TPW releases 400,000 Florida bass fry in Lake Jacksonville on Friday

from an article in the Jacksonville Daily Progress by Samantha Swindler

Texas Parks & Wildlife released about 400,000 Florida-strain large mouth bass into Lake Jacksonville on Friday, but fisherman will have to wait about three years to reap the benefits of the release - that's how long it takes the average bass fry to grow the catchable-minimum of 18 inches.