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| Sorry to Hi jack a topic from "another" site, but there is a thread about world record fish seen in the past. If a person were to have seen such a huge fish, lets say even a 48"er say 4-6 years ago. What are the chances it is still alive? Does it vary by species, depth of lake, forage etc.? Thx much. | |
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| GregM: Muskie longevity will vary from the far north to the warm climes of the south. As with everything, some muskies live longer than others. A study done by Leon Johnson in Wisconsin found that from 1000 stocked muskies, very few made it to 50 inches. Average maximum age for muskies in Ohio for instance is, if I remember correctly, about 12. Ken O'Brien's 65 pound muskie from the Moon River was 29 years old, and the 70 pound Malo muskie was aged at over 30 years by the scale method, thought now to be less than actual age as old, big muskies scales loose some of the outer age rings, so that fish could have been 35 years old or older.
Muskie regards,
Larry Ramsell
www.larryramsell.com | |
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| I do think one of the big factors for musky longevity is prolonged exposure to warm water. The longer the period of time it has to spend in that kind of water the less time it will have. I am not talking about making jaunts into hot summer temps but having to stay in those conditions throughout the summer months. | |
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| over here there are some people who are still hunting for that trophy fish they lost 15 years ago. I'm beginning to wonder wether they are crazy or not? Pike don't grow really old and a fish of over 120cm won't live for 15 years after they lost it, now will it? | |
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Life Expectancy