Excited about my first hatching of trout eggs!

[Cecil B.]

BTW for those of you that indicated the brook trout was fat: Yes it was but male brook trout get a very high back on them during breeding season. Here is a wild one from Patagonia that obviously was on a natural diet. Lucastrine brook trout tend to be heavier than stream and river fish too.

 

[Cecil B.]

And in case you didn't know the yellow perch was full of eggs not fat. She was 16 1/4 inches on a board and weighed 2.81 lbs. She probably would have gone 3 lbs if I would have caught here a month or two later. Up to 30 percent of their body weight can be eggs.

 

[Cecil B.]

I'm seeing alevins from the 3000 brook, brown, and tiger trout eggs I received last Thursday. Have been picking dead eggs and eggs shells. I was warned I would see a significant amount of tiger trout morts. Not seeing a lot yet.

 

[Frank Castle]

I'm seeing alevins from the 3000 brook, brown, and tiger trout eggs I received last Thursday. Have been picking dead eggs and eggs shells. I was warned I would see a significant amount of tiger trout morts. Not seeing a lot yet.

whats the point of buying a mounted fish you didn't catch? Online taxidermy site? Why sell fish that are already dead and stuffed?

 

[Cecil B.]

The fish aren't bought mounted. They are purchased from me whole frozen for the taxidermist to mount for his or her showroom, state, national, or world competition, or to make a replica. I have also sold some fish to taxidermy schools. The competitions based on reproducing fish accurately both anatomically and the original colors (usually done with an airbrush) is a really big deal. Also a very good way to improve skills due to a critique by a judge that is an accomplished and award winning taxidermist.

I have had people fish my ponds and have me mount the fish for them but not many.

The replica market it there because many anglers refuse to kill a fish, and prefer to release it. A replica is produced that was molded off a fish that as of a similar size. The blank is painted to look like the real thing.

The following photo is a replica largemouth bass done by a friend and colleague in the trade. I did not supply the fish for the mold, but I do supply other species. As you can see the quality can be quite good done by a skilled artist.

 

[Cecil B.]

Most of the trout eggs are hatched now. Just waiting for swim up to start feeding.

 

[Cecil B.]

Alevin brook, brown, and tiger trout in floating hatching basket. Basket was a laundry basket that had pieces cut out and nylon screen siliconed in. I have ordered a larger mesh screen for after first feeding as I have no doubt the smaller mesh will clog. The problem is the tank is too deep for the first feeding trout.

I do have some morts daily but was told to expect that as the tiger trout will not have as good survivibility as the brooks and browns.

 

[Gates72ss]

nice fish ... love to catch something like those in the wild haha

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Nice tigers.

 

[YankeeJack]

Man, that is cool!