Quote Originally Posted by striperjoe View Post
I actually talked to the DNA for the area and his Striper report was less than exciting. They haven't been stocked in years and when they electo-shock for them there aren't very many.
While Walleye fishing Brookeville this Spring I asked the Game Warden about them and he told me "If there 's Striper's in here I've never seen one".
The DNA guy said Hardy Lake was actually where they expect the next State record Striper to come from.

Now I hope some one on here can say they have caught Stripers in Brookvile as it is very close to my N KY home and am going to be fishing there this Fall.

Anyone care to join in here ?
striperjoe,

You have not been given very good information. You may have talked to a "DNR" person, but if he was not an actual fisheries biologist, he likely was giving you his opinion. Im a member of the striper association here, and keep close tabs on what's going on with them. We are in continual contact with the biologists here. I live close to Brookville, but seldom fish it for stripers. When I do, I can usually catch a couple.

Brookville has indeed been getting stocked. I know in 2010 it got 50,000 +/- stripers. I don't have the info at my finger tips, but I do have the last 10 years striper/hybrid stocking data. Now, Brookville has water quality problems that the stripers cannot tolerate. They gat to about 8 to 12 lbs, and a lot of them die off every year when the oxygen gets low. There are a few that survive to get to decent size. Don't ask me why they keep putting them in there, but they do. Your DNR guy was correct in saying that they are not very plentiful.

Hardy has been stocked with stripers, and hybrids. The state's plans are to make it a hybrid only lake. I fish Hardy several times a year, and have for many years. The next state record is NOT going to come from Hardy. I have caught several fish that are the oldest age class in the lake. For their age, they are no where close to where they should be. I highly doubt one will reach 30lb. I have caught several of the older fish in the mid 20's, but that is as big as they are going to get in that little, shallow lake. Too much summer, and winter stress for them to get to 40lb. That age class of fish is also about gone from the lake, as not many people practice catch and release there. Raccoon lake is the lake for BIG indiana stripers. If you are interested, I can get you the stocking data.

Greg Yazel