55 +incher yesterday

[chris63]

Anybody else hear about this 55+caught near Sauk center?c63

[Silver Scale]

There was a 55 caught recently from Miltona. I think the guy was from Sauk Center or Sauk Rapids. Same fish?

[LMITOUT]

Lee Olmschenk and his 55-inch muskie caught on Lake Miltona.

The newspaper obtained this photo last week from Lee Olmschenk of Sauk Centre who hauled in a 55-inch muskie out of Lake Miltona last month.

He didn’t get an actual weight on the fish, saying that wasn’t important to him, but the 55-incher is the biggest muskie he’s landed.

He caught it using his own custom-made bucktail that he calls the Triple Z.

“The fish fought hard and had unreal pulling power,” Olmschenk said. “Although the battle only lasted a few minutes it seemed like it took an eternity.”

He was guiding that day with two guys from Fargo who netted the fish for him. “I was relieved they didn’t miss or knock the fish off for it was their first time muskie fishing,” Olmschenk said.

Olmschenk says he is on the lake from June until mid-October before he tries to get some hunting in. He’s caught a number of muskies ranging from 50 to 52 inches, along with a 53-incher off Miltona, a 54-inch catch on Mille Lacs and now, the 55-inch feat.

[Muskiefool]

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He didn’t get an actual weight on the fish, saying that wasn’t important to him, but the 55-incher is the biggest muskie he’s landed.

My hats off to him. Congrats on that great fish.

LMTOWT I hope we can agree that your avitar is some funny $#!+ lol

[Andrew Erickson]

what a giant

[mrklean]

nice fish

[cbrooks]

Nice fish. It amazes me how many big giants like this one thats caught all over Minnesota every year.

[jwmiller33]

wow that is a beautiful fish! the great thing about muskie guys is how dedicated anglers are to the sport. there have been a number of reported state records caught in the past few years and it is great to see guys who would rather release the giant back into the water for someone else to catch rather than keeping it and killing the fish only to get some personal recognition.

[Jack Peterson]

If I saw a fish that big in a lake, I don't think I would ever swim in that body of water again!

[R. Miller]

Wow!

[Jospeh]

there was a 60 caught in the vermili, Oct 16

[Scott M]

there was a 60 caught in the vermili, Oct 16

It's in the most recent ODN.

[fatfinger]

If I saw a fish that big in a lake, I don't think I would ever swim in that body of water again!

at least not in the buff

[kingfish689]

I had a 53" muskie eat a 20-22" walleye off my line just as i was about to hand land the walleye my fingers were about 6" from the walleye when the muskie hit it. I did catch the muskie it is my PB . But to this day over 12 years later I have yet to hand land a fish in muskie waters and dont think I ever will again . I can still very vividly see that fish coming up gills flared and mouth wide open and takeing that walleye . I have always said I think you could have stuck a basketball in her mouth.