Muskie hunt
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Terry Moulton is an expert in musky fishing. who chucked the 9- to -5 routine two decades ago to open Mouldy's Archery & Tackle in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, a sports shop catering to musk aficionados and bowhunters. He recognizes muskie hunting as a numbers game, which means exerting the greatest effort when conditions are prime.
Publication Name: Field & Stream (West ed.)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 8755-8610
Year: 2003
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Walleye record hoax
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The claimed world record for walleye, caught by Mabry Harper in 1960 and supposedly 25 lbs, is a hoax. The claimed dimensions, 41" in length and 29" in girth, would make the fish 43.1 lbs! Examination of photographic evidence suggests the fish was much shorter and weighed less than 18 lbs.
Publication Name: Outdoor Life
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0030-7076
Year: 1996
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World-record muskie: was it a hoax?
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An investigation reveals that Art Lawton falsified the size of the muskie fish he caught in 1957 and for which he was subsequently given the world's record. Details of the investigation and the controversy over who now holds the record are presented.
Publication Name: Outdoor Life
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0030-7076
Year: 1992
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Though interbreeding with other pike species can complicate the classification of some individuals, zoologists usually recognize from zero to three subspecies of muskellunge.
The Great Lakes (spotted) muskellunge (Esox masquinongy masquinongy) is the most common variety in the Great Lakes basin and surrounding area. The spots on the body form oblique rows.
The Chautauqua muskellunge (E. m. ohioensis) is known from the Ohio River system, Chautauqua Lake, Lake Ontario, and the St Lawrence River.
The clear or barred muskellunge (E. m. immaculatus) is most common in the inland lakes of Wisconsin, Minnesota, northwestern Ontario and southeastern....