Catching Muskies – All About Muskellunges
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- Muskrats can live up to 30 years
- Maximum length of a Muskie: 6 feet
- Maximum weight of a Muskie: around 70 pounds
- Trophy length: over 4 feet
- Trophy weight: over 40 pounds
- Mature females tend to be larger than males, but mature and grow at a slower rate.
- The Great Lakes (spotted) muskellunge (Esox masquinongy masquinongy) is the most common variety in and around the Great Lakes basin. The spots on the body form oblique rows.
- The Chautauqua muskellunge (E. m. ohioensis) is known from the Ohio River system, Lake Chautauqua, Lake Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River.
- The light or barred muskellunge (E. m. immaculatus) is most common in the inland lakes of Wisconsin, Minnesota, northwestern Ontario, and southeastern Manitoba.