Rainbow trout

texasbasser · 01-15-07, 09:15 PM

ok guys, I dont know if I am a genious or an Idiot, but it goes...

Our local city park just stocked the river thick with Rainbow trout 3-6 inches long. I am thinking of going down there, catching a bunch, then going back to my lake and releasing them. This way, maybe I can start something. There is very little panfish in my lake, some, but you'd be surprised. Good Idea or not? Would this make my bass grow larger?

Vabass22 · 01-15-07, 09:20 PM

I am thinking it would. But then again I'm not a marine bioligist(not yet).
AT least then you could throw trout swimbaits!

Rebbasser · 01-15-07, 09:21 PM

I wouldn't. The water in your pond will get too warm for them.

texasbasser · 01-15-07, 09:25 PM

reb, There is 5 pipes that gush freezing cold spring water into the lake, and a stream that runs int othe lake aswell. Would that make a difference/?

islandflyfisher · 01-15-07, 09:28 PM

Sounds cool to me if the trout live long enough to get eaten. Isn't that what happened at Lake Castaic in Cailfornia?

Rebbasser · 01-15-07, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by texasbasser

reb, There is 5 pipes that gush freezing cold spring water into the lake, and a stream that runs int othe lake aswell. Would that make a difference/?

Yep, I do believe it would

. Before you do it, though I'd contact TP&W and see what they have to offer.

Jay413 · 01-16-07, 12:55 AM

Just be careful because it is illegal to introduce fish into waters they are not native. I have a pond by my house that is stocked with trout. I carved a lure to catch the bass that eat the trout. Let me know what you think.

texasbasser · 01-16-07, 07:35 AM

thats a pretty sweet looking bait! The lake is privatly owned, so it wouldnt be illegal.

JB · 01-16-07, 09:57 AM

If a pond rarely exceeds 59 degrees
(fahrenheit) brook trout are a good choice. If the
pond rarely exceeds 69 degrees, rainbow trout will
generally do well.

texasbasser · 01-16-07, 10:50 AM

ok, well its 27 degrees and sleet/snowing here, so it will be a few days before i can get out. Where would be a good area to release them? near a pipe? shallow water?

JB · 01-16-07, 11:50 AM

Dont your ponds get in the mid 80s in the summer?
Most spring fed pay lakes up here stock in march, and the trout die off by may.

texasbasser · 01-16-07, 11:52 AM

yes, it gets around that. I was thinking of stocking it up this winter, then maybe they will last till next winter when i stock some more.

01-15-07, 09:15 PM	#1
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	Rainbow trout ok guys, I dont know if I am a genious or an Idiot, but it goes... Our local city park just stocked the river thick with Rainbow trout 3-6 inches long. I am thinking of going down there, catching a bunch, then going back to my lake and releasing them. This way, maybe I can start something. There is very little panfish in my lake, some, but you'd be surprised. Good Idea or not? Would this make my bass grow larger?

01-15-07, 09:21 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	I wouldn't. The water in your pond will get too warm for them. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-15-07, 09:20 PM	#2
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	I am thinking it would. But then again I'm not a marine bioligist(not yet). AT least then you could throw trout swimbaits!

01-15-07, 09:25 PM	#4
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	reb, There is 5 pipes that gush freezing cold spring water into the lake, and a stream that runs int othe lake aswell. Would that make a difference/?

01-15-07, 09:28 PM	#5
islandflyfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 329	Sounds cool to me if the trout live long enough to get eaten. Isn't that what happened at Lake Castaic in Cailfornia?

01-16-07, 12:55 AM	#7
Jay413 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7	Just be careful because it is illegal to introduce fish into waters they are not native. I have a pond by my house that is stocked with trout. I carved a lure to catch the bass that eat the trout. Let me know what you think.

01-16-07, 07:35 AM	#8
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	thats a pretty sweet looking bait! The lake is privatly owned, so it wouldnt be illegal.

01-16-07, 09:57 AM	#9
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	If a pond rarely exceeds 59 degrees (fahrenheit) brook trout are a good choice. If the pond rarely exceeds 69 degrees, rainbow trout will generally do well.

01-16-07, 10:50 AM	#10
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	ok, well its 27 degrees and sleet/snowing here, so it will be a few days before i can get out. Where would be a good area to release them? near a pipe? shallow water?

01-16-07, 11:50 AM	#11
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Dont your ponds get in the mid 80s in the summer? Most spring fed pay lakes up here stock in march, and the trout die off by may.

01-16-07, 11:52 AM	#12
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	yes, it gets around that. I was thinking of stocking it up this winter, then maybe they will last till next winter when i stock some more.

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