Travelers on US Route 2 might be startled by the sight greeting them on an otherwise empty stretch of road: the huge, gaping maw of a muskellunge pike, replete with teeth the size of a small child. At 65 feet long and 15 feet wide, the Big Fish does indeed live up to its name. Local media is quick to mention the oversized muskie’s cameo in the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation. But the Big Fish was not always such a source of pride. Conceived by Wayne Kumpula in the…
