Utah Bombing Their Lakes

[ciRe]

http://fox13now.com/2014/07/09/aerial-assault-this-is-how-utah-restocks-fish-in-ponds-you-cant-reach-with-a-truck/

I haven't seen this posted and thought it was entertaining. It's for sure a different way to stock lakes now only if MO had some areas like this.

[Feathers and Fins]

Chicken Little would be scared.... But its a creative way to get the job done.

[ollie]

You would think a lot of them would die when they hit the water, but from the video I am guessing most survive. At 3" long it would be interesting to know the mortality rate after they get stocked.

[5bites]

That is awesome! I'd love to witness that at ground level.

[moguy1973]

You would think a lot of them would die when they hit the water, but from the video I am guessing most survive. At 3" long it would be interesting to know the mortality rate after they get stocked.

I would think they would want to get a little closer to the water before they dumped them but I guess if you are dumping 1000 fish and 20% don't survive the fall that's still 800 fish that get stocked. More than that probably die at the hatchery before they get to the 3" size...

[JimG]

If the lakes are so remote the fish truck can't get there, makes me wonder how many fishermen make it out to catch them. Must be a different world than what we have in Missouri.

[mjk86]

Jim I was thinking the same thing.....seems like a really expensive job for a very select few fisherman willing to hike to the lakes...although I cant imagine the entertainment value to those who get to do the drops!! That would be fun!

[Dochayes]

I WAS BACKPACKING IN THE RAWAH WILDERNESS, COLORADO IN THE 1970'S. HARD HIKE INTO OLD MAN LAKE. WE HEARD A PLANE, CUT IT'S ENGINE, WENT INTO STEEP DESCENT AND DROPPED STUFF INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE. MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH THE CONCLUSION BEING THAT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOCK FISH IN THAT LAKE.

[Lancer09]

Jim I was thinking the same thing.....seems like a really expensive job for a very select few fisherman willing to hike to the lakes...although I cant imagine the entertainment value to those who get to do the drops!! That would be fun!

Those willing to put forth the effort to locate, hike in, and catch these fish are the anglers that deserve the effort.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Before they decoded to rid the lakes of brookies, Oregon stocked its mountain lakes from the air. I don't know too many details, but some was done from small planes.