Fish Community - Lakefield Herald

Clear, Ston(e)y and White Lake Plan fish Community The lakes support a cool/warm water fishery including muskellunge, walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, rockbass, blue gill, bullhead, black crappie and carp. Several of these species, including walleye, have been introduced to Ston(e)y Lake. Muskellunge, however, are naturally found in the lakes, but their population remains low at least partly due to environmental stresses including habitat alteration and the presence of invasive species. For example, zebra mussels increase water clarity, having an adverse effect on zooplankton and small fish communities via predation. Loss of these species eventually affects the food chain. In turn muskie populations are at risk. The migration of northern pike from other reaches of the TSW system is also a potential future stressor. Historic records indicate that our lakes and streams once provided a good habitat for 28 species, including cold water species such as lake herring, lake white fish , lake trout, Atlan- tic salmon and freshwater shrimp.

Clear, Ston(e)y and White Lake Plan Fish Community The lakes support a cool/warm water fishery including muskellunge, walleye, largemouth

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