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Muskie Mania: It’s been another good year of angling for this legendary fish in Upstate NY
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
Gary Laidman, of South Wales in Erie County recently caught this 51-inch long, 27-inch girth muskie fishing the Upper Niagara River with Capt. Connor Cinelli. The season on that waterway closed Nov. 30.
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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.