That's a great story. I hope that Bill Cody chimes in with a Muskie temperature range report. My initial inclination is to say that if you get above the mid to upper-seventies that Muskies would get lethargic and stressed. Keep in mind that if dissolved oxygen levels are high, that the top temperature tolerance goes up a little bit too. Muskies tolerate warm water better than northern pike, and are stocked in Eastern Nebraska reservoirs with pretty good longevity and angler return rates. Our lakes get up into the upper eighties, but generally are deep enough to maintain a modest thermocline for the muskies to retreat to during the heat of the day.
Is that enough BS for ya?
