Trophy tales: Take a look at this guy's second-biggest catch

August 21, 2019 at 12:47AM
Brian Castro caught this muskie fishing on the Northwest Angle near the Minnesota-Canada border,
Brian Castro caught this muskie fishing on the Northwest Angle near the Minnesota-Canada border, (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Brian Castro, Inver Grove Heights • 50-inch fish muskie • Lake of the Woods

The muskie pictured wasn't the biggest fish that Brian Castro caught during a recent stay at Sportsman's Oak Island Lodge at the Northwest Angle. Fishing a rocky island complex near the lodge, Castro caught this muskie and a 51-inch muskie within a 20-minute span around 8 p.m.

Girl power: Emma Hughes, of White Bear Lake, caught this 27-inch, 5½-pound walleye on Saturday on the Lake of the Woods.

Proud youngster: Will Moertel, age 9, of Minneapolis, caught this 16-inch smallmouth bass on Lower Whitefish Lake in the Brainerd area last week.

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Emma Hughes.
Emma Hughes. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Will Moertel.
Will Moertel. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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