North Dakota approaching 10 million walleye fingerling stockings this year

BISMARCK — Although the purpose is to inventory 9 million walleye fingerlings, North Dakota Recreation and Fish fisheries supervisor Jerry Weigel says 10 million is feasible, even with zebra mussel points slowing down one of many state’s hatcheries.

On this episode of North Dakota Outside, host Mike Anderson and Weigel talk about the assorted species which were launched into the state’s waters.

Weigel says greater than 170 lakes within the state will obtain stockings, slighly decrease than earlier years. About 1.5 million fingerlings will go into Lake Sakakawea, Weigel says.

Northern pike weren’t stocked this 12 months for the primary time for the reason that Nineteen Fifties in North Dakota because of chilly situations that brought about scheduling issues with the walleyes within the fisheries.

“I am simply so glad when Mom Nature gave us all this water we have been in a position to again it up with a extremely bang-up fish manufacturing 12 months,” Weigel says, “and to attempt to maximize all of the potential potential the prairie can do to create heaps extra superb walleye fishing within the state.”