Mike Hearn, Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 120 Fish Hatchery Road, Morehead, KY 40351

Abstract. Largemouth bass, exceeding eight inches in length, were requested for a four-year stocking study at Carr Fork Lake (Kentucky). The fish were primarily produced on a pelleted diet and averaged 12 inches in length after a 17 to 23-month production period. Surplus forage fish were added to the ponds during the winter and increased the cost of production. Survival of the fish from <2.0 to 12 inches was better than anticipated and exceeded 50% for three of the four years.