US EditionThe World-Record Muskie That Turned Out to be a Hoax — and the Investigation That Brought It Down
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The World-Record Muskie That Turned Out to be a Hoax — and the Investigation That Brought It Down
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in the December 1992 issue of Outdoor Life. The IGFA currently recognizes Cal Johnson’s 67-pound, 8-ounce muskie as the world record. September 1957 had been, Art Lawton recalled, a “miracle” month of muskie fishing. The muskies in New York’s St. Lawrence River had been on a feeding ramp age, and Lawton along with his wife, Ruth, had been there to intercept them. The couple had taken 30 muskies …
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