Tiger Muskies

[muskymeyer]

Ty,

How many tiger muskies did you catch last season? I usually get 2-3 a year and last year never boated one. Just wondering if you saw the same results.


Thanks


Corey Meyer

[dfkiii]

The last one I landed was in 2008. It's been way too long...

[SilverFox]

Have not caught one since '07... a 34"er. They are beautiful fish, unfortunately they don't reproduce. I would much rather see lots of pure Muskies than tigers looking at it from the ecology side.

Anyone know the stocking numbers on the Flowage? Would be interesting to find out how much natural reproduction is taking place, and the % of frey that make it.

[deantre]

I read in the past few months that each body of water gets a max of 1700 fingerlings no matter the size, might be off a little but it was something like that. A huge place like the Chip gets short changed on the stocking but it does have some good natural reproduction, I know Ty has posted pics of them spawwning and John Dettloff has tracked them too. The density seems down in a way when compared to Mille Lacs or Vermillion but then there is the quality of fishing and somehow I suspect we are missing a population that lives deep, a real untapped resource. Just some musings, Deano

[muskymeyer]

I may be incorrect in saying this . . . . but i believe all the tiger muskies in the chip are naturals, none have ever been stocked. As far as stocking pure strain muskies the DNR does some along with the LCO hatchery and fishing clubs.
I do think natural reproduction on the flowage is somewhat decent by the different year classes of fish we catch each year, but again I am not sure what the DNR's opinion is on this, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn express last night either so I could be "skewed".


Corey Meyer

[Snizz]

I got one during the PMTT, 38" great lookin fish, not big enough :P