Posts for tag "muskie"
Impacts of Habitat Loss in the Georgian Bay Muskie Fishery
The Georgian Bay is infamous for its muskie fishery--however, the bay is not safe from environmental stressors and system decline.
- Posted November 13, 2023
Undersized Muskie in the Detroit River: How a Viral Video Exposed a Troubling Trend
In 2014, two muskie anglers caught another angler catching and killing an undersized Muskie on the Detroit River.
- Posted November 6, 2023
Study: Impacts of Tiger Muskie on Stocked Salmonid Populations
Tiger muskies are popular with anglers as a highly sought-after trophy fish and have been thought to serve as protectors to hatchery fish.
- Posted October 16, 2023
Michigan Muskies: Stocking Great Lakes Muskellunge
The MDNR has dedicated years of work to rearing and stocking Great Lakes Muskellunge in specific waterways across Michigan.
- Posted January 23, 2023
Fishery Management and Muskies
As many as 25 percent of the muskie stocked in some reservoirs are escaping over dams and swimming downstream, away from their intended fisheries. A new study shows that the standard first line of defense for deterring...
- Posted April 6, 2022
Study: The Moon and Muskie Fishing
Anglers chasing elusive muskie are always looking for a leg up, whether its this year's hot lure or fishing during the right phase of the lunar cycle. A new study offers some scientific credence to more bites...
- Posted April 4, 2022
Acoustics Track Kanawha River Muskie Movements
A lot of fishermen know what a “honey hole” is. But if you haven’t heard this term before, it’s a spot in a river or lake where the bite is just amazing for whatever type of fish...
- Posted January 26, 2016
Wisconsin Muskie Spawning Habitat Study Addresses Decline
Back in the spring seasons of 2007 and 2008, coordinated crews of muskie enthusiasts took to 28 northern Wisconsin lakes in the cover of darkness, gliding over the black waters to shine spotlights on big muskies lurking...
- Posted May 20, 2015
Study of northern Michigan lakes’ muskie seeks clarity on Great Lakes strain
In September 2009, Kyle Anderson hauled a 50-pound Great Lakes strain muskie from the turquoise waters of Torch Lake in northern Michigan. While the fish was big enough earn a spot in the state record books, it...
- Posted August 20, 2014
