Natural Reproduction on the Allegheny River

[Red Childress]

Has anyone seen any evidence of natural reproduction occurring along the Allegheny River??


I have caught small muskies in my traps that do not correspond with the sizes of recently stocked fish and I have seen smaller fish (5-8 inches) around heat sources during early morning or night time fishing trips, especially near the concrete of a few boat launches. With the relatively low commercialization of property along the Warren County stretch, ph levels around 7.2-7.5 and plenty of areas without siltration, I strongly believe we have some natural repro going on. The Ph for pure water is 7.0.

It sure would be nice to "officially" know how much is actually occurring.