Pottsy:
I agree, I will try this spring and early summer to catch a few native small walleye from Lake Erie and the Thames River. If #'s caught are low then I will buy the biggest fingerling Tony has in the fall. Hopefully, I can catch 30-50 12-18" lake walleye first????? But the last time I caught walleye from Lake Erie (before buying this property and rehabing it in 2002)they were lungers from 5-11 lbs....... I like the idea of establishing a brood stock in the lake, take their eggs and move to the small grow out pond(s), I will build new pond (s)to hatch and grow until each fall when I can seine and move back to the 19 ac lake. Has anyone done this themselves with success growing their own walleye from their own brood stock???? Success meaning some 6-9" fingerling....eggs gathered, hatched and grown in a grow out pond, seined and moved to larger body of water to grow the rest of their lives. I will need to have 2-3 grow out ponds for 1. forage minnows after the walleye fingerling are large enough and 2. If I want larger #'s of successful fingerling, grading them into different sized ponds as they grow and reducing cannabolism.
Any feedback is welcome. thanks
Rowly
