Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Product sources Where to buy Florida Strain Bass

The problem is in the term "certified". Most people want proof of what they are buying. Honest hatcheries will not sell Fla LMB as certified to customers requesting proof unless they have a letter from a University (or equivalent) fisheries genetics department stating the brood fish are pure Fla strain LMB. That along with the fact that most hatcheries are moving away from selling (or producing for sale) Fla LMB to pond owners due to catchability concerns and you have a shortage of certified Fla LMB. You could find a hatchery in south Fla and ask where the brood stock were from and just hope they are pure Flas. They will not be certified though.

To answer your last question - the hatcheries have pure Fla certified LMB which they grew out from there original Fla broodstock or got from south Fla in limited #s but they are used in F-1 production and are not produced for sale due to lack of demand.