It's nice that you can get away with that down there. Up here it's illegal as hell to do what you just did, and are planning to do, is even worse.
I did browse thru some Indiana State reg's, and did see where you can take a public (state) fish home and toss it in an aquarium, but did not see any reference to stocking a pond with public, or propagating public fish for commercial resale. That's one thing I would want permission in writing for, and signed with their blood!!!
Esshup posted here a few years ago that he heard that if you stocked public fish (Indiana) in your pond, that you have to open your pond up to the public for fishing. He said something like, I ain't putting no sign out front and have people wander on my property.
Public fish are supported by the public thru license purchases.
Like I said I know the laws here. No worries. The public fish thing you are referring to is in reference to when the INDNR produced fish for stocking private waters decades ago.
