Assessment Of Spawning Habitat Of Lake Trout Salvelinus Namaycush And Muskellunge Esox Masquinongy In Dale Hollow Reservoir PDF Download

Native stocks of lake trout were severely depleted in much of Lake Superior and became virtually extinct in Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario during the 1940-50s. The Great Lakes Fisheries Commission has developed a series of 7 goals for Lake Superior, one of which was the restored use of historical spawning reefs by lake trout. This assumed an ability to identify characteristics of spawning locations. To determine common factors among spawning sites, published material of lake trout spawning in the Great Lakes was reviewed and spawning sites were identified and enumerated, depth and substrate characteristics were summarized, and information sources were evaluated.