‘Runaway’ muskies regularly returned to Busse Lake in Illinois
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Every year, muskies slip over the dam on Busse Lake’s southeast corner and drift into the narrow flow of Salt Creek. If no one intervened, many would continue downstream through DuPage County, eventually disappearing into the Des Plaines River.
This is why, twice each year, the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s fisheries team launches its muskie salvage operation, working in partnership with the Illinois DNR to keep the powerful muskies in the lake.
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