![]() Another stocking program on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain occurred in the 1980s when fish obtained from Pennsylvania were stocked in upper Otter Creek. That same Ohio River strain was also introduced to Chautauqua Lake years ago and it is from this lake that NYDEC currently obtains its stocks to supplement the Great Chazy River. Since the mid 1960’s the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has been stocking the Ohio River strain in the Great Chazy River where there now exists a relatively healthy population. It is thought that this indigenous population was of the same strain native to the Great Lakes and the St. Muskellunge were at one time native to the Champlain basin and plentiful in several tributaries. ![]() The largest of the three predominant cousins, the muskellunge, is found primarily in river systems. ![]() There are less copious populations of redfin pickerel in the lake. The three most predominant Esox in the Champlain watershed are the muskellunge, the northern pike, and the Chain pickerel. Not all of these seven species inhabit Lake Champlain. They include the muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), northern pike (Esox lucius), southern pike (Esox flaviae), amur pike (Esox reichertii), chain pickerel (Esox niger), redfin pickerel (Esox americanus) and grass pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus). Seven species of this elongated freshwater fish exist on the planet today. They are fearsome torpedo shaped predators known for their razor sharp teeth and vicious strike. Lake Champlain’s diverse warm-water fishery includes several members of the Esox genus of fish, more commonly referred to as the pike family. The story of pike in Lake Champlain by Captain Mick Maynard ![]() ![]() Lake Champlain's Esox Genus, The Pike Family Lake Champlain's Esox Genus, The Pike Family ![]()
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