Hillcrest & Sacred Heart School Salmon Release & Hatchery tour

The Schools started to release their/our Salmon on Friday April 19th, Starting at 10am the 1st school arrived released the Chinook Salmon then the Students headed to the Trout Hatchery for a tour & it couldn't be a better time, we just collected 61,000 Rainbow Trout Eggs, our Brown Trout are 4 months old & we still have the Rainbows from last year as they will start releasing them on Saturday. I walked into the river to get the Students on Video & found out I have a hole in my Chest waders, water was 47 degrees F, over the next 2 weeks all the Schools will be Releasing their Salmon. ENJOY. After the Release Al set-up a Light House tour to finish off their day.

LHFC Cleaning Aquarium

Just thought I'd do a little video to show potential Teachers how much time & work it is to change the water as needed.

Lake Huron Fishing Club Documentary 2012

This is a Documentary that looks at a variety of activities the LHFC is involved with including Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chinooks Salmon Hatcheries, Stocking & our School Salmon Hatchery Program. 

Local Content Producer: Adam Olivero

Some Footage Provided By Richard Elliott Jr.

Thank You Adam from the LHFC Members

LHFC School Salmon Hatcheries Mar 30-13

Easter weekend means back to babysitting the Salmon at 2 schools, I was in Friday & Saturday & is there ever a difference in the 2 schools, some of the salmon are 2 or 3 times the size of others, I restocked Wingham Maitland River Elementary School on Monday & added 25 more to the Sacred Heart School & can you ever see the difference, the biggest one in the Hillcrest aquarium has to be close to 4" with about 70 Salmon & the smallest one in the Sacred Heart aquarium is a little more then an inch with about 60 Salmon, with about a month to go these things are going to be huge at release. The students are still very excited & are hoping to go fishing after the release this year. 

NationalProStaff.com - Plans to expand School Salmon Hatcheries Program in the Fall of 2013

I started to write on the NPS Website check out my profile
Thanx Richard

NationalProStaff.com - Plans to expand School Salmon Hatcheries Program in the Fall of 2013

Lake Huron Fishing Club MNR Meeting Part 3, 4 & 5

MNR Meeting #3 Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013 

Michigan DNR Stats on return's - How effective are Hatchery Programs - Code Wire Tags

Denny's Dam & Michigan Stray Rates - Use a Wan to detect Tag in Nose

MNR Meeting #4 Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013 

Code Wire Tags

Denny's Dam & Michigan Stray Rates - Use a Wan to detect Tag in Nose

Percentage of Wild Steelhead -  

MNR Meeting #5 Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013 

Michigan DNR aiming to mark all stocked fish by 2014

Lake Huron Fishing Club MNR Meeting

MNR Meeting Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013 Electro Shocking

MNR Meeting #1 Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013

Spawning Survey - Effectiveness of the Fishways - more cameras - what will the River hold numbers wise - Maple Hill passing Smolts 

MNR Meeting #2 Chatsworth Hatchery Rainbow Stocking Beatty Saugeen River 2013

Watched Smolts go down Maple Hill bypass - Address future Problems 

 Maple Hill Owner is a great Partner 

Thornbury Dam Camera System 2 years of almost identical data

Denny's Dam Camera - collecting great data long term 

Recording # of fish going threw with Lamprey attached & other Invasive Species

Hope you enjoyed the Info, 3 more parts to come Tight Lines