The Muskie was 69-pound, 11-ounces. The new record – and we’re under oath here – was nothing short of colossal. The Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wis., recognizes Louis Spray’s 63 1/2-inch, 69-pound fish caught on the Chippewa Flowage in 1949 as the largest ever caught. Many musky anglers who fish the Chippewa Flowage have hitched their wagons to LeBeau’s. That is slightly wider than the width of the front third of the JAWS musky on display at Ran D’s. Aug 6,1992, Art Lawton's world record Muskie, originally thought to have been 69 pounds 15 ounces and 64 1/2 inches long, was discovered to have been greatly exaggerated in size and was officially disqualified jointly by both the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and the IGFA. Chippewa Flowage Fishing. A potential world record musky?
The French common name is mas… The fish weighed 69 pounds, 11 ounces and was 63 ½ inches long with a girth of 34 ½ inches. Louie Spray shows off the 69-pound, 11-ounce Muskie caught on Oct. 20, 1949. The bite marks or wounds were clearly visible on the belly of the catfish and were compared to that of the JAWS on display at Ran D’s restaurant. Who knows? It's still a beautiful fish and one of the largest Muskie ever caught so you still have to give Art's Muskie some appreciation. It would take a musky of world class size to do that.” Copyright © 2020 Lake Chippewa Flowage Resort Association (LCFRA) A Flying, Floppy, Fish Tale – By Ben Smith, kid fishermanSucker Study Reveals Important Findings – Long-standing tradition contributes to musky mortality As a consequence of that decision, Louie Spray was officially reinstated as the all tackle World Record Muskie holder. The Muskie was 69-pound, 11-ounces. The great fish was caught out of the Chippewa Flowage, Wisconsin in 1949. Tony said, “We had the flashlight shining right on that monster and it was so long that we were never able to see the end of the fish even though it was right next to the boat!
The fish in turn was disqualified, and Cal Johnson's fish was recognized as the record. To the right: Louie Spray shows off the 69-pound, 11-ounce Muskie caught on Oct. 20, 1949, which remains the world record. Below: The picture below is probably the highest quality photo in existence of Louie Spray and his Muskie. The great fish was caught out of the Chippewa Flowage, Wisconsin in 1949. The length just seemed to keep going forever! To the right: Louie Spray shows off the 69-pound, 11-ounce Muskie caught on Oct. 20, 1949, which remains the world record. On October 20, 1949, Louis Spray landed the world record muskie from the Chippewa Flowage. But keep in mind that the current World Record Musky, caught by Louie Spray, out of the Chippewa Flowage, was 63-1/4 inches long.
So the Just a few short weeks ago, on September 14th, Tony Wujek and Dan Olzoni of Shorewood, Illinois, guests of Luckily Tony and Dan brought the catfish in, because the catfish was discovered to be a pending catch and release unlimited line class world record!