The unusual catch led to surprised witnesses.
‘‘I had some woman come up to me with a baby to take a selfie,’’ Remec said.
My favorite southern Lake Michigan muskie, so far, was one of 34-36 inches, caught and released by Greg Remec in the spring of 2017 near Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
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Ben Dickinson, now Indiana’s Lake Michigan fisheries biologist, estimated it at 36 to 38 inches and 15 to 18 pounds. He guessed it was a Great Lakes muskie that came down from Green Bay or was from recent Michigan stockings.
As for where the latest muskie originated, Vic Santucci, Illinois’ Lake Michigan program manager, emailed: ‘‘Most likely Green Bay, but can’t say for sure without report of fin clips or tags. . . . My guess is that they will remain sporadic, as the main basin of Lake Michigan is not ideal habitat for muskie.’’