McLeod Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 The Tigers are coming this fall if all goes well..... Muir , Beaver , Ironside , Hennigers , Black Nugget , Dilberry , Kerbe's , East Twin, Lower Chain , maybe Tyrell.... There are other waters on the list for next year if numbers allow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Doesn't Tyrell winter kill all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 It was a dumping grounds during the IPN Virus out break.It's infested with pike,& cow s it.The affluent brings the PH way up high,so it supports shrimp,suckers etc..Doesn't surprise me that the ESRD selection.I thought they would have learned from stocking Bull Trout in Chain lks.That people don't no how to identify the species,in the lake.I can see them stocking them in some of the QSF Lks.But some of those can't handle anymore fish stockings.I put forth Dipping Vat.There are no fish in there,was a fantastic fishery until some greedy buggers turned it into a hodge podge joke.They will put them where they want no matter what concerned fishers say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northfork Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I just don't see any advantage stocking them into an established QSF already such as Beaver or Muir. Don't they have issues coexisting with rainbows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhad Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Northport, I totally agree with you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Both Muir & Beaver meet some of there requirements for the trial.My thoughts Beaver is C & R,therefore the reg's should cover the Tigers.Both places are aerated,no inlet or outlets.Tigers get along with most ,other trout.They are highly predatory,so they may help the ESRD.Get some decent feed back on perhaps,lowering perch numbers in trout infested lakes ie.Phyliss,Tay,Twin,with there aggressive nature.They still need to jump a few barriers,stockings probably won't be until sept 15,or 2016.You could send your concerns to dave.park@gov.ab.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There is no question that big fish eat little fish. At one time I watched big rainbows eat little rainbows in Struble. Now I see big Browns eat rainbows in Mitchell. Maybe, if I'm lucky, I just might see big Tigers eat rainbows in Beaver. That sure will reduce the over-stocking occurring now. Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjthom2 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Why not Birch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Freestone, I suspect that ESRD wants the Tigers to survive. Birch has a trout limit + ice fishing. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Sweating my fat -ss off .So I thought I would look see where all these,proposed spots are.Esrd definitely is spreading them around.To be fair I'm using the AB.Fishing guide 2015.So Hasse lk.Was stocked with walleye?Lower Chain lk.has pike & perch in it.East twin lk. is up by Manning ab.[Travel Ab] destination for sure.Tyrell lk.as mentioned feedlot run-off definite issue.What a waste.But I guess that's what they call sharing the resource.It's like the guy at the hatchery said.We'er like farmers we raise what,the public wants.Keeps them in the business of raising fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Raising fish as opposed toooooo....rehabilitating naturally sustainable populations?? ....THAT would make too much sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Raising fish as opposed toooooo....rehabilitating naturally sustainable populations?? ....THAT would make too much sense... And why cannot both be done? Don 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 And why cannot both be done?Don That would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowsnest Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I've fished those 3 lakes up in the Peace Country, (Running, Ole and Twin) they're all 5 trout limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Some of these choices baffle me, it terms of water quality of the lake and/or stocking them in lakes with a 5 limit. But I don't know as much as the bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Funny thing, this spring almost all the bigger trout I caught, dozen or so, were in popular put and take fisheries. None were old brooders, 2 to 3 lb brookies and 4 to 5 lb rainbows 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villageidiot Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Put and take fisheries pump out pretty big trout when the majority are getting wacked all the time... I'm actually a little cheesed about the Muir selection. Yes, drive more traffic to the friggen lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Here is some info. Heard today that the Tiger Trout Task Team has now identified selected water bodies for stocking tiger trout. Selection criteria for these waters include: • Must be able to overwinter fish either naturally or through aeration; and • Must be isolated with no outlet or inlet; and • Must be able to monitor through trail cameras and/or volunteer participation and/or dedicated area/hatchery participation; and o For mono-culture fisheries, waters with known or perceived low catch rates will be priority, stocking of existing trout species will be replaced with Tiger Trout, performance can be compared to existing lake information or provincial averages. o Mixed fisheries with existing information on trout growth, condition and survival are desirable. • Must be physically and socially capable of accepting an increase or decrease in angling pressure; and o On successful fisheries angler pressure could exceed 400 angler hours per hectare; o If unsuccessful areas could see a decrease in angler pressure and an increase in angler complaints. o There should be other angling opportunities nearby. o Existing Quality Stocked Fishery objective desirable; if not present will need to consult. • Should have an adequate prey species forage base that does not include species at risk in Alberta; and • Water should be scattered throughout the province. Total surface area (200 – 400 hectares) should be large enough to accommodate an annual stocking of 15-20 thousand Tiger trout at a stocking rate of 50-100 fish per hectare. Next steps are to: • Confirm environmental suitability and social acceptance over summer, 2015 • Final selection of water bodies September 2015 • Stocking of TGTR September – October 2015, Spring 2016 • Assessment throughout 2016 and 2017 • Reassessment of TGTR stocking program end of 2017 The stocking locations with proposed stocking numbers have been prioritized as follows pending further study and consultation this summer: 1 Muir Lake 1,500 2 Beaver Lake 1,000 3 Ironside Lake 200 4 Heninger’s Reservoir 2,000 5 Black Nugget Mine Pit 2,100 6 Tyrrell Lake 0 See Note 2 7 Dillberrry Lake 8,700 8 Kerbe’s Pond 200 9 East Twin Lake 1,000 10 Lower Chain Lake 4,300 The above will account for all tiger trout available for stocking in 2015. Next in order of priority are: 11 Running Lake 1,500 12 Captain Eyre Lake 1,000 13 Keenex Coulee Reservoir 2,000 14 Ole’s Pond 1,000 26,500 15 Dolberg Lake 1,700 16 Foremost Reservoir 600 17 Hasse Lake 9,000 18 Peanut Lake 700 19 Blood Indian Reservoir 5,000 1 – Stocking rate based on Ontario rate for BNTR yearlings. 50-100 per ha. 2 – Need to assess survival before stocking, can receive up to 40,000 fish. Peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northfork Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 So does this mean if they stock a lake, such as beaver, with tiger trout, that they will discontinue stocking rainbows? This wouldn't be a bad thing, temporarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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