Mayo Martin

Walleye Hatching, Rearing And Transporting Techniques As Practiced In Kentucky

This study revealed that walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchell), can be jar-hatched, stocked, and a portion raised to fingerling size, for an annual outlay of $1,000.00 or less. Early returns indicate that walleye can be inexpensively established by stocking fry in either old or new lakes. The method used was to stock the fish in intermittent rows from a boat. Both openwater stocking and shoreline stocking were practiced successfully. Two ponds were utilized for experimental walleye production in 1958. Walleye were produced at the rate of 21,255 fingerling walleye 1 1/2...