ever muskie, 42 3/4-inch fish that weighed 27 pounds 2 ounces. He caught it at the Pymatuning Causeway, and Espyville Outdoors submitted the photo.
You can submit your fishing and hunting photos any time. Into wildlife but not hooks and bullets? Upload your photos to the wildlife gallery. And Presque Isle State Park gets a gallery all its own.
Or musky. You pick. In either case, the toothy fish have been in the news recently. Here’s why:
1. An albino muskie could be a record.
2. Anglers in Green Bay, Wis., swear by their muskie waters.
3. Fly fishing for muskie is an entirely different proposition than using conventional tackle.
And for details on muskie fishing in Pennsylvania, check the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission page that includes a map of top destinations.
Tom Krawiec of Erie had quite a day on Lake Erie earlier this month:
His muskie was 44½ inches long and about 25 pounds. He caught it using a 7-inch perch lure.
The Pennsylvania record is a 54-pound 3-ounce monster caught out of Conneaut Lake in 1924 by Lewis Walker Jr. of Meadville.
Midweek tri-state fishing report for Lake Erie and nearby waters, July 30:
