48,000 Rainbows need fin clipped & the work bees start this Sunday January 20th

This was sent out by E-mail to some of the Volunteers, We will be fin clipping rainbows at the Trout Hatchery this coming Sunday from 8:30 to noon. Anyone who wishes to help would be welcome. Let me know & I'll pass your info on to Al.W. If anyone wishes to help fin clip but at another time please let me know and we can probably work that out. Pass the word to your friends & see if their interested. I would like to get 48,000 fish clipped before January 28th if possible. Thanx & Tight Lines Richard

Picture from last year

Teeswater Sacred Heart Jan 13

Most of the School Hatcheries are back up & running after the Christmas Break & things are looking great, the other 3 schools should have their Salmon back this week.

Lake Huron Fishing Club has 4 Milestones in 2013

This year is going to be kind of a big deal for the Lake Huron Fishing Club members, this will be the 30th Anniversary of the Lake Huron Fishing Club & also the 30th Annual Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby & to celebrate we are having a 30th Anniversary Celebration Boat Draw! 16 Foot MirroCraft Deep Fisherman, With a 15 HP Long Shaft Electric Tohatsu Motor & Trailer, Retail Value: $8,500.00, Sponsored by: Tigwell Marine & Cycle, http://www.tigwellmarine.com/ All Derby Tickets Purchased Automatically Entered Into the Draw for a Boat, Motor & Trailer Package! Draw Tickets Will Also Be On Sale For $2.00 Each or 3 For $5.00! from the Derby committee & Lake Huron Fishing Club Members, This will be the 20th Anniversary of the Kincardine Trout Hatchery & we will be Stocking our 2,000,000th Trout this spring, to become a member & be part of the Lake Huron Fishing Club visit our Web Site http://64.177.125.54/LHFC/index.html & send us a Cheque or use Pay Pal. It's that easy to help feed our Rainbows, Browns & Chinook Salmon plus give us a stronger voice in the Fishing Community. Tight Lines

LHFC Sorting & Counting Rainbows & 70,000 Browns are Hatched

The Volunteers are going to be very busy over the next 3 to 4 weeks, we have 60,000 to 70,000 Rainbows that need to be counted & sorted & after that's all done they all need to be Fin Clipped hopefully by February as Al's going on Holiday's. Our 70,000 Browns are hatched & doing very well too.

Merry Fishmas & Temporary Salmon Home

This was sent to me from Teeswater Hillcrest Jk/Sk Class they decorated the Classroom door just in time for Christmas, another poster they have in their Classroom.

The week before Christmas the Salmon were gathered from 7 of the Schools & taken for a holiday to the Kincardine Trout Hatchery, there should be about 750 to 800 Alevin in the Aquarium, they will be returned to the Schools the 1st week of School in the New Year. This will make it easier to take care of the Salmon as there are Volunteers doing there daily duties at the Kincardine Rainbow Trout Hatchery 7 days a week any ways. If you look close you will see a big difference in the look & size of the Egg Sacks. 

Grade 6 Students Blog From Brookside

We have been watching and watching the fish, almost 24/7. Some have started to swim up towards the top of the fish tank, hitting the glass about halfway up and sliding back down to the bottom of the tank. The other day we had an interview in our classroom, and its going on TV!!!!! Some kids in our class think that having the fish is a great opportunity to learn more about salmon and their natural habitat. They thought it was a great way to tell the people how happy and glad we are to have the fish in our class. It’s a BIG opportunity! Hey, why is a swordfish’s nose 11 inches long??????? Because if it were 12 inches long, it would be a foot!!!! I hope the fish will celebrate Christmas. It would be funny if the fish started singing “Jingle bells”. Our class called one fish Dumdum, because it kept banging its head off the side of the glass. Well, Merry Christmas, to all of you - and the fish!!! Written by Mara, a grade 6 student at Brookside PS

Teeswater Sacred Heart School Presentation

Wednesday Dec 19 I was at the Teeswater Sacred Heart School & talked to the Grade 3 to 8 classes in the Gym, I started with who likes to fish & most of the Students hands went up pretty quick, I talked about the Lake Huron Fishing Club our hatcheries, Derby Transporting Adult Trout from Denny's Dam to Hanover & the health of Lake Huron. The invasive Species were brought up & how they are changing the lake & some fishing techniques, I had a few volunteers to help walk through the Students & show them the Samples I had with me, Spiny Water Fleas, Zebra Mussels, Gobies, Alewives, Lamprey also I had Salmon Egg, Milt, Alevin, Salmon Smolts & a 36.92 lb Salmon that really impressed them. Some of the question are what is your biggest fish, what is your favorite kind of fish (Bass), were do you fish & were is the best spot to fish (Lake X) lol, this is a very positive experience & you can talk about the LHFC & your own style of fishing, Schools that have had a Presentation are North Port Al W. & Bob Greason, Goderich Mike Blumhagen, Brookside Mike & I, Wingham Maitland River, Teeswater Hillcrest, Teeswater Sacred Heart Richard, there are still a few more to do but not until the New Year.