05-19-2004, 04:59 AM
The 2004 spring trap-netting season proved very successful as hatchery
and fisheries lab staff collected large numbers of "trophy-quality" fish
to serve as brood stock at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery. These
fish lived up to expectations and produced plenty of eggs for this
year's stocking needs. The fish were netted from various lakes and
reservoirs and transported back to the hatchery for egg collection.
Millions of eggs from northen pike, walleye and muskellunge adults were
taken between March 11 and April 23. Actually, this year's brood stock
collection season kicked off two weeks earlier than 2003 due to the ice
melting off Budd Lake (Morris County) in early March.
For highlights on our trapping efforts, click on the following link:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/arthackbrd04.htm
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and fisheries lab staff collected large numbers of "trophy-quality" fish
to serve as brood stock at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery. These
fish lived up to expectations and produced plenty of eggs for this
year's stocking needs. The fish were netted from various lakes and
reservoirs and transported back to the hatchery for egg collection.
Millions of eggs from northen pike, walleye and muskellunge adults were
taken between March 11 and April 23. Actually, this year's brood stock
collection season kicked off two weeks earlier than 2003 due to the ice
melting off Budd Lake (Morris County) in early March.
For highlights on our trapping efforts, click on the following link:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/arthackbrd04.htm
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