World record fly rod muskie in Minnesota

From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle The muskie Hawkins brought to boat was beyond belief – a 57-inch fish with a 26.5-inch girth, good for an estimated 52.5 pounds. That would put the Hawkins muskie in a class with the top 100 ever caught. Pending submission of paperwork to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin, the fish is expected to be the world record muskie taken on a fly.