Does Montana Have Muskellunge?

Montana has a new state record tiger musky, caught from the waters of Deadmans Basin last Saturday by Billings angler Jesse Sanchez. The fish was 48.38 inches long and weighed 30 pounds. It eclipsed the old mark of 46 inches long and 27.87 pounds, also caught from Deadmans by Marty Storfa in 2006.

Where can I catch a muskie in Montana?

The body of knowledge has grown on using tiger muskies as a management tool, mostly from central Montana's fisheries like Deadman's Basin Reservoir, Lebo Lake, Lake Elmo and Lake Josephine. The fish can grow to nearly 50 inches in length and exceed 30 pounds.

What states have muskie fish?

Muskellunge are found in oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes and large rivers from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, Chautauqua Lake in western New York, north into Canada, throughout most of the St Lawrence River drainage, and northward throughout the upper ...