Lake trout stocking for 2013:

[AndyS]

Lake Trout—9"
• Merrill Creek Reservoir (1,300) • Monksville Reservoir (4,007)

Since the biologists have seen a steady increase in the number of naturally reproducing lake trout in Merrill Creek they are slowly stopping their stocking efforts there. We can only hope in the future, the number of lake trout stocked in the state goes to 0. Why keep a program alive for only 2 lakes, and if Round Valley is any indication on how anglers perceive lake trout then I really see this program shutting down soon.

The numbers stocked last year at Merrill Creek were 3,250, and Monksville was 2,430. I know alot of people target lake trout in Monksville (yeah right!) More like we get alot of big muskies fattening up on small lake trout there.