Thanks for the information everyone. In our particular lake, we have such heavy predation that there is almost no successful reproduction except for bluegills. That means I must be stocking fish constantly. The big question then becomes, how many and how often? Since some fish can live 10 years or more, I need a way to see this.
More than my personal need, as we are becoming better fish managers, more of us will want to start marking our fish. Rather than scattered information everywhere, I hope that this will become a reference thread.
Bruce, I don't know how long HSB or BG live, but how do you mark years 4-5-6 and so on? I would think that you will want to keep track of your fish through out their lives.
