Hey Mr. Porter:

Did Dan say if they have been stocking the lake the same way over the last 4 years?

And are these Hybrid Striped bass that are being stocked. I assume that they must be the Hybrids. At least that is what I have believed to be the case.

They did stock these big fish to try to control the Gizzard Shad.

Man I wonder if they could get the Pike Population going now that the lake has gizzard shad in it. Back when Patoka was first formed they stocked Norther Pike in the lake and it was a lot of fun catching those fish. But they didn't have gizzard shad in numbers until after 1997 and by that time most of the Northern Pike has died. Evidently the Pike didn't spawn and produce a new generations enough to sustain them in Patoka Lake.

But I am sure that the Pike would take a huge chunk out of the Gizzard Shad and help reduce their numbers quickly.