The Muskie - From egg to adult
dtaijo174
Posted 4/18/2012 9:00 AM (#553965)
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Location: New Hope MN		Enjoy!



Video Description:
Anglers know the muskellunge by any number of colorful descriptions, including the fish of a thousand casts. Not so commonly known is the precarious route that this fish must take before it winds up at the end of the line. The muskellunge story begins at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources' Minor E. Clark Fish Hatchery near Morehead. "Kentucky Afield" cameras follow the process from spawning in the laboratory setting to releasing into lakes and streams. This segment features Hatchery Manager Rod Middleton along with Sarah Terry, the angler who caught Kentucky's state record muskellunge.
tcbetka
Posted 4/18/2012 9:13 AM (#553970 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: Green Bay, WI		COOL video! Those Kentucky biologists sure like to electroshock fish though...lol. Three separate times for each fish, it appears. Makes you realize that in fact these fish are hardier than we sometimes give them credit for.

Great video--thanks for posting!

TB
lifeisfun
Posted 4/18/2012 9:48 AM (#553986 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: Ontario		Nice!
Thanks for posting this
The Swan
Posted 4/18/2012 10:02 AM (#553997 - in reply to #553965)
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Excellent video. Hats are off to the people that do that.
mtcook16
Posted 4/18/2012 11:07 AM (#554016 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: MN		3:17 "air through its lungs" ??? lol
tcbetka
Posted 4/18/2012 12:39 PM (#554032 - in reply to #554016)
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Location: Green Bay, WI		Yea, I caught that part as well. I'm guessing they were speaking the vernacular of the common man...as in, non-biologists.

TB
bobbie
Posted 4/18/2012 6:22 PM (#554108 - in reply to #554032)
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I thought going to the Doc was bad. I don't think I could put up with that much handling.
WBL_JL
Posted 4/18/2012 9:24 PM (#554158 - in reply to #553965)
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Sweet vid!
Top H2O
Posted 4/18/2012 10:24 PM (#554174 - in reply to #554158)
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion		Very cool, muskies are more durable than we Think they are.
Tim R
Posted 4/19/2012 7:12 AM (#554193 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: Ontario		Pretty awesome video. Wonder if they can estimate some percentage of survival rates. Didnt hear everything said in video,but are the muskie natural to these waters ?
Top H2O
Posted 4/19/2012 8:47 PM (#554402 - in reply to #554193)
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion		Very Cool,.. Thanks for showing this... Even at 56 I still manage to learn something every day,....... See , I'm not burned out !

G-Rome
Wood_Duck
Posted 4/19/2012 11:46 PM (#554433 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: Tennessee		Big thanks for posting this!
marine_1
Posted 4/22/2012 1:09 PM (#554898 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: Hugo, MN		Great video thanks for sharing!
Propster
Posted 4/22/2012 1:48 PM (#554902 - in reply to #553965)
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Location: MN		When you see what an involved process it is to stock our lakes, and how long and difficult it is for a fish to reach large size, it's no wonder so many have a hard time with a catch and kill mentality. If they could easily reproduce themselves it would be one thing, but seeing what it takes should give a little pause.