Thanks to the practice of catch-and-release, the thrill of boating a big tiger muskie has been experienced by at least two visitors to Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
On June 10, longtime muskie angler Ken Williams, of Fishers, Ind., caught a 45 1⁄2-inch tiger muskie when it struck a Musky Innovations Swimmin’ Dawg. He caught the fish from a weed-covered, mid-lake hump. When I texted a photo of Williams’ tiger to lodge owner and guide Rob Manthei, he recognized the fish as one that has twice been caught from his boat.
