Cherry Valley Fisherman Catches 40-Inch Muskie Garrett Petit, Cherry Valley, landed a 40-inch tiger muskie on Aug. 28 at Canadarago Lake, the DEC announced today. The current state record tiger muskie – 35 pounds, 8 ounces – was caught in 1990 in the Tioughnioga River in the Southern Tier. The tiger muskie is a hybrid fish, a cross between a male northern pike and a female muskellunge. The tiger muskies are stocked when they reach 10 inches at five months…
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