09-10-2010, 12:52 AM
As I understand it the first winter is the key one. Good survival of the fingerlings is mostly dependent on the lake water level and oxygen over the winter. Some years are better than others.
By the way, the fingerlings are not plantings from somewhere else. These fry are from Henry's Lake spawned fish. Basically they are given a good start, some hybrids are made, and some are sterilized, then they are put back. Extras go elsewhere.
I also found that I am mostly wrong on how the fish winter there. About 73% of the fish they tagged moved around the shoreline and other areas of the lake, while 27% were less active. But I still am not sure a long ice season won't put a hurt on the fish.
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By the way, the fingerlings are not plantings from somewhere else. These fry are from Henry's Lake spawned fish. Basically they are given a good start, some hybrids are made, and some are sterilized, then they are put back. Extras go elsewhere.
I also found that I am mostly wrong on how the fish winter there. About 73% of the fish they tagged moved around the shoreline and other areas of the lake, while 27% were less active. But I still am not sure a long ice season won't put a hurt on the fish.
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