Walleye Found in Kentucky - Mitochondrial DNA analysis of 8 walleye collected from the Rockcastle River confirmed the existence of a distinct walleye stock in Kentucky. Dr. Neil Billington (Southern Illinois University) said that all of the eight walleyes from the Rockcastle River exhibited a divergent walleye mtDNA haplotype (38) that has not been detected in any other North American walleye population and that serves to separate this population as a distinct walleye stock. This walleye stock is apparently the native "old-river walleye" stock. Dr. Billington is currently analyzing 8 additional walleye from the Rockcastle River and 3 walleye from the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River to determine their genetic haplotype. Native walleye had presumed to be extirpated and Kentucky began walleye restoration efforts in the 1970's with a Lake Erie strain. Future management options have not been formulated. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of the report on the 8 walleye analyzed to date should contact John Williams at 606-549-1332