The Indiana Department of Natural Resources stocked another 25,000 walleye fingerlings in Kokomo Reservoir in May, marking the 20th year walleye have been released into the 484-acre Howard County impoundment. The walleye averaged 1.5 inches long and were produced at the Cikana State Fish Hatchery near Martinsville.

Walleye are popular among Hoosier anglers and are stocked in Kokomo Reservoir to provide walleye fishing opportunities in central Indiana. Sampling by IDNR fisheries biologists has shown walleye survival is good there.

Last fall, biologists captured 46 walleye during three hours of nighttime electro-fishing. Sixteen walleye were from the 2015 stocking, and 23 walleye were from the 2014 stocking. Seven older walleye up to 20 inches long also were captured.