Funky, I'm with you on wishing some of these very desirable species were available. I think if a bunch of us pond owners in MI had a need we might be able to work with the team at Stony Creek and they may be able to get some.

To do this they would likely have to collect some wild strain and see if they could get spawning in one of their hatchery ponds and then sell the young at the end of the season before ice in.

I don't have an easy way to catch these locally. I know lakes starting about an hour north of me that have them natively. I would say that north of a line from Grant/Newaygo should give a good chance of having PS natively.

I imagine i can go fishing up north, bring along a portable DC aeration system and try to gather some that way. If I could get a breeding adult population in my pond come spring and can seine or trap them come next summer or fall I will post their availability.

I hope others would do the same.

Last edited by canyoncreek; 11/22/19 01:49 PM.