Will and I went to the hatchery today to have some fun helping.
They seemed to have it covered so we got to poke around and do what we wanted. I think their final tally for the day was 6960 GLS, of which they are tagging 6000 for the broodstock lakes. So a few stragglers that we tried to take with us, but they would not go 👿 (same with the salmon egg pickup… apparently you have to have a classroom of some kind [smilie=brickwall.gif] )
We basically got to watch the tagging process for a while, then went to the ponds and got in to help herd the fish toward the collection site. I also wanted to bring home some bullfrogs that were so fat from living in the ponds they couldn't hop… It was definitely cool handling that many fish as the pond was emptying, and seeing the future of the fishery. I saved a few from piles of algae that would have prevented them from getting to the truck… so I am hoping that they return the kindness in about 6-10 yrs, and eat my suick! I promised them all I would put them back 
We got some good pics, so I'll try to get a few up when I get a chance.
Spotted Musky without spots
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In the lab
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some fish food
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Action shots in the ponds
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can I call this my first double???
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tagging and waiting to be stocked
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sorry for the over load. I wasn't going to do them all at once, but got distracted by a discovery show about cheese and beer…
"Steve S" said:
Thanks for the pictures. The silver one, I take it is still a GLS. Kind of a albino one in a million? I remember seeing a picture of some guy's fishing years ago on St. Clair and they were holding a silver muskie.
Yep, the silver one is a cool fish. Matt said he's come across a few of those over the years so it occurs in all strains. It's just a rare color phase but not albino.
Can't wait to see these grow up!
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