"My name is Dan Baque and I currently reside in southern Illinois. I am staying on my grandparents property while I attend Southern Illinois University. We have two - 1 1/2 acre farm ponds with bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish. About four years ago we decided to stock muskies in the pond not just to fish for, but also because the largemouth bass population was becoming stunted due to a large bass population. My uncle Robert purchased 10 fingerling muskies I believe between 12 and 14 inches. We put five in one lake and five in the other. We have noticed a considerable improvement on the size of not only the bass, but in the bluegill and crappie sizes as well. That's not all! Yesterday I received the honor of catching one of the muskies. It was the first time we have been able to see one since they were stocked four years ago. It measured out to be 35" and extremely strong and healthy. The fish was quickly photographed and released. Anyway, I just thought I would take some time and express my thanks and gratitude for supplying this ecologically important and enjoyable resource."