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Muskie meets its Match in Area Angler, 13

Chris Shelton, 13, of Bloomington has always been an ardent fisherman. Now he's caught two trophy size muskellunge, bith from the waters of Bryant Lake in Eden Prairie.

"He has always wanted to catch a muskie," said his mother, Sally Shelton. "Fishing has always been his passion."

Chris caught his most recent muskie on spinnerbait Aug. 31. It measured 44 inchs long and weighed 22 pounds.

About a week earlier, Chris caught a 29 inch muskie from about the same spot, his mother said. That fish weighed about 20 pounds. Chris and his friends discovered the lake a few weeks ago. now they go there every chance they get.

He's an eighth grader at Bloomington's Oak Grove Middle School.