Progress Report on the First Year Study of Northern Pike in the Mississippi River by Don R. Helms, 1975

(1975) Progress Report on the First Year Study of Northern Pike in the Mississippi River by Don R. Helms, 1975. Natural Resources, Department of

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Abstract

Large populations of northern pike are known to exist in the Mississippi River bordering Iowa, particularly in the upper navigation pools. The Iowa Conservation Commission takes 2-3,000 northern pike for spawning purposes each spring in Pool 9 near Lansing. Surveys and fish distribution records by Cleary, Nord and others in annual reports of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee (UMRCC) indicated northern pike are indigenous to all pools of the Mississippi River.