<img style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="Minnesota Muskie" align="left" src="/images/content/muskie.jpg" /><font size="4"><u><strong>About</strong></u><br />
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<p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">The muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, is also known as the muskie, musky or maskinonge. They are large, relatively uncommon freshwater fish of North America. Muskellunge are the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Muskellunge closely resemble other Esocids such as the northern pike and American pickerel in both appearance and behavior. Like other pikes, the body plan is typical of ambush predators with an elongate body, flat head and dorsal, pelvic and anal fins set far back on the body. Muskellunge attain lengths of 2–5 ft and weights of over 66 lb.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Muskies prey upon anything that fits in the mouth. Most of the diet is fish but it also includes crayfish, frogs, ducklings, snakes, muskrats, mice and other small mammals. The mouth is large with many sharp teeth. Muskies take their prey head-first, sometimes in a single gulp. They will take prey items that are up to 30% of their total length.</font><br />
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<img style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="Minnesota Walleye" align="left" src="/images/content/walleye.jpg" /><font size="4"><u><strong>About</strong></u><br />
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<p><font face="Arial">The Walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) is a freshwater fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The common name, "walleye," comes from the fact that their eyes, like those of cats, reflect light. This is the result of a light-gathering layer in the eyes called the tapetum lucidum which allows the fish to see well in low-light conditions. In fact, many anglers look for walleyes at night since this is when most major feeding patterns occur. Their eyes also allow them to see well in turbid waters (stained or rough, breaking waters) which gives them an advantage over their prey. Thus, walleye anglers will commonly look for days and locations where there is a good "walleye chop" (i.e., rough water). This excellent vision also allows the fish to populate the deeper regions in a lake and can often be found in deeper water.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Walleyes grow to about 30 inches in length, and weigh up to about 15 lb. The maximum recorded size for the fish is 42 inches in length and 25 lb in weight.<br />
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Where to Look for Them<br />
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