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Nebraska Game and Parks details new walleye stocking strategy, mixed recruitment at Lake McConaughy
Summary
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said it changed Lake McConaughy's walleye stocking to three developmental stages and has stocked nearly 71 million walleyes since 2022; natural recruitment rose in 2023 but dipped in 2024, and the agency will evaluate the approach through 2026.
Sean Ferrier, Southwest District Manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, told anglers the agency changed its Lake McConaughy walleye stocking strategy after concerns about an ageing population and low recruitment.
Ferrier said Game and Parks now stocks walleyes at three developmental stages: "fry at 3 to 5 days old, fingerlings are 1 to 1 and a half inches, and fingerling pluses are 1 and a half to 2 inches." He said the shift began after managers noted a large cohort of older walleyes and a lack of younger fish entering the population.
"So since 2022, we've stocked just short of 71,000,000 walleyes into Lake McConaughey," Ferrier said, and…
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