Length-weight relationship of northern pike, Esox lucius, from East Harbor, Ohio
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Abstract
The northern pike is one of Ohio's largest game fish but is well known to comparatively few anglers. Large numbers of the big fish spawn in the Ohio marshes adjacent to Lake Erie. Movements related to spawning reach a peak in late March or early April. Later the spawning population disperses and is seldom represented in catches by experimental gear or by anglers. The short period of availability was used to obtain life history information in March of 1951 through 1953. No comprehensive length-weight data for this species have previously been published from this area. East Harbor is a sandspit pond separated from Lake Erie by a large sand bar. Waters and fish populations of the harbor and lake can mix freely through a permanent connecting channel. The larger part of the 850 surface acres of the harbor is normally less than 8 feet deep. The male northern pike averaged 20.5 inches in length and ranged from 13.5 to 28.5 inches. The conspicuously larger females averaged 26.0 inches and ranged from 15.5 to 37.5 inches.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Length-weight relationship of northern pike, Esox lucius, from East Harbor, Ohio |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1965)94[404:LRONPE]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1965 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 404 |
| Last page | 405 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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