spinnerbaitking Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Today was the big day, 14 Students & 4 Adults from FE Madill High School in Wingham met us at the Kincardine Trout Hatchery to have a tour that started in our office with Matt Luckhart talking about the fish mounts on the wall from Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Musky, Bass & Speckle Trout then we moved on to the Invasive Species were I showed everybody Spiny Flea, Alewives, Zebra Mussels, Round Gobies, Lamprey Eel & a few samples of Trout & Salmon from the Egg, Alevin, Smolt to Yearling size all in sample jars. then we moved on to the Brown Trout trays & Rainbow Trout Tanks, after a brief talk it was time to put them to work so Matt started showing everybody what needed to be done from netting the Rainbows to Fin Clipping & putting them into the smaller tanks after they were done, a few students were hesitant at first to just pick up the trout & start but after showing a few of them everybody caught on & they clipped about 4,000 in just over an hour before they had to return to School. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves & are hoping to get involved with more Hatchery/Club activities in the near future. On behalf of the LHFC I'd like to Thank the Teacher Julie Sawchuk, Students & Volunteer Drivers for their help. Thanx & Tight Lines SBK http://lhfcschoolhatcheries.blogspot.ca/2015/02/fe-madill-enviromental-class-tour.html
spincast Posted February 28, 2015 Report Posted February 28, 2015 That's a good thing you are doing for our fishery Richard, 2 thumbs up and thanks to you and your group for your continued efforts.
NAW Posted February 28, 2015 Report Posted February 28, 2015 Right on man! I was an FE Madill Mustang back in my day. Wingham (and that area in general) was a great place to be raised! Good on your for helping educate these kids.!
Old Ironmaker Posted February 28, 2015 Report Posted February 28, 2015 Fantastic work you are doing with our future stewards there Richard. Getting them involved in conservation at the grassroots level is paramount to our future fishery. I can't thank you enough. Been 23 years since we fished around Wingham. Is the Ice Cream stand still there? I did some damage to my body with that great Ice Cream. Did some brain damage at the Legion too. I think we camped behind the Legion back then. Thank you again.
crappieperchhunter Posted February 28, 2015 Report Posted February 28, 2015 Get them interested and involved...that's the way to do it. Great job for putting this all together. Thx for sharing.
spinnerbaitking Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Posted March 1, 2015 Frosty Queen is still there Thanx & Tight Lines SBK
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