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What Is The Biggest Lake Erie Fish?

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lake sturgeon in the great lakes can reach lengths of 10-plus feet and approach 300 pounds. The largest fish taken from lake erie was caught by in 1929 and weighed 216 pounds. Young sturgeon like the ones just released are protected from predators by sharp, bony plates called scutes. What Lake has the most muskie? … Read more

Are Bowfin Rare In Lake Erie?

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The feisty bowfin is a rare catch along the Lake Erie shoreline , and in canals and marshes around the area. Is bowfin good eating? In fact, bowfin are so maligned as table fare (unlike morels) that the nickname “cottonfish” refers to the conviction that bowfin are generally mushy with pale flesh. In the realm … Read more