WDFW usually stocks about 5,000 to 6,000 tiger musky fingerlings (about 14") every year, depending on hatchery production and survival.
In 2019 Merwin got 1,500, Mayfield 800, Tapps 850, Newman 400, Curlew 225, Silver 200, Evergreen 300, total 4,275. In 2020 Merwin got 1,600, Mayfield 900, Tapps 1,200, Newman 662, Curlew 250, Silver 250, Evergreen 300, total 5,162. These numbers are down a little for Merwin, Mayfield, and Tapps from preceding years, about par for the others.
I don't know if the Covid-19 pandemic affected hatchery or stocking operations, in other words, I don't have information for 2021 yet.
By the way, I have all the tiger musky stocking data for all the lakes going back to 1988, when tiger musky stocking began in Washington.
2019 and 2020 tiger muskie stocking data
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