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History of World Record Muskies
The History of World Record Muskies goes back over 100 years, with most documented fish caught from 1939 to 1949.
The last two Muskies that made the record book were both caught in 1949. Cal Johnson's 67Lb. 8oz. and Louis Spray's 69Lb. That was a good year for Muskie fishing.
Cal Johnson's is a beautiful original mounted Muskie. It hangs in the Moccasin Bar, in Hayward, WI. It is truly something to see.
Oct. 20, 1949, Louis Spray caught the existing world record Muskie in the Chippewa Flowage. The fish weighed 69 pounds, 11 ounces. The Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and the Illinois and Wisconsin DNRs recognize Spray's fish as the currant record holder.
Although Spray's fish was lost in a fire, there are two replicas on display, one at the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and another at The Landing Bar / Restaurant on the Chippewa Flowage.
Now there are some stories of an other record Muskie caught in 1957. We are including that story just to be far but, it get's a little off the rails.
Anyway the story started 1957 when Arthur Lawton claimed to have caught a 69-pound 15-ounce world record Muskie in the St. Lawrence River. That started a major disagreement on which fish really held the world record. Lawton never saved the fish, never had it mounted. He gave it away to be eaten. He said he wasn`t aware it was a world record. The one very poor picture that he submitted as photographic evidence of the catch turns out to be another fish that he caught the week before, a fish that weighed only 49 1/2 pounds.” The Lawton Muskie was declared fraudulent by the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.
As far as we're concerned, any Moron that eats a record Muskie, should no way be awarded anything.
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