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Fish Raised at the Charles O. Hayford Hatchery in Hackettstown
July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998


SPECIES NUMBER AVERAGE LENGTH (inches) RANGE (inches)
Bluegill Sunfish      
Fingerlings 1,081 3.0 2.6 – 3.7
Adults 9,000 5.5 3.7 – 7.5
Channel Catfish      
Fry 374,444 1.5 .5 – 3.0
Fingerlings 15,546 4.0 2.8 – 5.0
Adv. Fingerlings 49,382 6.5 4.2 – 8.6
Fathead Minnows 32,560 1.0 .5 – 2.0
Golden Shiners 10,000 1.5 1.0 – 2.0
Lake Trout 858 6.7 5.2 – 9.2
Largemouth Bass 6,640 2.3 1.9 – 3.1
Mosquitofish 148,006 -- --
Muskellunge 6,511 8.9 6.4 – 15.0
Northern Pike 31,779 5.0 2.7 – 15.5
Smallmouth Bass      
Fingerlings 3,935 2.6 2.1 – 3.0
Adults 147 14.0 10.0 – 18.0
Tiger Muskies      
Fingerlings 18,015 3.0 2.3 – 3.7
Adv. Fingerlings 14,872 7.7 5.0 – 10.5
Walleye      
Fingerlings 291,701 1.8 1.5 – 2.2
Adv. Fingerlings 39,481 4.4 3.2 – 9.8
TOTAL 1,053,958    

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