View Full Version : Trout Making Red on GoPro HERO
Calicanuck
05-02-2013, 08:51 AM
The rainbow trout in this HD video are in the middle of their spawning routine. Since run off into Big Bear Lake was poor this year the trout seek out rocky shorelines to attempt spawning. In this video you will see the female clearing the bed by turning on her side and fanning it with her tail creating a "red." You will also notice the male swim up along side the female and as they gyrate together the females eggs and males sperm will mix as they fall into the rocks. You may also notice in a few shots some smaller males sneak in to snatch some eggs falling from the female for a quick meal. Very entertaining to watch and I was pretty excited when going through the footage to see that I had captured this spawning activity on GoPro.
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http://youtu.be/Ze6e17vkRes
Great video! Unfortunately all I can think about is the DFW going to mostly sterile fish this year for stocking, based on what I've read I'm pretty sure that includes BBL so productive spawn's in the future will not occur. I do think BBL gets some of their fish from other sources for special plants other than the DFW was hopefully there will still be some productive spawn's.
Calicanuck
05-02-2013, 04:24 PM
Great video! Unfortunately all I can think about is the DFW going to mostly sterile fish this year for stocking, based on what I've read I'm pretty sure that includes BBL so productive spawn's in the future will not occur. I do think BBL gets some of their fish from other sources for special plants other than the DFW was hopefully there will still be some productive spawn's.
Yeah I've heard that the DFG with bee stocking mostly Triploids which are sterile. From what I read they do not and are not expected to demonstrate spawning behavior. So unless there are natural fish left in the lake we'll just be left with stocked triploids. These fish do grow to gigantic sizes very quickly though so we may se an increase in the sizes of fish caught.