Most walleye stocking events on Michigan inland lakes consists of planting spring fingerlings. Many of these tiny fish, which usually average between 1 and 2 inches in length, often are gobbled up by predators in the lake.
To compensate for this loss, a very high number of spring fingerlings are planted with hopes that a fair percentage of them will survive long enough to be recruited into the fishery.
Osceola County’s Rose Lake is an exception to this effort.
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Robust management pays dividends on Rose Lake in Michigan’s Osceola County
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