john boat,
I have about a 3/4 acre earth pond 16' deep with a rip-rap shoreline. Lilies, water celery, and a few other plants. Sunken trees, rock piles, etc.
I have looked for yrs. in Ohio and other states with no luck. As a result, I have purchased about every species i could get my hands on, with mixed results.
Nothing against ODNR, but my experience has been that they have a mind set for LM, BG and channels and not much else.
The only supplier that I've seen advertise them was Zetts. And when I called them(several times), they didn't seem interested in helping me, so I gave up on them. I know chain pickerel are common in the Middle Atlantic region, so I keep thinking someone in those states might have them.
Again, my experience with pickerel was in S. Ohio pond that had a seemingly balanced population of LM, BG, catfish and pickerel. Oh, I also know they have some nice ones in Santee Cooper of all places. But I don't think a southern strain would survive in OH.
