DFG stocking Lincoln Park Lake(video)

[HBJapo]

Thanks for the video

The fish are sucked by a vacuum like machine from the holding pens up a 20 ft large tube and plopped into the truck tank. They are transported from either Victorville or Fillmore on bumpy roads, highways, starts and stops. The netting/stocking process is no worse then the rest of their journey.

Unless the DFG truck has multiple tanks, this is what they usually do, otherwise they would have to replace the lost water in the tank before they head to the next stocking. Usually on the last stocking will the tank gets pulled.

BTW streams and creeks are stocked the same way..

my understanding of this process based on the information that i recieved from one of the drivers who was stocking Prado one day, is that the solution of water in the truck actually puts the fish in a simi "high" state so that the transportation process is less of a shock on the fish.....After the fish are stocked in the lake, the driver told me it takes anywhere between fifteen minutes to an hour for the "high" to fade and then the obvious thing happens. These fish get the munchies and go on a feeding tear...I witnessed this one time at Peck road resivor a few years back...We watched the fish swim around for about an hour then everyone standing with me had there limit within 6-8 minutes. The same thing happened at Prado but I think the solution was a little stronger due to the fact that there were some probational worker standing at the boat ramp sweeping the trout back in the water as they kept trying to beach themselves.....

Thanks for the info guys, that is some interesting stuff. Always good to have some insight into the process.

Thanks again for sharing, now, go get 'em!

Japo

[smokinflies]

my understanding of this process based on the information that i recieved from one of the drivers who was stocking Prado one day, is that the solution of water in the truck actually puts the fish in a simi "high" state so that the transportation process is less of a shock on the fish.....After the fish are stocked in the lake, the driver told me it takes anywhere between fifteen minutes to an hour for the "high" to fade and then the obvious thing happens. These fish get the munchies and go on a feeding tear...I witnessed this one time at Peck road resivor a few years back...We watched the fish swim around for about an hour then everyone standing with me had there limit within 6-8 minutes. The same thing happened at Prado but I think the solution was a little stronger due to the fact that there were some probational worker standing at the boat ramp sweeping the trout back in the water as they kept trying to beach themselves.....

So basically you're saying DFG get the fish stoned on the way to the lakes and then the fish get the munchies an hour later.

Classic.

[The Angler]

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[Bradakas]

Damn i guess i needs Da secret Kush gravy!!!!

I'll be sure to soak my red, green, yellow rastafari colored roostertail in that gravy.

Good tip

[Koontaj]

I'm going tonight, just for fun. Any lead suggestions?

I was thinking of using 6'' lead or should I stick to 12" to 18"?