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Conservation director: Casey Lake filling, fish stocking delayed by regional hatchery shortages
Summary
Black Hawk County Conservation reported Casey Lake is collecting water and contractors will finish grading soon; fisheries biologists are ready to stock catfish, bass and bluegill but bluegill supply shortage may delay stocking or require private-hatchery purchases at a significant per-fish cost.
Black Hawk County Conservation Director Mike Hendrickson told the Board of Supervisors on April 1 that Casey Lake is catching water and contractor work is nearly complete, but fish stocking could be delayed because regional hatcheries lack the bluegills needed.
Hendrickson said contractors will return within a week or two to finish minor grading and seeding and that the lake's deepest part will be roughly 28' or 29 feet. He reported fisheries biologists are prepared to stock catfish, bass and bluegill "but they do not have the supply of bluegills that they need due to flooding on the Mississippi River last spring and summer," which affected…
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