Will Sampson and his friend went out for a full day of fishing in the Toronto Harbour on Sunday, and reeled in something unexpected.
“We were just rolling along. Got a couple [of pike] right off the bat, and as we were jumping around to spots, and when this fish hit–like judging by the weight and how it hit–I can tell it was a good fish,” Sampson tells CTV News Toronto.As Sampson reeled in the fish, he initially thought it was caught in the line with how much weight there was. Then he noticed what colour it was.
A muskie, formally known as muskellunge, is a type of fish related to northern pike, and is typically a light silver, green or brown colour with stripes. The northern pike tends to be darker with lighter markings.Sampson estimates the catch was 43-and-a-quarter inches and weighed just under 20 pounds, though he adds he didn’t have the necessary equipment to safely weigh the fish. While it’s a decent size, he notes muskies can reach the mid-50-inch range.
Sampson, a sporting fish guide who says he has been fishing his entire life, tells CTV Toronto he has caught muskie before, but this is the first, ever, in this particular area.
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