Catch and Release means Bigger Muskies!

REPOST 2023

Every year the number of 48″ muskies caught is larger. This is do to a higher size limit and increased voluntary release of legal size fish. Yearly in Wisconsin 96% of all muskies caught are released. Muskies very seldom reach adult size. Nearly 600,000 muskie are stocked for every muskie that survives to 18 months at a cost of about $800 per fish, according to a 1986 study. The cost drops to $70 per survivor if stocked as fall fingerlings, or $27 per survivor when stocked as spring yearlings. Muskie populations are low, even in the best waters, because muskies are the top predators and have a low reproduction rate. Good muskie lakes average 1 adult fish per 3 surface acres, compared to approximately 20 adults per 3 acres in walleye 

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