storminspank, theres ONE of you in every group... the constant naysayer. The fish is legit, certified by the MDNR. Isn't that good enough for you? I suppose you think the photos of the new state record Brown Trout were faked too? I can tell you they weren't as I know the guide.

Awsome fish and congratulations to the angler. State record and world record. Something the rest of us who ply Michigan's waters can only dream of!!

Michigan rocks!!

As for Storminspank's comment you can rest assured this is real. I own the marina at the mouth of Torch River. I saw this fish when it was still alive. It is real!!! And in the pictures you will notice this fish had been trap netted in the spring and actually was around 55 lbs then. The taxaderist mounting the fish said there was nothing in the belly of this fish or it would have weighed more. The MDNR fisheries radio tag was returned to them. So moral to the story mr. storminspank if you can't catch your own monster make sure you know what you are talking about before you open your mouth and stick your foot in it.

Awesome awesome fish!!!!!!

Thats nearly the size of him!

I will have to pay a visit to Torch Lake!

nice one man

that is awsome!!!!!! We need more of thede kind of trophies in MI.

What an amazing fish- I'd love to know how long it took him to bring that thing in.

I read it. 9" muskie magnet. The lure looks beat up, Did the fish's teeth do that?

What a fish. That is the most beautiful Muskie I have ever seen. Those fins look like they are on fire. Congrats man- on the catch of a lifetime. PS-those pictures dont look photo-shopped to me

Never mind. Just saw the shot of it on ice. Bummer.
Are you going to eat it!? What was the point? IGFA takes legal submissions with photos (on and off a scale, with tape measure) and overall measurements.
Witnesses and other verification help further. Seems a shame to have killed this monster for a photo.

I can assure you the photos are real. I've been accused of photoshopping the picture of me with the fish from last May (I'm the UM graduate student). Congrats to Kyle on the fish (though I think he owes me a beer, considering I won't be getting anymore data from that fish). If any of you would like info on the muskie study on those lakes I'd be happy to share the details. PM me (can you do that on F&S?), or we can get something going on the boards.

Legit fish, legit record, legit pictures. Period. As for the person who said that Anderson couldn't hold it up with his fingers...50lbs isn't that heavy (but for a fish it is very heavy) and the dude looks like he spends some time in the gym...so quit doubting it, and just accept the fact that the guy caught an amazing fish.

Great fish! The red on the fins is very vibrant!

nice musky, i`m not much of a musky fisherman but nice job

Beautiful fish. Beautiful lake. 2009 has been an exceptional year for trophy fish and game ... and we still have 3-months left. Must be the weather.

Oh and I agree, that Muskie is not photoshopped.

Great catch, what a beauty. Were you able to release it?

Well fake or not that is one amazing fish. Congratulations and happy fishing

And ferris13, Michigan law says "The angler may not put more than three separate lines per individual in the water at once."
So he was fishing legally.

Yeah same here Cesar. I'm REAL curious to know if she came from IN TORCH or in the chain somewhere. I can see a fish of that size coming out of any one of those lakes especially Elk or Skegy. Sick fish though Kyle good job! I feel bummed for your fishin bud though :( the one day that he doesn't get on the boat she decides to show up lol. Good to see a muskie guy that has been sweating blood and tears for yrs out there get the big one Kyle.

If you look at the pics it was caught just outside the sandbar on TORCH, I know that for a fact. Even though you may have never seen muskie in Torch, they are there, I've definitely seen them in the river many times over my whole life living on Torch River.

Love that he tried to release first.
Good Hook

It's too cold to swim in Torch this year anyway!
NOW I understand why the guys sit around for hours in fishing boats out in front of my house! I'd always heard, "There are no fish in Torch"!

hey Shmallhorse,
Is the study you guys were doing available to the public at all through the DNR or anything like that? If so, I would love to get a copy of the data.
Thanks!

Great catch. Great fish. What a monster

Beautiful hog muskie! Not sure I'll be swimming in Torch next year though.
Love that Kyle tried to release first.

wow GREAT fish and also wow I swam with that monster muskie.nice one kyle

What an amazing fish! Once in a lifetime catch. That would eat any muskie I've ever caught for breakfast! Congrats man

Awesome catch Kyle!!! I was on a mission this year to break the record but I spent my time on Skegemog. I had a ton of action over there out from the landing. I've always seen Torn as a boating lake and not for fishing. I'll be spending more time on Elk and Torch now. Thanks

Shmallhorse,wow what a story, with the fact that it began last may, adds alot to this record. However, I cannot wait for your published thesis next year, I need to get more facts before that. There is a reason for that! I was on the SE end of Torch fishing on the drop off near Alden 25 - 40 feet of water throwing 'buuldawgs, cowgirls, doublecowgirls, little ernies, etc...i'm sure you get the picture. I was not trolling. The reason for this area of the lake to fish in was because in '05, while trolling for browns, or atlantics, or lakers, I had a 25 minute battle with a huge muskie, (that I released). It was two days before the weekend opener (April ??). This really peaked my interest as I turned an interest to targeting this remakable species. However, am I wasting time casting for this specie on such a gin clear lake, and what else did your studies reveal about the browns, lake trout, or atlantic salmon on these waters? Is this the medium to use for this info? Can you help?

Congratulations
BEST CAPTURE

nice fish!!

I've fished that lake for trout but never for muskie. NIce job man!!!

beautiful fish.

WOW, that is the largest muskie i have ever seen! Must of put up a strong fight. Congrats Kyle and good luck fishing.

It was good to hear that he tried to release it before even thinking about getting the fish weighed. That is an awesome fish.

I like that fish!

nice musky

Dear Storminspank ,

People like you bother me and I could not resist to vent how much of a d0uche bag you are! I usually dont have time to do this but again I could not resist telling you how you deserve a big fist right in your suck hole.

You have got to be one of the biggest losers on this website. Quit trying to hate on the photos that are NOT photoshopped. The guy made a great catch and took real photos! So stop trying to throw a wrench into things and eat Sh1t.

You dont know your AS$ from a hole in the ground ya dumb hill billy!

Thats no woman you goofball its Napolean Dynamite!

Great catch. Great fish. What a monster

Shmallhorse,
I'll definitely be looking at the reports when you publish your thesis.
But for now, can you answer me this? Would I be wasting my time around the mouth of the clam river? It seems like that would be a good spot for ciscoes to spawn, and it's right on the way to the muskies wintering location in clam lake.

PS...snoopsister, read the whole story, the fish was gill hooked and he tried to revive it for almost an hour, but it just wasn't going to happen...so then and only then did he decide to keep it.

nice fish

nice fish, thats an understatement thats almost bigger than me. congrats!!!

best muskey i have ever seen. congratulations

That's a GIANT fish!

There's no doubt that it would be mounted immediately and going on the living room wall. I might even build a shrine around that thing lol. You should see the fish one of the duck commander guys caught, it's somewhere on their website, www.duckcommander.com It's friggin huge!

I am not denying the guy caught a sweet muskie, but pic #1 and pic #2 are farked. I know a Photoshopped picture when I see one. The hands behind the fish are not lined up, there is no shadow for the fish, and the outline of the fish is digitally altered. His hand "inside" the gills aren't even there, the overlayed fish pic has been put there to act like his hands are in there, when they aren't. In the 2nd pic, you can't even see the guy on the left's hands - how is he holding the fish up? As much as I'd like to agree with you that this is a real pic, it's not. Sorry.

OE - Those pics look exactly like the other two on the site in regard to being PS'ed. You can modify a pic and put them on an SD card, you know, right? I'm a photographer too and if I wanted to take pics - I could modify them and then put them back on my SD card. That's not a valid argument. However, I will stop all the blabbing I have been doing today on this topic. Ignorance is bliss. My apologies if I upset anyone on this site. Tight lines, everyone!

It has nothing to do with the size of the fish (even though that was blown up too), it has to do with the fact that you can see the Photoshopped edges of the fish. Look at the gills in Pic 1 - that's not how gills look when you hold a fish of that size. The fish itself is real, you can tell from the other pics, but they tried to scale it up to make it bigger in Pic 1 and 2. You can tell it's farked by the absences of any shadowing on the fish in comparison to the guy(s) holding it. I deal with digital photography and Photoshop on a daily basis and this is a Photoshopped pic.