Keeping trout?

[Dan F]

oh so you do know but the other post said river when this is a lake. These may be hatchery trout but they are not released that big and the fact that they are so many of them in this lake is incredible do you have the article that says they are triploid or a link. I thought thay were triploid but never heard anything else about it.

I found this:

Conservation writer Ted Williams sums up the questionable background of the fish:

I learned further that an aquaculture operation called CanGro on Lake Diefenbaker produces over 100 Tons tons of finished commercial fish products annually. The operation is vertically integrated from hatching to processing. Fish are raised inside from egg to feeding size, then moved to net cages in the lake. The fish raised are steelheadXrainbow crosses and triploid females. Apparently the record fish was one of triploid females that recently escaped from CanGro net pens.
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In other words, the “pending” world record (IGFA) was raised in a pen, genetically manipulated to grow huge, and regularly fed. Not exactly in line with the “spirit” of the rules, and it raises some pretty interesting questions — which I expect you to answer.
Can anything raised (and fed) in a pen be a “real” world record? The floor is yours…

Source: http://troutunderground.com/2007/06/27/is-the-pending-world-record-rainbow-a-real-trout/

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

I found this:

Conservation writer Ted Williams sums up the questionable background of the fish:

I learned further that an aquaculture operation called CanGro on Lake Diefenbaker produces over 100 Tons tons of finished commercial fish products annually. The operation is vertically integrated from hatching to processing. Fish are raised inside from egg to feeding size, then moved to net cages in the lake. The fish raised are steelheadXrainbow crosses and triploid females. Apparently the record fish was one of triploid females that recently escaped from CanGro net pens.
​

In other words, the “pending” world record (IGFA) was raised in a pen, genetically manipulated to grow huge, and regularly fed. Not exactly in line with the “spirit” of the rules, and it raises some pretty interesting questions — which I expect you to answer.
Can anything raised (and fed) in a pen be a “real” world record? The floor is yours…

Source: http://troutunderground.com/2007/06/27/is-the-pending-world-record-rainbow-a-real-trout/

Weather it was raised or not it was still cought fair and square. Its not the angler fault it escaped and to take the record away from him would be plain stupidity. Good thing they havnt

 

[Dan F]

Weather it was raised or not it was still cought fair and square. Its not the angler fault it escaped and to take the record away from him would be plain stupidity. Good thing they havnt

I agree^. I think it was a fair catch, but I can see how some would question it, too.

The article is kind of focused on whether or not it is a "World Record" fish. I don't really know where they draw the line, most rainbows that are caught were raised in a hatchery to a certain size before being released.

What really constitutes a "wild" fish?

To the O.P. - sorry for the derail, but it is trout-related somewhat...

 

[andyjs]

What really constitutes a "wild" fish?

Good question...around here we don't have "wild" rainbows, but we do have some places to fish for "wild" browns. Thanks to the fishing demand though, 100% of them are stocked by the state because none survive to reproduce in the wild anymore.

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

oh the fish was excepted as the world record they had pictures of the plack thing they give to the world reocrod holder

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

feel free to derail guys. all of this info is actually swaying my feelings twards raiseing one of these guys. You guys are all helping. thanks!!

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

When I was little I found there was a little ditch by my house and it had water on day I saw puddles with broke trout so grabbed one ran home about 5 minutes out of water with it and put it in my dads tank it lived for 3 years until it died! and it was at aroun 70 degreese didnt acclamate the fish alalal

if true than this is one of the most helpfull posts. and yes chillers are very expensive. 670 bucks for one that would only cool 100g. i would need 5 for the tank i want to build

 

[Rivermud]

again i say diy

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

diy what? chiller? if so how do i make it?

 

[redtailcat man]

you would need something to chill the water to 40 to 55 degrees they dont like warm water