Minnesota DNR to launch changes to muskie-stocking regimen

With more and more information lately to consider, the Minnesota DNR is rethinking its approach to muskie stocking across the state as a means to promote lower mortality rates and overall population improvement.
“(We’re) working toward a more efficient program and producing and stocking a product that is going to survive and recruit to the fishery and at the end of an angler’s hook, potentially,” said Leslie George, the DNR’s northeast regional fisheries manager.
Data to improve muskie fisheries across the state point to a distinct answer for the DNR.