Walleye stocking program
From Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY
Revision as of 10:24, November 29, 2012 by b>JElberfeld
The ice fishermen held a carp fishing tournament each summer for several years. The funds they raised plus some financial support from the Warner Lake Improvement Association,enabled them to purchase Walleye fingerlings, a total of about 5000 plus fingerlings were released into Warner Lake over the next few years.
This reestablished a fish species that was present in the lake many years ago but has been absent for the last 50 years. All photo's in this section are from the Willard Osterhout collection.
The boys get ready to go to work 
Everyone helps out 
Get yourself a bucket full 
Carrying a heavy load 
Taking a boatload out 
Pete Gilbert with a 27 1/2 inch walleye caught in May 2012. He returned this trophy to the lake! 
One caught through the ice, I believe this one ended up in Keith Kodra's frying pan 
Bobby Anderson, Will Osterhout and Peter Gorman welcome the stocking truck 
Peter Gorman jumps up into the truck to lend a hand 
Transferring some fingerlings to a holding tank 
Filling pails to be taken out on the lake for distribution
