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Jimmy_S

Posted 7/8/2014 4:19 PM (#719779)
Subject: Muskies in Chippewa River below Eau Claire - Stocked or naturals?

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Curious if anybody has an idea where the muskies below Eau Claire on the Chippewa come from. I have looked into stocking info on the DNR website and didn't see any recent stocking reports on the lower Chippewa for muskie.

I have seen one in the river myself but didn't catch it, around a 40" fish. Below is a video of someone catching a tiger, and it looks like they are below the last dam on the Chippewa, near the university.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjOe-thiE8

I wonder if these are naturals, or are fish that were stocked further up river and managed to get swept down into the lower river?

Edited by Jimmy_S 7/8/2014 4:21 PM

tyler k

Posted 7/8/2014 8:48 PM (#719827 - in reply to #719779)
Subject: Re: Muskies in Chippewa River below Eau Claire - Stocked or naturals?

Posts: 409

Location: Almond, WI

They've always been native to the whole river as far as I know, density varies obviously. There's probably a few from upriver too, muskies will swim through dams.

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