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Location: Athens, Ohio | Saw this news release, FYI. m
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is stocking nearly 20,000 muskellunge, or muskies, in nine inland lakes across the state in 2024. Muskies can grow to more than 50 inches in length and are a popular sport ?sh for anglers.
The Division of Wildlife raises muskellunge at the Kincaid and London state ?sh hatcheries. The hatcheries stock 10- to 12-inch muskies in nine lakes each fall. Muskies are a predatory sport ?sh that grow quickly and create trophy ?shing opportunities in Alum Creek Lake, C. J. Brown Reservoir, Caesar Creek Lake, Clearfork Reservoir, Lake Milton, Leesville Lake, Piedmont Lake, Salt Fork Lake, and West Branch Reservoir. In addition to reservoirs where they are stocked, muskellunge are caught in many of Ohio’s river systems.
Trophy muskellunge have been documented across the nine stocking locations. The Division of Wildlife created the Muskie Angler Log to gather public reports of muskie catches and use that information to better manage the ?shery. Muskies longer than 40 inches have been recorded in each of the nine stocked lakes, and seven of those lakes have hosted muskie longer than 50 inches. Ohio’s state record muskie, weighing 55.1 pounds and measuring 50.25 inches long, was caught in Piedmont Lake in 1972.
Ohio record ?sh, tracked by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio, are determined based on weight only.Anglers who catch a muskellunge measuring 40 inches or longer are eligible to receive a Fish Ohio award. The Fish Ohio program annually recognizes thousands of anglers who catch one of 25 species of sport ?sh of a qualifying length |
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| Sounds good. Wonder what it costs to raise fish to 12"? Not cheap I'm sure. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | I used to know the going rate to stock a 12" Tiger Muskie here in Colorado, but the key is to stock them in larger sized muskies and the survival rate goes way up! |
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Location: PA Angler | Are state I believe stocks 40,000 a year that are 12 to 14 in. Which are a year old they call them. Think it’s a great idea and gives a great opportunity to catch one. Once they hit the waters and start to eat meat they do sure grow fast. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Ohio MI chapters and and attendees qt the annual muskie show donate to a minnow fund since little muskies don't eat dogfood. m |
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| The cost for in Ohio for a 12” musky is $20 each. The minnow cost to feed them is the largest cost and has went up a lot in the last few years. They are looking into other options for lower cost minnows or gold fish. The musky clubs contribute a large amount of money just for the minnow fund each year. |
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| OH Muskyman - 9/23/2024 8:36 PM
The cost for in Ohio for a 12” musky is $20 each. The minnow cost to feed them is the largest cost and has went up a lot in the last few years. They are looking into other options for lower cost minnows or gold fish. The musky clubs contribute a large amount of money just for the minnow fund each year.
Thanks for the information. Knew it was expensive, but didn't realize it was quite that costly. |
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| You think that's expensive, check with your DNR on what the survival rate is on those fish. They might have data on 1, 3 or 5 year survival rates. Then do a little math, and you will know what it really costs to stock a catchable fish. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | At least the fish get released they DNR budgets used to get killed trying to keep up with dead fish 40's,50's, and 60's. |
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