Good Cattin' News

katfish sent me a pm to me today about a good sounding fishing opportunity in years to come. He passed it on to me so I'll pass it on to you guys

"While talking to the fellas at Seneca Fish hatchery I learned a tidbit.

Next year they plan on hatching blue cats at the hatchery. They will be stocked in Dillon Lake near Zanesville. I guess the baitfish survey indicated that Dillon was the best choice for stocking.

I don't expect the blues to get huge in this lake but it will increase opportunities for inland fishermen."

definitely good info to have!!! maybe they could help out the shad population in CJ too

Bad news was that the Ky hatchery they obtained the eggs from had disease.
Good news was that the eggs did not contain the disease.

Bad news was the fear of disease caused ODNR to hatch and raise the blue cat
eggs at Hebron and low O2 level from Buckeye caused low production.

Good news is that some blue cats survived. I have not heard how long before
the little cats will be released but my impression is they want them 8+ inches
to reduce predation and insure good survival rates.

Lol talk about the ups and downs of stocking!!
Thanks for the info Robby