WISCONSIN’S MIGHTY MUSKELLUNGE
Welcome to the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame at Hayward, Wisconsin and Wisconsin’s Biggest Muskellunge!
The original idea for the Hall of Fame came from Bob Kutz, of Hayward, Wisconsin, in 1960. Kutz with the aid of his wife, Fannie, became the developers and managers of the project. In 1969, a group of five local individuals decided that there was a need to generate some well-needed funding for the project and after a several-year effort to generate government funding did not materialize, the effort turned to soliciting individuals and fishing industry corporations for a one million dollar fund goal.
When you mention the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame to someone they typically think of a record-keeping operation. This must be where those world records for all the different fish species are kept. They’re partially right. The Hall of Fame does maintain a record book of both world record fish as well as line-class records for all of the fresh water species in North America. But there is more. Consider their special recognition and enshrinement program. There are seven categories for this nationally recognized fresh water sportfishing achievement program which has enshrined and inducted over 300 persons and organizations since 1980.
The highlight of the museum complex is a landmark "Shrine to Anglers" which is a structure one-half city block long and four and one-half stories tall, of concrete, steel and fiberglass, hand-sculpted into the likeness of a leaping muskellunge. Its innards are a museum and its gaping open jaw accommodates about 20 persons or more as an observation platform. The landmark is surrounded by a quarter-acre nature pond.
The adjacent four-building museum complex displays fishing artifacts, housing an inventory of over 50,000 vintage and historical lures, rods, reels and angling accessories. Additionally there are about 300 mounted fresh water fish and about 1,000 vintage outboard motors, including Evinrude's first production outboard from 1909.
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D = There are seven categories for this nationally recognized fresh water sportfishing achievement program which has enshrined and inducted over 300 persons and organizations since 198D.