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| Hi, I was reading the old post today and came across some information I need help finding. Someone mentioned a leon jonson from wisconsin. Said he did a study and and found out very few fish out every 1000 stocked in wisconsin reach 50 inches. I would like to read the study and find out a few means, where it was done and when. I'd also like to know where the stocked muskies came from. This sounds very interesting. Thanks
Happy New Year...........Don Pfeiffer |
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| it was done on big Couderay
late 50's early 60's
thats what I believe |
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| Also I think part of the crash was his estimate that the first year in the lake, 1,000 fingerlings were reduced to 100(97 is the actual number that seems to stick in my mind) but it has been a long time, I may be off the trail on this one.
I believe also that the fish population left after the first year, were fairly stable after the first year until they hit harvestable size, 30". |
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| Don:
This title of what you are looking for is: "How Many Muskies Aren't There Anymore?" by Leon Johnson, Former DNR Researcher. Of 1000 finglerlings 8 to 10 inches long stocked (in Lac Couderay-not identified in the article) 886 died the first year. After 12 years, only 14 were left and after 16 years only 2 were left were the findings.
LCO is likely the most studied muskie lake in the world, and the data available to Mr. Johnson was massive. The stocked fish were hatchery raised fish from eggs taken from LCO. Study was done prior to the mid 70's.
Hope this helps.
Muskie regards,
Larry Ramsell
www.larryramsell.com |
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| Thank you for the information. With that in mind I wonder if we would not be
better off stocking many more fingerlings. I know the survival rate is poor but for the money you could stock a ton of them and probably have that kind of success for alot less money. Wondering if the the cost would be great enough that the money saved could be used in other ways.
I have heard of a plan to actually hatch the fry in the lake in cages. The fertilized eggs on some type of mat and at a certain point they would swim out into the lake.
Does anyone know if this has been tried?
If it would work it certainly could be cost effective.
Don Pfeiffer |
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| Kind of on the subject. wasnt there some sort of study done with stockings of larger fish intead of the 8-10"ers (like closer to 18-20"ers). the survival rate was way higher and the cost was less becasue you didnt need to stock as many. Dont hold me to that info though. Was it in Illinois? Dont even know if it was "official". |
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survival study of stocked musky