Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Maintain northern pike as a prominent predator throughout its natural range. Maintain muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in numbers and at sizes that will safeguard and enhance its special status and appeal. Sustain a harvestable annual surplus of 0. I million kg of these esocids

Both northern pike and muskellunge have been maintained around the lake, though muskellunge distribution is geographically variable. Populations remained stable over the reporting period