Zack Hall, admittedly a more serious bass angler, spotted the fat momma up in the shallows while fishing recently and started to flip his ExoSwim at her. The hunt was cut short on Wednesday after 182 wolves were wiped out. He’s good at getting hooks out. Taxpayers get a break: Kodatt declines nearly $6,000 in pay for just two days in Madigan’s old House seat. Evergreen is also home of the Illinois state record saugeye! Your name in chalk as the new Illinois state-record muskie holder! On Saturday he caught the state record muskie. The 48.25-inch muskie, estimated at 34-35 pounds, came on a beautifully gaudy 1.25-ounce Osage orange hand-crafted lipless crankbait he makes for Fryebaits. “I hadn’t even taken a picture, just trying to get her back in. There never has been a year like this for record fish in Illinois. When he reached home, he put it on “probably 200 pounds of ice.’’. newsletter, Another 79,000 coronavirus vaccines administered as Illinois’ pandemic death toll surpasses 20,500, Far fewer students, classrooms without teachers and learning on laptops: how many Chicago schools will look starting Monday, Homeless ‘L’ riders get Night Ministry care, St. Sabina withholding $100K in monthly assessments until archdiocese closes Pfleger abuse probe, Live map of coronavirus cases by zip code, Illinois daily case tallies fall by about half over last month, vaccines administered per day is at a new high (LIVE UPDATES). A 10-horsepower limit and pricey boat launch … In 2003, 332 - 10 inch muskie were stocked. That has gotten tougher. Kimes zeroed out the scale with the board, then weighed the 501/4-inch muskie (with a 25-inch girth) at 36 pounds, 4 ounces. The tiger muskie record remains the one (31 pounds, 3 ounces) caught by Michael Behmetuik on Aug. 6, … Blue Lake in Whitley County. The Illinois record, a 50 3/4-inch muskie weighing 38 pounds, 8 ounces, was caught April 20, 2002 by Matt Carmean below the Lake Shelbyville spillway. Replica muskies that I’ve done are pretty much 54-55’s. Length was 54 inches; girth, 22 1/2. “Head on this fish is probably 16 inches, the lure was eight to 10 inches back,’’ Hack said. “She was on that spot feeding. This 1,000-acre lake just north of Bloomington surrounded by Comlara County Park is my favorite Illinois muskie lake. Livingston, a 69-year-old from Morris, knew enough about certifying an Illinois record to know he needed a certified scale. APRIL . Sign up for the Muskie were not stocked in 2004. On Sunday, March 11, 52 year old James Zimmerman of Beloit, Wisconsin caught a 15.08 … A tiger muskie is a hybrid of a muskie and a northern pike. And she startled me. So Illinois’ pure muskie record remains the one of 38 pounds, 8 ounces, caught by Matt Carmean below Lake Shelbyville on April 20, 2002. “I did not want to keep the fish, I am a die-hard catch-and-release guy,’’ Jim Hack said. That would smash the Illinois record for a tiger muskie (31-3 by Michael Behmetuik on Aug. 6, 2004, from Lake Will in Will County). Maine Freshwater Record Fish SPECIES WEIGHT ANGLER DATE LOCATION Atlantic Salmon 28 lbs. Livingston and buddy Tom Dolan were ‘‘just out making a few casts for afternoon bass’’ off an 18-foot pontoon boat at the Goose Lake subdivision in Grundy County when they saw a muskie by the boat. Help us top off a great fishing season at Shabbona Lake with a new State Of Illinois Record Muskie. The fish weighed about 45 [pounds]. Page 3. “I startled her. The team knew this fish was unusually large – even for a muskie. Man bemoans a female habit and wonders if it’s because they don’t care or because they don’t know any better. Lewis Walker Jr. caught the fish from Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, trolling an 8-inch chub rigged crosswise to spin from a cane pole spooled with 42-pound line and a leader made of … Greatest muskie caught in Illinois? He has done skin mounts and made replicas of many record and historic fish. Inc. It also includes muskie fingerlings purchased by the Fox River Valley chapter of Muskies, Inc. A total of 29 Illinois bodies of water were stocked with 15,327-11”+ muskies, produced at the Jake Wolf Hatchery, by the Illinois Department of … the information available, the top lakes for 50” muskies in Illinois are: Lake Shelbyville Shelbyville has produced nine of the fish on the 50” or larger list (the most of any lake) and the past couple of state records, including the 50.75”, 38#, 8 ounce fish caught on April 20, 2002 by Matt Carmean of Mattoon below the dam. JOHN RAK: John lives in Chicago and has been fishing for Muskies for 36 years. Been there, saw her! John Adams held the previous record with a 22-pound tiger muskie caught at. Track the latest confirmed COVID-19 cases by zip code with this state map, updated daily with public health department data. Once he got her to bite, he knew this was no ordinary fish. In 2002, the state stocked 334, 6.8 inch muskie and 167, 11.9 inch muskie. In 2001, the state stocked 334 - 11.2" muskie. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The certified weight was 35 pounds, 10 ounces. Until then, the fanatics known as muskie fishermen can have a go at figuring which lake. “I literally landed on her,’’ Hack said. ‘‘Normally I would have said no, but when they said how big it was, I had to see it,’’ Kimes said about weighing Terry Livingston Sr.’s possible Illinois-record tiger muskie May 9. Shabbona Lake State Park 4201 Shabbona Grove Road Shabbona, IL 60550 (815) 824-2106 This sprawling central Illinois reservoir gets top marks for 2003 if for no other reason than giving up the new pure muskie record of 38 pounds, 8 ounces last year. Borucki, who was visiting Canada from his home in Illinois, hooked the record muskie while trolling a Rapala in Ontario's Manitou Lake on August 30, 1984. MN DNR certifies new catch-and-release state record muskie. Comptroller Susana Mendoza had called on Kodatt to pass on the $5,788.66 he had coming to him under state law, even though he served less than a full week, introduced no bills, took no votes and attended no legislative sessions. There already have been multiple whitefish records and records for burbot and hybrid crappie. We go up there every year,” Seeberger told Michigan … Minnesota's State Record Muskie Click for Larger View. Evergreen is also home of the Illinois state record saugeye! by Terry Hagstrom. EVERGREEN LAKE. The Chicago Sun Times Reported This First: Tom Kimes understands the universal draw of big fish. It may be quite awhile until we see a longer fish than 54 coming out of Illinois. Here’s his perspective, from decades of experience, on Hack’s fish. 8 oz . I FISH ILLINOIS.ORG | Colleen Callahan, Director | JB Pritzker, Governor ... State Average: 30" State Record: 38lbs/8oz (2002) Best Lures: minnows, jerk baits, jigs, crank baits, spoons, and spinners; Angling Tips: The two methods used when fishing for muskie are trolling and casting. In 2000, the state stocked 167 - 10.0" muskie and 167 - 11.0" muskie. Only a few casts separate “goofing around’’ and busting a 54-inch muskie, perhaps the greatest verified in Illinois. Lee, Robbie, and Heidi head out on the big pond for the Minnesota State Record Muskie! The temperature was around 70 but soon to be 90 or more by afternoon. “Usually it is a two-minute fight, but this was 12,’’ Hack said. He drifted off with the wind, then re-found the spot and used different baits. She came in like a torpedo. View up to date information on Illinois’ Covid-19 vaccine plan and vaccination eligibility from the State of Illinois Coronavirus Response Site × ... Division of Fisheries has officially certified the catch of a new state-record walleye the second time the state record has been established this year. 2014 Illinois Muskie Stocking Report By Ray Thompson Note: This article is in part, a summary of the 2014 Jake Wolf Hatchery report. “In ’99, I mounted a 49 7/8-inch muskie caught out of the Fox river in the Geneva area. State officials say Anderson's record replaces the 48-pound record set in 1984 by the late Charles Edgecomb, of Rapids City. The state record for muskie using a fly rod is 57 inches, caught on Mille Lacs Lake in 2015. It began as an August day in northern Minnesota with a bright blue sky and a few clouds. Hack’s muskie dwarfs Carmean’s. That’s all I have on the lake. Of course as … The last State Record … But she had no interest in a Figure 8. Pennsylvania’s state record muskie stretches 57 inches and weighs 54 pounds, 3 ounces. In total, more than 2.7 million vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois. Blackhawks notebook: Hawks rank 27th in faceoff percentage, but does it matter. north American records are updated once a year when the new edition of the nFWFHoF is published. Livingston switched to a Rooster Tail on 10- or 12-pound monofilament on an Abu Garcia baitcaster rod and reel. “It looked like an alligator, it was something to see live,’’ he said. As I pushed my fourteen-foot Lund with a 15 hp Mariner off the sandy beach I was anxious to see if the Walleye bite was still on. Maybe some day Hack and I will have a beer and he will share it. The Fryebait that Rich Frye caught his personal-best muskie on. “She jumped. We follow the stories and update you as they develop. It’s been a busy month for significant state fishing records being broken! Technically, this fish was taken in the spillway waters below the Shelbyville Dam in the Kaskaskia River. Here’s the latest news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Dear Abby: Why don’t the women I compliment ever compliment me back? “I think she would’ve hit a hook with a fork on it,’’ he said. What was the point? IMTT MEMBER PROFILES . The question is when, Pearson said. That’s how they ended up at the Morris post office, where they took a board big enough for the fish. An Iowa man reeled in the 57 1/4 inch fish on Lake Vermilion on Aug. 6. Credit: Corey Kitzmann. In the past, most grocery stores or meat markets would weigh a record fish on their certified scales. The current Illinois state record of 38 pounds, 8 ounces came from the waters just below the spillway in 2002, but Thomas said anglers report finding large fish as far downstream as 20 or more miles. But his fish was too big to weigh on a scale at a local grocery. By Dale Bowman Dec 28, 2016 ... we would be talking about a new state record… Note that wording, greatest verified muskie. There are a lot of weeds in this lake and she kept digging in the weeds.’’. Big muskie and Illinois-record whitefish: Fishes of the Year. Illinois River White Bass. “I swear to God I just went out goofing around,’’ Hack said. In fact, the 'Monster of the Manitou ' (as the fish has been subsequently named) wasn't officially weighed until two … In coming weeks, I will consider Bach’s fish — and Illinois fish records in general — and modern issues. Track the latest confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state with this state map, updated daily with public health department data. Whether you troll or cast, the preferred rod and reel combination is a heavy-duty graphite model bait … He was using 100-pound braid with a a 150-pound monofilament leader on an Abu Garcia reel and a 6-6 St. Croix muskie rod. The Illinois record remains 38 pounds, 8 ounces, caught April 20, 2002 by Matt Carmean while he was walleye fishing below the Lake Shelbyville dam. Their adrenaline was running high, but the main objective was to release what … Caught April 20, 2002 by Matt Carmean . State Rep. Chris Miller denied any involvement with the extremist organization called the Three Percenters after his pick-up truck was photographed with the sticker in its back window in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. In 2005, 167 - 10.0 inch muskie were stocked. Once the official paperwork is processed by the Michigan DNR, it’s expected to be recorded as the largest muskie ever caught in the state, besting the previous record for a Great Lakes muskie by nearly 8 pounds and 3 inches. The two states… That would smash the Illinois record for a tiger muskie (31-3 by Michael Behmetuik on Aug. 6, 2004, from Lake Will in Will County). Location: Kaskaskia River. Angler: Matt Carmean. It was like a lumbering cow jumping. Magic came on an orange and black Musky Buster. John got started by going fishing with friends on the Chippewa Flowage. In the case of Lawton’s fish, Stang says the record is still recognized in New York, but its days are numbered. Illinois State Record Muskie. Here’s where it gets interesting. Date: April 20, 2002. She hit the second or third cast.’’. Maybe, here’s the story, Downstate Republican says he removed far-right militia decal from his truck — but Democrats and Kinzinger call for probe. For more information, contact the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce at (217) 774-2221 or Eagle Creek State Park at (217) 756-8260. It was caught way back on Sept. 30, 1924. Much of the fishing around the immediate spillway area is accomplished from the bank. The state record musky MAY have been caught in Ohio this weekend on a BioSpawn Lures ExoSwim! Muskie Guide Chad Cain sent out an email that ended up being posted on the fishing forum at my website www.IllnioisOutdoorsTV.com.. Know about breaking news as it happens. Plus, the Hawks’ Reverse Retro sweaters finally debut and Collin Delia struggles in his first AHL start. Wolf Lake sits on Indiana's western border with Illinois. But Hack, whose previous best was 46 inches, knew he had something special. Note: Illinois record Fish are updated as new records are set. When the Illinois River sauger run slows down, feisty white bass come on like gangbusters. Last week added to that, with Livingston’s likely tiger muskie and a record brown bullhead from Emiquon. On Tuesday he was promoted to operator at R.R. It was 50 3/4 inches. Many have been buzzing about Joe Capilupo’s new Illinois state record smallmouth bass that was caught in Chicago on Monday, October 14th. Kimes zeroed out the scale with the board, then weighed the 501/4-inch muskie (with a 25-inch girth) at 36 pounds, 4 ounces. “We had been up there since Wednesday (Oct. 10) and had caught 100 nice smallies. I’m quite certain that if that fish had been caught in the spring (full of eggs) we would be talking about a new state record.’’. We just couldn’t get that extra 1/8 inch to make it a 50-incher. In Livingston’s story, one hero is Conservation Police Officer Dave Wollgast, who thought it might be a tiger muskie. Fish records are kept by weight. And on Wednesday he was forced to take a day of vacation to deal with all the red tape that comes with catching a fish that is likely to set off a state-wide wave of attention for Lake Shelbyville. I’ve been waiting months to tell this story. Doug Petrousek of Douglas Taxidermy in Elburn is mounting the fish. Fish on this 925 acre multi-species lake, stocked with more thabn 20,000 pure muskies over the past 3 decades. The biggest problem Borucki encountered with this fish was finding a scale big enough to weigh it! It was caught way back on Sept. 30, 1924. Then he contacted the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. but was completely empty. There's also a boat … Conservation Police officers told Plauck, who met Hack the next day at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan, where there is a certified scale. He caught his muskie … There is access and parking located right at the spillway. The Vermilion River entry point, the sandbar under the Abe Lincoln Bridge and … *North American records from the 2018–19 Edition National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame (NFWFHOF) ILLINOIS AND NORTH AMERICAN HOOK & LINE RECORD FISH As of August 2020* It's about his catching a near state record muskie … Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. And I catch 30 percent of fish on Figure 8’s.’’. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The Illinois record remains 38 pounds, 8 ounces, caught April 20, 2002 by Matt Carmean while he was walleye fishing below the Lake Shelbyville dam. Spray’s mark is also under attack from a group of Illinois anglers known as the World Record Muskie Alliance. 1 oz Howard Clifford 10/9/1980 location undisclosed Black Crappie 3 lbs 9.76 oz Quinn Warren Feb-12 Messalonskee Lake Blueback Trout 5.24 lbs Carter McLaughlin 8/20/2008 Pushineer Pond Brook Trout 9 lbs 2 oz Patrick Coan 1/8/2010 Mousam... Continue reading It was 50 3/4 inches. He spent an hour and 20 minutes trying to revive her, conceding at 9:20 p.m. “She just couldn’t recover,’’ Hack said. On July 5, Hack, of Kildeer, went to make a few casts at a Lake County lake. Even so, she was stressed and would not revive. Many Illinois lakes have a 48-inch minimum for length. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. “I remember when Illinois had yet to break the 50-inch mark,” he emailed. He cut the front hooks, then unhooked the back hooks backwards. Note that wording, greatest verified muskie. Slaughtering wolves in Wisconsin just for the thrill of the kill. I did not want to kill this fish.’’. Given James Lake produced the last two state-record muskies, biologists think it will likely produce the next one. Length - 50.75” Girth (after mounted) – 26.50” Caught in the Shelbyville Spillway . To many of the 37,000 K-5 students returning to schools for the first time in a year, things will be far from routine. In addition to producing the last two state-record muskies, lakes in Kosciusko County also have produced the largest muskies registered each year in the DNR’s Fish-of-the … Weight: 38 pounds, 8 ounces. I was surprised. It would be Shabbona lake's 5th State Record Muskie. Matt Bach caught what would have been the state-record rock bass this month, but he had to release it because it was caught at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. One major concern of DEC officials is how vacating the record could impact the fragile muskie fishery in the state, although a new record … The question is when, Pearson said. Some day I hope to know exactly which one. Hack, a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services in Barrington, was working a Double Cowgirl when she came out of four feet of water on the edge of weeds. In 2006, 367, 11 inch muskie were stocked and 1,190, 5 … With some stomach content it could have hit 50 [pounds] easily. What may have slipped through the cracks, however, was a whopper muskie caught by a Davenport, Iowa man on August 6th. Weight - 38 lbs. Our next state-record muskie is cruising within 100 yards of Highway 12 right now -- if she isn't hanging around a northside main-lake point. Continue reading the full article here – http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/illinois-fish-records-keep-falling-dna-could-prove-tiger-muskie/, House Public Lands Transfer Bill Abandoned, Copyright © 2021 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Northland Tackle – Top Ice Baits for Winter Panfish, on Giant Record Tiger Musky Taken On Goose Lake in Illinois, Tournament News & Results – Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Redfish and More. Slammed it so hard she engulfed the Musky Buster. Kimes zeroed out the scale with the board, then weighed the 501/4-inch muskie (with a 25-inch girth) at 36 pounds, 4 ounces. Donnelley & Sons in Mattoon. The muskie eventually T-boned a 14- to 16-inch shad and kept releasing the shad to reposition it to eat it. Fisheries biologist Andy Plauck, who verified the fish, emailed, “He had the fish in a large tote on ice and when he pulled it out I knew it was bigger than any muskie I had handled. That would smash the Illinois record for a tiger muskie (31-3 by Michael Behmetuik on Aug. 6, 2004, from Lake Will in Will County). “The longest muskie I’ve mounted as a skin mount was 58″ and came from Cass Lake [in Minnesota]. “Kind of goofing around, just throwing it,’’ he said.
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