09-16-2011, 07:31 PM
DeeCee, believe it or not, there is no sorting of any kind to come up with all females. They raise these fish and ALL the offspring are females, and they're all sterile (or supposedly "all").
What's even more
, is that they do this because it IS the most cost effective.
I have talked a ton with the people at the dept of fish and game and also the hatchery and sometimes it's so depressing to hear I want to just hang up and cry (but I don't I swear!)
They also told me that after all the whining by people like me, they were going to try to get their hands on some males for planting this month and guess what? They couldn't get any so they, once again, are planting all females and all strerile! yikes!
They're going to "try" to get a mixed stock for next fall. My ONLY hope is to catch a "wild" or naturally spawned male and it sounds like it's a long shot, but I can think of worse things to do than try.
I actually kinda like the fact that the planted fish cannot spawn with the wild fish in that lake and yes, I know that the brookies aren't native, but a few have been successful at spawning in there and the thought of them passing on their success genes and not getting them diluted is kinda nice.
Yeah, ofcourse the colors will vary slightly because of water temp and clarity, but I am only interested in catching one that has the full-on spawning colors and that only happens about right now- infact I probably need to get over there!
Contacted the taxidermest and she was great!
THANKS for all the replies!
DS
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What's even more
, is that they do this because it IS the most cost effective.I have talked a ton with the people at the dept of fish and game and also the hatchery and sometimes it's so depressing to hear I want to just hang up and cry (but I don't I swear!)
They also told me that after all the whining by people like me, they were going to try to get their hands on some males for planting this month and guess what? They couldn't get any so they, once again, are planting all females and all strerile! yikes!
They're going to "try" to get a mixed stock for next fall. My ONLY hope is to catch a "wild" or naturally spawned male and it sounds like it's a long shot, but I can think of worse things to do than try.
I actually kinda like the fact that the planted fish cannot spawn with the wild fish in that lake and yes, I know that the brookies aren't native, but a few have been successful at spawning in there and the thought of them passing on their success genes and not getting them diluted is kinda nice.
Yeah, ofcourse the colors will vary slightly because of water temp and clarity, but I am only interested in catching one that has the full-on spawning colors and that only happens about right now- infact I probably need to get over there!
Contacted the taxidermest and she was great!
THANKS for all the replies!
DS
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