I am waiting for the perch bomb to go off. We stocked emerald shiners, common shiners, crayfish, and fat head minnows one year before the perch. I have never been able to catch any perch minnows in our traps yet and its been four years. We stocked 400 in an acre 6-8" and had ribbons the first year.

We have added walleye now with the hopes to cut back on the breeder shiners. The thought is that the population of shiners is eating the young perch fry.

Last year we had recruitment with small non stocked perch being caught at a rate of 1-5. This spring we will see where we are at on the fifth year.

Cheers Don.

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