MUSKELLUNGE, MUSKIE
The Muskellunge or Muskie is a food and game fish, the largest member of the pike family. Muskies are found in lakes and rivers of the northern U.S. and Canada.
The Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy masquinongy) was designated as the Official Fish of Wisconsin in 1955.
The largest muskellunge ('Muskie') caught with rod and reel weighed over 67 pounds and was caught in Hayward, Wisconsin on July 24, 1949.
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