2026 Walleye Fingerlings Specs.pdf.pdf
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This is a specifications document for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) requesting the procurement and delivery of walleye fingerlings for stocking in nine public walleye management lakes. The contract calls for 18,504 walleye fingerlings sized between 5-8 inches in length, with an average target of 6.5 inches, sourced from lake-dwelling walleye populations. Delivery is scheduled between October 26-30, 2026, with no weekend or holiday deliveries permitted. The vendor must coordinate with Chris McDowell, the primary contact, at least two weeks prior to loading and provide subsequent notifications on the day of loading, 24 hours before arrival, and 2 hours before crossing the Connecticut border. The fish will be inspected at a state-designated location upon arrival, with sample counts, lengths, and weights recorded by DEEP fisheries biologists. Dead or unhealthy fish will not be stocked, and the final invoice will be adjusted to reflect any losses.
The vendor must ensure the walleye fingerlings are delivered alive and in good health as determined by the State Fish Pathologist or DEEP Fisheries Biologist, with comprehensive disease inspections and reports required from a certified pathology laboratory submitted no less than 10 days prior to departure. Fish health testing must include screening for SVC, VHS, IPN, Lymphocystis, Aeromonas salmonicida, Yersinia ruckeri, and Heterosporous. The vendor is responsible for obtaining all necessary state and federal permits for transporting live fish through intervening states and must provide a load manifest at least four days prior to delivery detailing tank numbers, fish counts, and average weights. Only aquatic nuisance species-free well water may be used during transport, and the vendor must demonstrate that dreissenid mussel populations are absent from the source waters. Drivers must possess knowledge of pH, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature requirements specific to fingerling walleye and be experienced in acclimation and handling procedures. Selected vendors should have demonstrated experience delivering large loads of live fish to Connecticut.
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR WALLEYE FINGERLINGS - 2026
Number: 18,504 5-8 inch Walleye fingerlings for stocking in nine public Walleye Management Lakes is requested.
Size: Walleye fingerlings must range in size between 5-8 inches in length with an average size target of 6.5-inches in length with the smallest individuals being no less than 5 inches in length.
Strain: Fingerlings must originate from a population of lake dwelling Walleye.
Time of delivery: Between October 26-30, 2026. No weekend or holiday deliveries. Please notify Chris McDowell (cell: 860-707-2767/email: christopher.mcdowell@ct.gov) as soon as possible if any issues arise with the delivery date. (Secondary backup contact biologist is Andrew Bade cell: 860-490-0701 / email: andrew.bade@ct.gov.)
Condition of fish: For payment by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the fish must be delivered alive and deemed in good health by the State of Connecticut Fish Pathologist or a DEEP Fisheries Biologist. The Walleye will be made available for inspection by the State of Connecticut Fish Pathologist or a DEEP Fisheries Biologist upon entering the State of Connecticut at a designated location. The State of Connecticut Fish Pathologist or DEEP Fisheries Biologist will be allowed to sample the fish for disease and general health. Sample counts of fish, fish lengths, and weights may also be taken by a DEEP Fisheries Biologist. Dead and unhealthy fish will not be stocked but may be retained for analysis if necessary. Any dead or dying fish will be counted and the final bill will be adjusted to reflect said loss.
Disease status: A comprehensive disease inspection and report is required. The Walleye fingerlings must be free of serious diseases. Fish health testing shall include, at a minimum: SVC (Spring Viremia of Carp), VHS (Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia), IPN (Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis), Lymphocystis, Aeromonas salmonicida (Furunculosis), Yersinia ruckeri (Enteric Redmouth Disease), and Heterosporous. Fish health inspection reports (from a certified pathology laboratory in the vendor’s state or region) will be submitted to the State of Connecticut Fish Pathologist or a DEEP Fisheries Biologist no less than 10 days prior to departure from the originating facility.
Aquatic Nuisance/Invasive Species: No other aquatic animals or plants are to be transported to Connecticut (including other fish, amphibians, crayfish, mussels or aquatic plant species). Shipments will be inspected for the presence of Aquatic Nuisance/Invasive Species. No water, except from an aquatic nuisance/invasive species free well-water source is to be added to the transportation truck prior to or during transportation to Connecticut.
Communication from the vendor's State Department of Natural Resources should indicate that no viable populations of dreissenid mussel (i.e., zebra mussel [Dreissena polymorpha] and quagga mussel [Dreissena rostriformis bugensis]) adults or larvae have been documented in the waters from which Walleye are obtained. After all fish have been offloaded, transportation water will be released, if possible, away from inland waters under the inspection of a DEEP Fisheries Biologist.
mailto:christopher.mcdowell@ct.gov mailto:andrew.bade@ct.gov
Coordination agreement: At least four days prior to delivery, the vendor will provide the load manifest for the truck, which will include the numbers of Walleye in each tank, as well as the average weight of the Walleye in pounds for each fish and for each tank so the DEEP Fisheries Biologist can plan the runs for the stocking day with adequate time to inform participants. The initial meeting location will be determined by a DEEP Fisheries Biologist.
The vendor will notify DEEP Fisheries Biologist Chris McDowell (cell: 860-707-2767/email:
christopher.mcdowell@ct.gov) at least two weeks before loading, again on the day of loading, 24 hours prior and then 2 hours prior to reaching the Connecticut border. Stops within the State of Connecticut will include: an initial meeting location (most likely a boat launch, highway rest stop, commuter lot, or weigh-in area) and potentially stops at several lakes in Connecticut. Fish may be offloaded at several locations on each lake. The vendor will be responsible for obtaining any state or federal permits necessary for transport of live fish across or through all intervening states on route to Connecticut.
Care of fish: Driver(s) should be knowledgeable of pH, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature requirements of fingerling Walleye and ensure that sufficient conditions are evident while fish are being transported to the initial meeting location and stocking locations in Connecticut. They should also be experienced in proper acclimation and handling procedures of said species. The driver(s) should be prepared if needed to have their tank water tempered to meet the temperature of the water body being stocked, should their truck be driven to various waterbodies for stocking purposes. This procedure would be done under the direction of DEEP stocking staff.
Other Conditions: Selected vendor should have experience delivering large loads of live fish to the State of Connecticut.
mailto:christopher.mcdowell@ct.gov
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