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Location: Minneapolis | There was a 52" pure bred muskie caught this summer in a metro lake in MN. DNR stocking shows that there were 67 fingerlings stocked in 2010 and that was the first time they stocked pures in this lake. How could a fish grow that big in 2 years? The only explanation I can think of is that pures were privately stocked before and aren't shown on the MNDNR site. Any thoughts?
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Location: Minneapolis | the site shows privately stocked fish as well so now it is a real mystery. |
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| Illegal stocking occurs for many species. Could be someone got a hold on a batch of fish (somehow) and dropped them in. Or there's a connection somewhere with another lake or river system. Or someone's not telling the truth... |
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| It's as simple as putting a fish in your livewell and bringing it home alive. Wouldn't recommend it these days with VHS, but it happens a lot more than you would think. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | What lake? If it's the Calhoun chain, there were pure strain stocked there a while ago (15 years +/-).
There's no possible way for a 2 year old fish to be 52". It'd be the same as a 1 year old human being 6'3 in a year. |
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Location: Minneapolis | Yeah Calhoun chain. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Wait till you see the Marlin I put into Lake Minnetonka 4 years ago!!! Can't wait to see that one caught :0 And YES it was a a rare freshwater Marlin! |
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Location: Minneapolis | Are you sure it wasn't a longnose gar?  |
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How?