The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) East Fork State Fish Hatchery recently completed annual striped bass and hybrid striped bass stockings.
More than 78,000 striped bass fingerlings and 146,000 hybrid striped bass fingerlings were added to 12 lakes around the state. The stocked fish averaged 1–2 inches in length.
Monroe Lake in Bloomington was stocked with 53,750 hybrids, Hardy Lake in Scottsburg was stocked with 1,000 striped bass and 7,000 hybrids. Patoka Lake in Birdseye was restocked with 10,000 striped bass and 44,000 hybrids.
The breakdown of stockings of striped and hybrid striped bass by lake, with the respective counties listed in parentheses, was as follows:
Worster Lake (St. Joseph) – 3,270 hybrids
Cedar Lake (Lake) – 7,810 hybrids
Lake Shafer (White) – 12,910 hybrids
Nyona Lake (Fulton) – 1,040 hybrids
Lake Freeman (Carroll and White) – 15,470 hybrids
Clare Lake (Huntington) – 420 hybrids
Shadyside Park Lake (Madison) – 1,000 hybrids
Cecil M. Harden Lake (Parke) – 20,600 striped bass
Brookville Lake (Union and Franklin) – 46,667 striped bass
Monroe Lake (Monroe and Brown) – 53,750 hybrids
Hardy Lake (Scott) – 1,000 striped bass and 7,000 hybrids
Patoka Lake (Dubois, Crawford, and Orange) – 10,000 striped bass and 44,000 hybrids
Indiana anglers can look forward to continued quality striped and hybrid striped bass fishing opportunities in the coming years as a result of these stockings. To learn more about striped and hybrid striped bass fishing, visit bit.ly/striped-hybrid-bass-fishing.
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