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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 4992008" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://dnr.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/recreational/Muskie_Biology.aspx[/URL]</p><p></p><p>there have been a couple of studies, this DNR actually had fish tagged and recorded mortality. seems like they prefer cool water in summer even if it has poor DO.</p><p></p><p>"During 2017 and 2018 Potomac River anglers reported catching and releasing a total of 21 tagged muskie while river temperatures exceeded 80°F. Ten of these fish, with an average length of 41", perished for a mortality rate of 48%. This incredibly high mortality rate is stress from angling exertion and handling combined with thermal stress."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 4992008, member: 6230"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://dnr.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/recreational/Muskie_Biology.aspx[/URL] there have been a couple of studies, this DNR actually had fish tagged and recorded mortality. seems like they prefer cool water in summer even if it has poor DO. “During 2017 and 2018 Potomac River anglers reported catching and releasing a total of 21 tagged muskie while river temperatures exceeded 80°F. Ten of these fish, with an average length of 41”, perished for a mortality rate of 48%. This incredibly high mortality rate is stress from angling exertion and handling combined with thermal stress.” [/QUOTE]
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