"Here is what I see as the overarching problem with PA muskie program. PA manages muskies wrong. They have created a muskie fishery that gives any angler, on almost any body of water, an opportunity (albeit a very small one) to catch a muskie. Instead, they should create a muskie fishery, where an angler can go to a designated muskie lake/river if he or she is interested in catching a muskie."

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Here's the stocking list for Crawford County. I'm guessing that the issue is that so many little lakes are stocked. Why not just focus the efforts on one in order to establish a "super fishery"? Is it possible that the concern is too many musky in one place is a bad thing, at least in the smaller PA lakes as listed here?

Or, in terms of lakes, would it be better to stock fewer lakes in general. I did see a number of smaller stream that receive musky. Mahoning Creek in Armstrong Co. for example. Does anyone actually fish for these? I've actually fished this creek and have never seen a musky. Is this another example of wasted fish?