muskellunge

During the Pleistocene, the Columbia River lost several warm-water minnows, a bullhead catfish (Ameirus spp.), a sunfish (Archovlites spp.), and a cool-water muskellunge (Esox spp.) (Smith and others 2000).

It is DEC's only hatchery that raises pure-strain muskellunge. Walleye and sauger are also raised here, with all three species stocked into a variety of waters throughout the state.

Channel catfish and muskellunge (muskie) are stocked annually through the IDNR hatcheries.

Uptake and depletion of plasma 17[alpha]-methyltestosterone during induction of masculinization in muskellunge, Esox masquinongy: effect on plasma steroids and sex reversal.

Muskellunge Management: Fifty Years of Cooperation Among Anglers, Scientists, and Fisheries Biologists

"River rats"--local men who know the river well--hire out to take a party as large as six or eight in pursuit of perch, bass, northern or walleye pike, or the biggest prize of all--a muskellunge. With well-equipped boats--some of them historic--it can be an exciting day on the water, often topped off with your guide preparing a complete shore dinner of the day's catch and all the trimmings, including the celebrated "Thousand Islands French Toast" for dessert.

Whether they share a common ancestor with the saltwater barracuda, or not, is up for debate, but chain pickerel are closely related to the northern pike and muskellunge, prime targets for anglers who live up in the frozen north of the United States and into Canada.

Unlike its cousin, the larger muskellunge, pike have distinguishing light markings on their dark bodies.

Site fidelity has been observed in juvenile tiger muskellunge [hybrids of northern pike (Esox ludus) and muskellunge (E.

Age and growth of the sucker, Catostomus commersoni, in Muskellunge Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Featured performers at the Festival include Grammy Award winning Bluegrass titans Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton, an exciting new group The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, and the ever popular Muskellunge Bluegrass.