Who Ever Said Fishing in Downtown Detroit was No Good?

Two Detroit, Michigan, anglers caught a fish they say is the biggest they’ve ever pulled from the urban waters.

Kelby Spake and Joe Marquardt were the two anglers who caught the muskie while fishing in the Detroit River just outside of the Renaissance Center this past week.

Spake told Fox 2 Detroit that the 48-inch fish weighed somewhere around 25 pounds. “It was more of a fat fish than super long,” he said.

The fight lasted for 45 minutes, and the two anglers had to literally wrestle the fish into the boat. But, as far as being surprised about their catch, these two anglers know better than that.

“Detroit River system has some of the greatest freshwater fishing in the country,” Spake said. “There are a ton of big fish in there, but as early as we caught it in the season made it a little rare.”

Now, because muskies are currently out of season,the two men had to release the fish back into the water to catch again another day. They say they caught the fish using a 1-ounce, chartreuse walleye jig with a black Wyandotte paddletail worm and tipped a minnow head.

Call me a “homer,” but catching a fish like this with the Detroit skyline in the backdrop would be a catch of a lifetime. Good fishing fellas, and an even cooler photo!

Detroit River

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow

Keenan Crow is an outdoor writer who graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism and creative writing. He has been writing for OutdoorHub for nearly five years, but anybody he is close with will tell you he has been telling hunting stories for far longer. He uses his experiences outdoors to write about things he loves - bow hunting, fishing, upland hunting, shed hunting, turkey hunting, waterfowl hunting, dog training, shotguns, ATVs and the outdoor lifestyle he lives in his home state of Michigan. Outside of hunting/fishing, he also loves to cook - especially with wild game - play golf and go on hikes with his yellow lab, Stella.