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Location: Ames, Iowa | Guys- Read this article found on the Muskie First homepage. I rarely pay attention to these and go straight to the message board. Very different opinion of muskies than we have, and interesting.
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| Isn't this just the wildest most exciting news in muskydom?
Imagine a pioneer population of wild strain, hopefully great lakes musky establishing natural reproduction in new waters and eating trout and salmon. This Basely must absolutely be the most uneducated fishery biologist in the world. How in the world does he equate a musky population with the doom of the brook trout? This is pure and simple false information put forth by the department and villifies the fish rather than treats them as a brand new resource. These guys are public relations idiots. What better shot in the arm for areas that need economic input than to have a new game specie that grows far and away bigger than anything in the country. Surely the trout that subsist with northern pike in many waters would be able to tolerate musky as a neighbor. With our luck, that same Canadian bunch will decide to stock northern pike next and then not only will the trout fishery be gone but also the brand new musky fishery. Who wants to go to Maine before they're all gone? I gotta boat! |
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Location: Washington, PA | That story reminds me of the arguments I've had with countless groups in PA. They want the muskies gone from the streams, because they "want to restore the resource back to it's natural state" yet, upon further research, they think the muskies are eating the hatchery stocked trout. To funny. I know it's differant, but it hit's close to home. |
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Location: Passaic, NJ - Upper French River, ON | I'll be emailing that article to Paul McKeown at the New York State DEC, maybe they can talk biologist to biologist.
Anybody else have some sources - maybe from the Canadian side as well ?
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Location: Holly, MI | From the article.."There is no size or bag limit on muskies. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recommends that anglers catch and kill all muskies, no matter what size."
Bummer!
However, also from the article.."Unfortunately, there are anglers throwing them back when they catch one, hoping they'll grow bigger next winter," said Basley. "I've seen ice fishermen throwing muskies back that weigh 15 pounds." <--you go guys!!!
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Muskie article from Kennebec, Maine