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When it comes to muskie fishing in Michigan, the ‘good ol’ days’ are now

Michigan’s state record Great Lakes muskie weighed 58 pounds, was 59 inches long, and has a girth of 29 inches. It was caught Oct. 13, 2012 by Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich., left, in Lake Bellaire in Antrim County. Research indicates the potential to catch a trophy muskie has increased due to improved muskie management and angler attitudes about catch and release. (Contributed photo)

When I started my career as a DNR fisheries management biologist in northern Michigan in the 1970s, there were fewer muskie waters available. Also, the overall size structure of muskies in them was much smaller than now.
The area I started in – the western Upper Peninsula – had more viable muskie waters than many areas of the state, but the size structure of muskie in those water bodies was much smaller. What changes happened to result in the overall size structure to improve for muskies in Michigan waters?

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