Dylan Sampson caught a muskie in the Toronto Harbour, a rare occurrence as it was only the second recorded catch in Lake Ontario fronting Toronto in the last 30 years. The TRCA says its monitoring program has never caught a muskie in its surveys. The fish was released back into its natural habitat.
Dylan Sampson could have never imagined a muskie would be at the end of his line in the Toronto Harbour . It was only the second recorded muskie catch in Lake Ontario fronting Toronto in the last 30 years.Dylan Sampson says as soon as he saw the pattern of the fish on his line, he knew it was a special catch. He caught the second recorded musky in the Toronto Harbour in the last 30 years back in December.
"I've gone out with him and he's taught me so much ... he was in complete awe when he saw that muskie and it inspired me to get out as well," Sampson said. The fish measured one metre in length and weighed approximately nine kilograms, he said. After a couple of pictures, Sampson released the fish back into its natural habitat.The TRCA says it's been working to rehabilitate the Toronto Harbour through measures like habitat restoration and improving water quality. Those improvements are conducive to bringing a top order predator like a muskie back to the Toronto waters, it says.
MUSKIE TORONTO HARBOUR LAKE ONTARIO CONSERVATION REHABILITATION
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