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Thursday, April 30, 2026
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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
Muskies stocked in northwest Allen County’s Lake Everett three years ago will soon be large enough to be kept by anglers.
During sampling in mid-April, DNR fisheries biologists captured three muskies in Lake Everett with an electrofishing boat within 15 minutes of operation.
The two largest were 33 inches long and came from a stocking of 245 fingerlings in 2010, the first time muskies were stocked in Lake Everett. They were 8 to 10 inches long at the time of stocking.
To be legally kept by anglers, muskies must be at least 36 inches long. Based on what biologists know about the species’ rapid growth, they expect Lake Everett muskies to reach 36 inches this summer. They could eventually exceed 48 inches.
Muskies were stocked in Lake Everett to feed on its abundant gizzard shad population and to provide an additional muskie fishing opportunity in the area.
The Webster Lake Musky Club purchased 30 muskies of the original group from a commercial hatchery. DNR hatcheries contributed the rest. Another 215 muskies from state hatcheries were stocked in Lake Everett in 2011 and 2012.
A 10-inch muskie stocked last fall by the DNR also was captured during sampling.
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In conjunction with Indiana’s upcoming Free Fishing Day, a special youth trout fishing event will be offered April 20, at Wyland Lake near North Webster in Kosciusko County.
About 400 rainbow trout will be stocked by DNR officials on Friday in the 6-acre lake in Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area. Fishing will not be allowed until Saturday.
To encourage family fishing, only anglers under 18 and any adults who accompany them will be allowed to fish on Saturday. The starting time will be 6 a.m. Trout fishing will then be open to the general public on Sunday.
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Now that Michigan has restricted anglers to keeping one muskie per year and has implemented a harvest tag system, will Indiana muskie anglers face a similar change?
Not likely—at least for now.
Current rules allow Indiana-licensed anglers to take one muskie per day in Indiana. There are no limits in Indiana on the number of muskies an Indiana-licensed angler can take per year.
The only tags required in Indiana for harvest pertain to deer and turkey hunting—not fishing.
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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The Michigan DNR’s Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Management Unit will host a public meeting in the Kalamazoo area to discuss local fishing regulations.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Portage Library, located at 300 Library Lane.
Several local regulation proposals will be discussed at the meeting, including the following:
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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The state-record Great Lakes muskellunge caught by Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich. lasdt fall has now been listed as a world record by the International Committee of the Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program (MDMWRP).
MDMWRP is a committee of muskellunge scientists, industry leaders, anglers and outdoor media personalities that formed in 2006. The program facilitates the recording and verification of muskellunge world records, covering a current void of record availability to North American muskellunge anglers for fish in the 58- to 68-pound range. This range has been chosen because it is considered the maximum ultimate range of growth for this species. Prior to Seeberger’s submission, there had not been a MDMWRP world-record entry verified.