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I saw that the first-ever documented musky was caught (and released) on Big Stone Lake near Ortonville over the weekend. Any theories on how that fish could have possibly gotten into the lake? Perhaps via the Minnesota River from the Mississippi River? Seems hard to believe it could make it all that way, but maybe. Anyone else ever hear of muskies in Big Stone or anywhere else in the Minnesota River?

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There are certainly muskies in the MN river. Not a lot, but enough that a few are caught each year.

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DNR netted a nice Tiger muskie at the Minnesota/Blue Earth River confluence in Mankato...also have a buddy who's caught two on the MN near the Kato area as well the last few years.

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I caught one in downtown Shakopee about 15 years ago and one near Jordan area about five years back. Heard of a few others in sand creek watershed wasn't there so I don't know if it's true. Seen pics over many years of a few hear and there. I've caught several down were the Minn meets the miss. I've caught smallies near Chaska aswell

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I'd be really impressed to see one past Granite Falls. There are Mississippi River fish that move around a little. I think one was caught a few years back by MN DNR electrofishing. I've seen a few from Rapidan dam, seems to be a great spot for ending upstream movement of big fish. Fox Lake is in the Blue Earth River watershed and muskies move, but it's a long drop over Rapidan dam.

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There have been a few tigers caught in Sand Creek over the years since they were introduced to Cedar lake and Sand Creek dumps into the MN.

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I used to fish Pool 2 quite a bit around 10 years ago. I know of a Musky pushing 48" that was caught very close to the marina, north of the confluence...

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    • fishingstar
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    • Mike89
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