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Madison County Democrat
London, Madison County, Ohio
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More than 1,000 fingerlings of black and white crappies, channel catfish, and brown bullheads were stocked in Rocky Fork Lake on Thursday, announced by game protector John Adams. Another shipment is expected on Monday, March 30. Test netting showed plentiful fish food, with 190 suckers caught and sent for use and experiments.
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Rocky Fork Lake
More than a thousand fingerlings were stocked in Rocky Fork lake Thursday, John Adams, game protector, announced.
The distribution consisted of 1033 black and white crappies, channel catfish and brown bullheads.
Another shipment is expected from state hatcheries Monday, March 30, Adams said
A week of test netting has been completed at the lake.
About 190 suckers were caught and the tests showed evidence of good plentiful fish food in the lake.
The suckers were taken to the Kincaid Springs hatchery for use as food and to Ohio State University for experiments on methods of preparing them for human consumption.
The netting tests will be continued periodically.
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Rocky Fork Lake
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Thursday; Monday, March 30
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1033 fingerlings stocked; 190 suckers caught and relocated; evidence of plentiful fish food
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More than a thousand fingerlings consisting of 1033 black and white crappies, channel catfish, and brown bullheads were stocked in Rocky Fork Lake. Another shipment expected from state hatcheries. A week of test netting completed, catching 190 suckers, showing good fish food availability. Suckers taken to Kincaid Springs hatchery and Ohio State University. Netting tests to continue periodically.