October 3, 2025 at 5:55 a.m.

A lasting legacy on Wisconsin waters

Gene Allen’s contributions built a musky destination
Influential Wisconsin angler Gene Allen poses with the catch of a lifetime: a 53 and 1/2 inch musky, weighing 51 pounds. The massive fish was caught on Flambeau Lake in Lac du Flambeau on Sept. 21, 1975. (Contributed photograph)
Influential Wisconsin angler Gene Allen poses with the catch of a lifetime: a 53 and 1/2 inch musky, weighing 51 pounds. The massive fish was caught on Flambeau Lake in Lac du Flambeau on Sept. 21, 1975. (Contributed photograph)
By MICHAEL STRASBURG
Reporter
Fifty years ago, lifelong musky fisherman Gene Allen of Kaukauna made the catch of a …

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