NORTHWOODS - The Minocqua Chain of lakes saw relatively healthy walleye reproduction for many years, but the amount of young walleye has plummeted in the last decade on the six-lake chain.
The DNR has worked to restock walleye in Tomahawk Lake, but smaller fingerlings didn't reproduce in adequate numbers to restock the lake.
"We were able to switch it to large fingerlings, six to eight inches long, stocked since September," said DNR Fisheries Biologist John Kubisiak. "It was first stocked with those fish, that size fish, in 2012. We're seeing some initial positive results of those fish showing up."
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