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NGPC reviews post-winter-kill stocking, fishery status and refuge access petition in Northwest District
Summary
NGPC staff summarized winter-kill impacts, stocking levels (about 3 million fish/eggs in 2024, ~2 million in 2025), current species status (pike, perch, crappie, bass, walleye), a petition to open Valentine National Wildlife Refuge waters and localized access updates (Hudson Lake, Rat and Beaver, Powder Horn ramp).
NGPC Northwest District fisheries staff summarized ongoing recovery work after the 2022'023 winter-kill events, reported recent stocking totals and described current fishery conditions for pike, perch, crappie, bass and walleye across the district.
"We stocked about 3,000,000 in 2024 and about 2,000,000 in 2025," said Zach Reshears, describing a multi-million-per-year stocking effort that the district said is largely composed of perch eggs and fingerlings to rebuild populations.
Winter-kill and recovery: staff said many smaller, vegetated lakes (Watts Lake, Rice Lake, Duck Lake, West Long) experienced severe winter-kill, while others retained populations. NGPC described targeted restocking and sampling to rebuild opportunity for anglers.
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