Eric Bakke’s 58.25-inch fish as the largest catch-and-release muskie in Minnesota’s history. Photo via MN DNR
(KNSI) – A Princeton man’s muskie is officially a new record.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified Eric Bakke’s 58.25-inch fish as the largest catch-and-release muskie in Minnesota’s history. He reeled in the monster on June 11th on Mille Lacs Lake. Bakke says he was trolling with a foot-long muskie lure when he caught the fish.
Officials say he and his fishing buddy, Jon Blood, were able to net, photograph, measure and release the fish in about a minute.
The previous record was a tie for 57.25-inch muskies caught on Lake Vermilion in 2019 and 2021.
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