Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Also called muskie, musky, fish of 10000 casts
The muskellunge is the largest member of the pike family and is known as the fish of 10,000 casts due to its elusive nature. It's a prized trophy fish with an elongated body, large mouth, and sharp teeth.
Muskellunge at a glance
- Scientific name
- Esox masquinongy
- Typical size
- 30-50 inches
- IGFA world record
- 67 lbs 8 oz
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Rare
Habitat
Large clear lakes and rivers with vegetation. Apex freshwater predator. Extremely difficult to catch.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a muskellunge through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for muskellunge
The lure classes that produce for muskellunge, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Muskellunge questions people ask
Muskellunge is Esox masquinongy. Anglers also call it muskie, musky, fish of 10000 casts.
A typical muskellunge runs 30-50 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 67 lbs 8 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every muskellunge you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Large clear lakes and rivers with vegetation. Apex freshwater predator. Extremely difficult to catch. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record muskellunge weighed 67 lbs 8 oz.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, jerkbaits, topwater walkers, bucktails and hair jigs and hard swimbaits and glide baits all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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Set your home water, pick a drive radius, and wake up to a plan.
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