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6:12 am
March 4, 2014
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I just purchased my 07 fishing license today and noticed that lake wallenpaupack is listed as a muskie brood stock lake. I know PA uses walleye from the pak as brood stock to horsetrade with other state fisheries. However, I rarely see or hear about anyone catching muskies out of the pak. Is the PAFC indeed stocking the lake with muskies?
2:53 pm
March 2, 2011
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In the last report I saw, and I'm trying to recall this from memory, the Pack hasn't been stocked since the late 70's or so. Doesn't mean they won't drop left over fish into the lake. I have fished for them out there, but have had no success. I heard there's a guide who will take you out Musky fishing. I think I'm going to get a map and explore it on my own! I'm off today in honor of President Ford, but 25 mile per hour winds will probably keep me off the lakes!
<<<<><<< Ed
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3:30 pm
March 26, 2004
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I asked Dave Arnold about muskies in the Pack about 10 years ago. If I recall correctly, he said they quit stocking it in the late 70's so they could concentrate on stripers as the big predator in the lake. The only stocking that I am aware of between '78 and '98 was 200 fish in 1992. I do not have more recent stocking records.
He said that muskies are occasionally caught in the lake, and that he believed that some people had been moving fish into the lake from other waters. I've heard of large fish from the lake as recently as the mid-90's, but they are few and far between.
So either there is enough natural reproduction to keep a few fish in there, there were some transferred fish, or these big ones were leftover from the 70's. Regardless, it's probably not a good place to spend time until it is better stocked. A phone call to Wallenpaupack sports shop (near the dam) may be in order.
Wonderful potential, though.
Chris
4:01 pm
March 26, 2004
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I forgot to add that I saw the brood stock thing too. I was wondering if the PFBC knew something I didn't, but figured that I'd let Ed spend his time on the lake to figure it out.
Chris
8:23 pm
Brood stock for walleyes as brood stock includes walleyes,muskie, chain pickeral and pike.
2:23 pm
March 2, 2011
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I have caught some nice sized smallies, walleye and a striper on this lake. I've only been on it a few times. I want to spend more time on this body of water. I feel it could be a real dynamite musky lake if it was stocked more. And with holdovers to give them a chance. It's a good sized body of water. This could be one of the enhanced fisheries PFBC wants. It'll be up to them. I hope they go for it!
Pickerel Pete aka <<<<><<< Ed
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