Warwick Business Owner Reels In Largest Musky Ever Caught on Greenwood Lake

Warwick Business Owner Gets Big Catch

The Town of Warwick took to social media recently to brag a little bit about one of their local business owners.

On Facebook The Town of Warwick shared a photo of Victor Gelman.

Gelman owns the Warwick Chocolate Company, which has been open since 2021 and specializes in handcrafted Belgian chocolates all while using locally sourced ingredients.

The photo shared wasn't of Gelman making delicious chocolates. Nope. It was of Gelman showing off a rather large fish!

According to the post, the Warwick chocolatier is also an "avid angler." Take a look at the impressive photo:

The Town of Warwick explains that this was a "once-in-a-lifetime catch" that also stirred up some drama.

Record-Breaking Catch: Largest Musky Caught on Greenwood Lake

Gelman's catch is record breaking. The Town of Warwick writes:

this stands as the largest Musky ever caught from Greenwood Lake

According to OnTheWater.com Gelman's Musky weighs in at 45.02lbs and is 51.125 inches long. The website also notes that the Musky was caught while "ice fishing — tip-up with live sucker bait."

Where Gelman caught the Musky is still up for debate. Was he on Greenwood Lake in New York or New Jersey?

Was Record-Breaking Musky Caught in New York Or New Jersey?

The Town of Warwick added in their post, that Gelman's catch "sparked a lively discussion" online.

They write:

The catch has sparked lively discussion within the fishing community, as Greenwood Lake is a unique “boundary water” spanning both New York and New Jersey.

With that being said, the catch "stands as the largest Musky ever caught from Greenwood Lake as well as the largest recorded in New Jersey waters—even though it was landed on the New York side."

Either way, an impressive get all around!

After the catch, Gelman planned to release the musky back however the fish was hooked deeply, bleeding and wouldn't likely make it back in the water. OnTheWater.com reports that Gelman "donated the fish to the hatchery, where biologists will examine it to learn more about the factors that helped it grow so large."