Great job by all involved,looking good! We purchased $3000 of Extra Fathead Minnows to be shipped with the Hatcheries shipment,close to 500 lbs,for Prendergast Hatchery in NY last Monday as well.They will be delivered on Sept 12th ,the last shipment to feed the muskie fingerlings till mid October before stocking.We got as big as 10.5" last year out of the muskie fingerlings fed extra Fathead Minnows.Here in NY we are watching your efforts in PA very closely to see if we can improve the stocking program here possibly incorperating some of your methods done there.
NY Muskie Stocking Program is off to a very good start this year as well,early egg collection/early start,more growing time,earlier outside minnow feeding,should mean extra big muskie fingerlings this year.Chautauqua Lake got a early boost with 60,000 3.5 inchers being stocked in June and should get most of the pond fed muskie fingerlings as well in late October.
For the first year you guys have really done an outstanding job with your bait fish project in PA,Congrads to All!