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Fishing Forums => Grand River => Topic started by: LEO on May 16, 2018, 02:49:49 PM

Title: Trout Stocking
Post by: LEO on May 16, 2018, 02:49:49 PM

Fish release caught in sloooooooooo mo 😃
Last week, students from St. James and Our Lady of Lourdes high schools in Guelph assisted MNRF and GRCA staff in the release of trout into the Grand River, just below Shand Dam.

Title: Re: Trout Stocking
Post by: Lucky Strike on May 29, 2018, 11:18:23 AM

Why the heck do they just toss them out like trash? Doesnt this shock the fish?

Title: Re: Trout Stocking
Post by: Digby on May 31, 2018, 02:54:20 PM

Yes looks rough. But apparently this is the proper way to stock fish. Just placing them all in the water slowly, makes them bunch up and become prey for herons and other predators. Throwing them gets them swimming and disperses them.  :thumbup:

Title: Re: Trout Stocking
Post by: Lucky Strike on June 05, 2018, 05:40:14 PM

Quote from: Digby on May 31, 2018, 02:54:20 PM

Yes looks rough. But apparently this is the proper way to stock fish. Just placing them all in the water slowly, makes them bunch up and become prey for herons and other predators. Throwing them gets them swimming and disperses them.  :thumbup:

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense now :thumbup: