Fin Clipping Volunteers

[John Bacon]

Volunteers are needed for fin clipping at Ringwood hatchery next week; especially if you can come in during the day.

 

Metro East Anglers will be clipping adipose fins for all Chinook to be stocked in pens. The pen locations are: Wellington, Whitby Harbour, Oshawa, Dalhousie, Bluffers Park and Darlington.

 

Pen rearing the fish for six weeks prior to release is been shown to improve the fishes' survival and improve returns. If we are not able to clip enough fish; then we may not have fish for all pen locations.

 

If you would like an opportunity to improve the Chinook fisher, especially if you fish any of those locations; try to drop by Ringwood next week and help out.

 

PM me or drop by the Ringwood site if you need more information.

 

http://ringwoodfcs.proboards.com/index.cgi?

[spoonman]

Even if you can only come for like 4 hours all the help we can get is crucial. Please if you can or know anyone who can help let us know.

Thanks kindly to all volunteers, every person makes a huge difference.

[bassman87]

where is ringwood?

[vance]

The hatchery is located on highway 48 just north of Stouffville.

 

vance

[dannyboy]

Why are the fins clipped?

 

Thanks

Dan

[vance]

Talked to a few friends this afternoon and and we should be able to make it up one or two days next week during the day-the joys of being retired.

 

vance

[Uncle Buck]

Why are the fins clipped?

 

Thanks

Dan

 

That's how they differentiate stocked from naturally reproduced fish...

[irishfield]

Keeps them from swimming too far away from release site!

[bassman87]

Bummer too far from me, i wouldnt mind helping out. sounds like fun.

[John Bacon]

Bummer too far from me, i wouldnt mind helping out. sounds like fun.

 

There may be some other opportunities to volunteer. The pen sites need help as well. There may be one near you.

[tightline]

If any help is needed in the Wellington county region please let me know, me and plenty of friends would be happy to help

[Mykester]

There may be some other opportunities to volunteer. The pen sites need help as well. There may be one near you.

 

Do you have the locations for the pen sites? I really want to volunteer.

[John Bacon]

Do you have the locations for the pen sites? I really want to volunteer.

 

I don't have exact addresses: here are the general locations: The pen locations are: Wellington, Whitby Harbour, Oshawa, Dalhousie, Bluffers Park and Darlington.

 

Let know if there is any one location in particular that you are interested in and I will find out more.

[fishdawg]

all the Net pen projects for Lake Ontario's salmon ( and hopfully trout too perhaps down the road) are a good thing and could use all the support they can get

 

for those who are interested in more there are a few sites they check out for more info to find a location near them to get involved

 

 

www.metroeastanglers.com

www.ringwoodhatchery.ca

www.spoonpullers.com

 

and for all those who can attend there will be a tournament out of port dalhousie this May in support of that site's pen project - everyone welcome

 

http://straitlineanglers.com/Feed_The_Fry/..._tournament.htm

 

hope the mods dont mind me posting these links, its all non-profit & for the benefit of the fishery

Edited March 17, 2010 by fishdawg

[John Bacon]

Thanks to all those who have offered to help out. We have a booth at the Sportsman Show if you want to drop by. We are also hoping to increase the pen sites in the future. Contact us if you would like to start new pen location or help out with an existing one.