Fish and Boat Commission to Evaluate Walleye Stockings in Susquehanna, Lehigh and Allegheny Rivers
Posted by PA-Smallies at 10:32 AM. Filed under: Uncategorized
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has announced that it has stopped walleye fry stockings in the Susquehanna, Lehigh and Allegheny rivers on an experimental basis. Fry are young fish in their early stage of life, from one to three weeks old.
“We have been stocking walleye fry in portions of these rivers where spawning habitat was believed to be poor,” said Dave Miko, PFBC Chief - Division of Fisheries Management. “In some of these waters, dams restricted the ability of walleye to move freely throughout the river. However, the recent removal of dams or the improvement of fish passage over these dams has provided walleye with increased access to spawning areas.”
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