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Fish stockings

Post by sandef » Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:33 pm

How do we know that fisheries stock the lakes with number of fish they say they put in or is political hype

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Post by Texas » Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:44 pm

Because Donald Trump said so on Twitter

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Post by Lightningx » Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:02 pm

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Post by 4liters » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:09 pm

Call them up and demand to be allowed to count the fish at the next lake they're stocking
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Post by rb85 » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:47 pm

Someone nets each one individually and places it in the holding tank.

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Post by Nude up » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:49 pm

I have seen them releasing trout at the lake at the end of my street and in the past assisted fish release at bostock. Note I didn't count them but there was a few in the barrels

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Re: Fish stockings

Post by April Fool » Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:53 pm

sandef wrote:
Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:33 pm
...or is political hype
Numbers would obviously be estimates. Would they boost numbers for political gain? There is no way to prove anything so we can choose to trust them or not...either way, things are not going to change.
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Re: Fish stockings

Post by Bugatti » Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:56 pm

sandef wrote:
Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:33 pm
How do we know that fisheries stock the lakes with number of fish they say they put in or is political hype

I would have it as a guess that the numbers are an "accurate" as possible estimation at one point in the whole breeding process , , , , which may not necessarily mean at "release".


I am an optimistic pessimist , , , , so I give them the benefit of the doubt before I start doubting them , , , , then my twitchy eye starts up , , , , then it all turns into a conspiracy theory.



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Call them up and demand to be allowed to count the fish at the next lake they're stocking


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Re: Fish stockings

Post by sandef » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:23 pm

Have a friend how is a absolute crack trout fisherman collects his own mudeyes and scrubbies has been fishing the Upper Coliban about 6 times this season only caught 3 trout despite 35.000 being stocked has never caught a rainbow the only thing in large numbers has been carp .He also has fished Eppalock no natives or trout only carp Eppalock has been stocked with 20,000 trout and 150,000 yellow belly .9 of us fished Upper Coliban on the 30/06/19 with only 1 trout in poor condition The return to anglers seems poor for the numbers of fish stocked

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Post by 4liters » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:29 pm

That's cos the reddies eat them. Not to mention the stress to a small fish that comes from dumping them in a different type of water.

Someone posted some research here a while back showing that only a few percent of the fish stocked make it. It sounds bad but that's the reality of fish reproduction, they pump out millions of eggs and most get eaten by something long before they reach adulthood.
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