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    Ohio River Hybrid Bass stocking info from ODNR

    I got a response from ODNR, I cleaned it up:

    2006 Ohio River Hybrid Striped Bass Stocking

    Here are the numbers of hybrid striped bass stocked by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in the two Ohio River pools you mentioned from 2000-2005:

    2000 Meldahl Pool 56,000

    2001 Meldahl Pool 229,000

    2001 Markland Pool 209,000

    2002 Meldahl Pool 232,000

    2003 Meldahl Pool 72,000

    2005 Meldahl Pool 78,000



    Below is the complete information for 2006 hybrid striper stockings:

    2006 Ohio River Hybrid Striped Bass Stocking, Check out the # per acre for Meldal pool, twice the average!


    Pool New Cumberland
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 27,104
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 27,104
    Surface Area 4,150
    No. per Acre 6.5

    Pool Pike Island
    West Virginia 15,920
    Ohio 20,125
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 36,045
    Surface Area 5,450
    No. per Acre 6.6

    Pool Hannibal
    West Virginia 15,834
    Ohio 29,871
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 45,705
    Surface Area 7,650
    No. per Acre 6.0

    Pool Willow Island
    West Virginia 15,107
    Ohio 29,871
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 44,978
    Surface Area 6,400
    No. per Acre 7.0

    Pool Belleville
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 60,030
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 60,030
    Surface Area 8,900
    No. per Acre 6.7

    Pool Racine
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 40,016
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 40,016
    Surface Area 5,300
    No. per Acre 7.6

    Pool R.C. Byrd
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 41,370
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 41,370
    Surface Area 12,600
    No. per Acre 3.3

    Pool Greenup
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 95,312
    Kentucky 0
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 95,312
    Surface Area 11,200
    No. per Acre 8.5

    Pool Meldahl
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 40,530
    Kentucky 44,257
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 84,787
    Surface Area 6,705
    No. per Acre 12.6

    Pool Markland
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 112,170
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 112,170
    Surface Area 14,759
    No. per Acre 7.6

    Pool McAlpine
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 60,227
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 60,227
    Surface Area 8,139
    No. per Acre 7.4

    Pool Cannelton
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 88,572
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 88,572
    Surface Area 11,810
    No. per Acre 7.5

    Pool Newburgh
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 69,922
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 69,922
    Surface Area 11,099
    No. per Acre 6.3

    Pool J.T. Myers
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 33,274
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 33,274
    Surface Area 6,932
    No. per Acre 4.8

    Pool Smithland
    West Virginia 0
    Ohio 0
    Kentucky 70,893
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 70,893
    Surface Area 14,179
    No. per Acre 5.0

    Total
    West Virginia 46,861
    Ohio 384,229
    Kentucky 479,315
    Illinois 0
    Number Stocked Total 910,405
    Surface Area 135,273
    No. per Acre 6.7

    I’m not 100% sure, but I thought the state of Kentucky was continuing to stock purebred stripers into the river. No state agency stocks sauger or saugeyes into the Ohio River.

    Hybrid striped bass stocking numbers for East Fork Lake are as follows:

    2000 1.1 million fry

    2001 1.25 million fry

    2002 1.16 million fry

    2003 1.1 million fry and 100,000 fingerlings

    2004 1.2 million fry

    2005 1.1 million fry

    2006 1.1 million fry and 120,000 fingerlings



    You are not the first fisherman who has reported poorer hybrid striper catches at East Fork Lake over the last year or two. However, changes in population adundance and fluctuating angler success are the norm for Ohio’s major game species. Even in those fisheries that are maintained by stocking consistent numbers annually (e.g. saugeyes, muskie, walleye), we see big differences between years in survival and recruitment of young fish into the population. If by chance the fish from two or three year’s stockings in a row experience below average survival, then we anglers experience the effects 2-5 years later in reduced catch rates.



    In 2006 at East Fork and a few other Ohio lakes, we began an evaluation to compare survival and costs of stocking fry vs. fingerling hybrid stripers. We plan to continue the evaluation this year. Historically, we have stocked mainly fry at East Fork and fingerlings at other lakes. Hopefully, we can make better informed decisions about how to produce the best hybrid striper populations statewide for the least cost.



    At this time, the Ohio Division of Wildlife is not considering expanding the water areas where we stock purebred striped bass. We must obtain all purebred striped bass from sources outside of Ohio, and as such the supply is very limited. Therefore, our approach is to stock one or two areas with purebred stripers just so that we can a source of male striped bass in our backyard. Then, we can take an abundant supply of female white bass from Ohio and produce large numbers of hybrid stripers for statewide stocking purposes.

    -----Original Message-----

    From: lmjeff@smacktackle.com [mailto:lmjeff@smacktackle.com]

    Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:22 AM

    To: Wildinfo

    Subject: Comments from users



    Jeff Plummer at lmjeff@smacktackle.com



    I live in the Cincinnati OH area.

    Can you provide info on stocking and management efforts for Ohio River, Markland and Meldahl pools (specifically hybrid striped bass, striped bass, saugeye/sauger) and East Fork Lake, same species?

    East Fork Lake (Wm Harsha Lake) seems to be on the downswing regarding hybrid bass.

    Also, East Fork Lake, what needs to happen to turn it, or other impoundments into pure strain Striped Bass lakes?

    Thanks,

    Jeff Plummer





    Referring page: http://www.ohiodnr.com/communications/

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    Re: Ohio River Hybrid Bass stocking info from ODNR

    Thanks for the report!

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