Muskie are New York’s largest freshwater game fish.
Their legendary ability to challenge and confound anglers and their massive size potential have often inspired anglers to forsake other fish for a chance to encounter the “fish of 10,000 casts.”
This year’s fishing season for these monsters opened (as it usually does) on third weekend in June. The season on most waterways closed Nov. 30. Exceptions include the St. Lawrence and Lower Niagara rivers and Lake Ontario, where the season ends Dec. 15.
This photo gallery consists of eye-opening fish landed in Upstate New York this year – the largest being a 54-incher (with a 24-inch girth) landed Nov. 23 on the St. Lawrence River by Cassie Pope, of Rochester, who was fishing at the time with her father, Tim, and Capt. Bob Walters of Water Wolf Charters out of Clayton.
Cassie Pope, of Rochester, with her 54-incher.
At least 13 lakes and 19 rivers have muskellunge populations in New York State. The St. Lawrence River, Upper Niagara River and Chautauqua Lake are the most renowned muskie fisheries in the state.
The state’s current state record – a 69-pound, 15-ounce behemoth caught in 1957 by Arthur Lawton -- was caught in the St. Lawrence. It measured 64 inches The river’s fishing guides are confident that record is l,ong overdue to be broken. Capt. Walters, who has underwater video cameras on his downriggers, videotaped a fish that he estimated had to be some 70 inches long.
His biggest muskie landed on the St. Lawrence to date measured 59 inches. The fish was caught by one of one of his clients, Ed Beers, of New Jersey, in 2010.
Capt. Bob Walters of Water Wolf Charters with Cassie Pope's 54-inch muskie.
Other waterways where muskie can be caught include Waneta, Greenwood, Bear, and the Cassadaga lakes, and in inland rivers such as the Susquehanna, Allegheny, Delaware, Great Chazy and major tributaries of the St. Lawrence River.
** Read more about fishing for muskie on the DEC website.
Vicky Banks, an avid muskie angler from Kentucky, caught and released this monster 49-inch, muskie recently on Chautauqua Lake, She caught it on a Baker lure and was fishing with the Muddy Creek Fishing Guide service out of Long Point on the lake.
Send us your muskie photos from the 2020 fishing season:
Photos should be sent to outdoors writer David Figura at dfigura@NYup.com. Angler who caught the fish must be in the photo. Include angler’s full name, where he or she lives, where and when the fish was caught -- and on what. If caught fishing a guide include the guides name and charter business name.
Photos will be added to this gallery as they are received.
Aug 10 Another HUGE fish from Lake Ontario. John Tysco wrote: "My best buddy Andrew Curtin and I caught this beauty yesterday at Henderson Harbor. We fought it for 45 minutes took a couple pictures and quickly released it. Took a little while to revive it so we didn’t want to mess around too long trying to take many measurements. We were trolling, so please be sure to mention it was a team effort." He added: " I’m a Syracuse firefighter at Rescue Company and my buddy is a RN at the VA. Caught the muskie trolling a plug."
Katia Rivers, of Rochester, said she had a a great year fishing for muskie. Here, she holds up a nice one she caught and released on Chautauqua Lake using a Baker Musky Lure.
Katia Rivers, of Rochester, holds up one of two nice muskies she caught and released recently on Waneta Lake in Schuyler County. She wrote: "Just in time to end the New York Musky Season. Supporting our home town team from the water! We watched the Bills game on the boat and got a good luck musky for the win!"
Vanessa Antone of Lewiston caught this 42-inch musky while drifting the upper Niagara River with Capt. Chris Cinelli of Grand Island.
Anthony Karum, of Cheektowaga, (left), caught and released this 45-inch muskie in the Upper Niagara River last week fishing with Capt. Connor Cinelli of Grand Island.
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