Characteristics of Ontario muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) fisheries based on volunteer angler diary information

Evaluation of the physiology, behaviour, and survival of adult muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) captured and released by specialized anglers

“…Interestingly, Beggs et al (1980) observed markedly higher plasma potassium concentrations in muskellunge that died compared to those fish that survived through the experimental period. Because most muskellunge angling occurs in the warm summer months (Kerr, 2007a), the potentially lethal effects of increased potassium concentrations and their relation to cardiac failure is of concern. Evidence from this study clearly indicates the propensity for physiological disturbance to increase with increasing water temperatures.…”

“…Within the past 50 years, muskellunge angling has undergone dramatic paradigm shifts away from catch-and-kill to that of catch-and-release (C&R) angling. Today, release rates among specialized muskellunge anglers exceed 97% in both the United States and Canada (Fayram, 2003;Margenau and Petchenik, 2004;Kerr, 2007a). Specialized angler groups commonly release more of their catches and urge more stringent C&R regulations (e.g., increased minimum length limits) to improve the quality of a fishery (Chipman and Helfrich, 1988;Quinn, 1996).…”

Contribution of obligatory and voluntary fisheries statistics to the knowledge of whitefish population in Lake Annecy (France)

“…Angler's diary programmes and logbooks are generally accepted as the most economical method by which anglers can provide data (Cooke et al, 2000;Kerr, 2007). Ebbers (1987) has also demonstrated the reliability of such anglerdiary programmes in providing biological data.…”

Comparative spatial ecology of sympatric adult muskellunge and northern pike during a one-year period in an urban reach of the Rideau River, Canada

“…Northern pike eggs may therefore have entered the pond during the spring flood. Additionally, 54 muskellunge (5 recaptures) and 13 northern pike were caught as by-catch during 341 h of specialized muskellunge angling in the 2014 and 2015 fishing seasons, resulting in catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) of 0.158, which is considerably better than the historical CPUE for muskellunge in the Rideau River (0.126; Kerr 2004). Furthermore, eight northern pike were captured in 24 h of northern pike angling in 2014 and 2015.…”