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Movement of Tiger Muskellunge in Mayfield Reservoir, Washington
Author(s) -
Tipping Jack M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8675(2001)021<0683:motmim>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - esox , pike , spring (device) , fishery , macrophyte , geography , tiger , fish <actinopterygii> , environmental science , ecology , biology , mechanical engineering , computer security , computer science , engineering
Sixteen 67–100‐cm tiger muskellunge (hybrids of northern pike Esox lucius and muskellunge E. masquinongy ) were implanted with ultrasonic tags and tracked in Mayfield Reservoir for 7–34 months to determine seasonal movements. Year‐to‐year site fidelity was observed, and the area occupied in summer and fall was about one‐third of that occupied in winter and spring. The distance traveled by fish in summer–fall was about half of that in winter–spring. Tiger muskellunge were located in aquatic macrophytes in 2–3 m of water in summer–fall and offshore in 5–10 m of water in winter–spring. These results are consistent with research on both parent species and suggest that interactions with salmonids may be minimal.