Thanks CJBS2003,
If the flathead gets too big we can always eat it and get another little one, or not. This one grew very quickly so far, he may be dinner this summer. I can't wait to see how big it got over this winter.

"There is no way to easily sterilize a fish."
Rats! Since someone does it to the carp the state of Va. licenses us to buy here I hoped the technology had spread.

"Chain pickerel, . . . maybe a chunky female right before the spawn. Male crappies turn dark, almost black during the spawn. Females tend to stay a normal color . . ."
Thanks for that. Now does anyone know if Crappie and Pickrell are live bearers or egg layers and if the latter do they lay fertilized eggs or does the male fertilize after she lays them? I DO NOT WANT TO MESS THIS UP!


Kru Heller
Powhatan, Va.