Syracuse.com - Newfield man lands, releases 42-inch tiger muskie on Otisco Lake

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"It made 3 or 4 big runs before we could finally get him up thru that 7 - inch hole in the ice," said the angler's buddy.

Conrad Scheider, of Liverpool, who has been ice fishing on Otisco Lake for several years, wrote me:

"Tom Ricketson, of Newfield, was fishing the main lake Sunday (Feb 10) when he caught and released this beast of a tiger....42 inchs.

"It took a large sucker on a tip-up. It made 3 or 4 big runs before we could finally get him up thru that 7 - inch hole in the ice.

"Upon his release, his huge tail slapped the water so hard he plashed both of us

" We also iced a smaller 24" later in the day and two weeks ago I landed a 28"er......love that lake in the winter!"

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