I adored this story! Welcome to the madness, and fantastic job- catching the fish and telling the story! Nice fish! Please, if you have not already, fill out the online musky creel survey here : http://www.dnr.state.il.us/fish/muskiecard.htm

The Illini Muskies Alliance and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are jointly sponsoring a muskie creel survey. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information regarding muskies caught, which only you, the angler can provide. Anglers catching a muskie should complete the information requested below and send this back to IDNR (via e-mail). Please practice CATCH and RELEASE.

Some have had difficulty using the online creel survey- the old "green card" was basically a postcard you filled out and dropped in the mail. If you have problems for any reason e-mailing from the above link then fill it out, print it, and send it to:

Steve Pallo, IDNR Fisheries Chief
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271