Craig Lucas

Tionesta/Fairview State Fish Hatchery Manager for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

First round of #PASteelhead has hatched. These fry are about 5 days old and will be stocked in the early Spring of 2020. @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC @pymebob #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

#Steelhead scouts are beginning to trickle in to Trout Run. Polarized sunglasses can make a huge difference, even in low morning light. @Fish4PA_PFBC @fishandboat @pymebob #PFBC #PASteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Nice #Steelhead chop on #LakeErie today. It feels a little bit like Steelhead season already. With weather like this, it won’t be long until a few scouts begin showing up at the trib mouths. @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC #PFBC #PASteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

The #TigerMuskies are heading out to their new home at the Pleasant Mount hatchery to finish growing for next Summer’s stocking. These guys are averaging 8.5” already and will easily make 15” by next Summer. @zane_PFBC @Fish4PA_PFBC @fishandboat #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

The #BrownTrout are also doing very well @ the Fairview hatchery and will have zero problems of reaching their 200mm average target size for their early March release into #LakeErie for the near-shore fishery. #Steelhead #PFBC @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

The #Steelhead are growing very well @ the Fairview hatchery. These fish will have absolutely no problems making the 175mm average length by their mid-February release to the #LakeErie tributaries. @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC #Pasteelhead #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

And just like that......23,000 #PAsteelhead are set into one of the 40 raceway ponds. These fish will be hitting the #LakeErie tributaries early next Spring. @Fish4PA_PFBC @fishandboat #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

29,509 #Walleye being loaded up for #PymatuningLake. @jmsayers78 @Fish4PA_PFBC @fishandboat #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

We've struck gold! Another successful Smallmouth Bass nest. The golden bb's in the center of that spawning mat are the eggs that the male in the previous video was guarding. @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

And you thought you had it bad trying to keep children protected. This male Smallmouth Bass is guarding about 12,000 eggs from the other Smallies in the pond with it. Luckily for him this spawning mat will be brought inside to hatch. @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Last loads for the #2018 #PaSteelhead smolts heading for Elk Creek. These are just a small portion of the 900,000+ #Steelhead stocked by the #PFBC into the #LakeErie tributaries of #PA @fishandboat @Fish4PA_PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Wes was out giving it his best 15 minutes this afternoon on Jackson Run. Not bad for a 14 month old on a 30 degree day! #PFBC @fishandboat #PaTrout

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Just out doing some product testing today #ElkCreek. #Steelhead we’re hungry once the slush burnt off. @fishandboat #PFBC #PASteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Lot #7 #Steelhead is hatching today. Each one of these jars has about 15,000 eyed eggs and should get about 14,000 fry out those. These fish will be part of the MILLION smolts that get stocked into the #PA tribs of #LakeErie in the early Spring of 2019. @fishandboat #PFBC

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Last of the #Steelhead smolts leaving Fairview Hatchery and heading for Presque Isle. @fishandboat #PFBC #Pasteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Another beautiful day at the Fairview Hatchery. These 8,000 Brown Trout are part of the Lake Erie program and are being released at East Avenue Boat Launch. @fishandboat #PFBC #Passteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Loads number 13 and 14 are heading out to Fourmile Creek, Erie county with about 25,000 #steelhead. @fishandboat #PFBC #Passteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

@GMmbyrne The stocking schedule from our website shows the preseason stocking occurring on April 13th, after the youth day. However one of the Co-Op nurseries May stock it prior to the youth day.

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Tionesta #steelhead being released to their new home on Elk Creek. @fishandboat #PFBC #PAsteelhead

[Craig Lucas @Tio_Hatchery]

Trip #2 for the day out of the Fairview hatchery. These #steelhead are destined for Conneaut Creek and are part of the nearly 1 million that will get stocked into the Lake Erie tribe of PA. @fishandboat #PFBC #PAsteelhead