I don't see why a Muskie fishery would not work. I believe that we could load it up with LMBS or some other forage fish and allow them to spawn and get multiple classes of forage, then throw in ??? Muskie/acre per year. Maybe add bluegill or some shad.
Another cool idea was maybe do WE as the predator fish and then throw in YP or something else along the lines of forage there.
Getting kind of crazy here, but I think that these ideas can work with a little tinkering and creativity.
I have some experience with Tiger Musky in a high altitude lake (well, for Ohio) in the midwest. They did very well and got up to 38 - 40 inches maximum. Nice thing is that they don't spawn, so no worries about overpopulation.
Tigers and regular musky can tolerate heat better than northern pike, so might be a better choice in your climate.
