Comments on: Southeastern Arizona http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/ The Official Blog of the Arizona Game and Fish Department Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Don Mitchell http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/comment-page-1/#comment-3375 Don Mitchell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:39:53 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/fish/?p=1307#comment-3375 I'm the fish program manager with AZGFD here in Tucson. Rose Canyon lake has been stocked numerous times with Brown trout the past five years. Fingerlings are stocked in early April with the hope that they will grow a bit before the opening of the lake for the summer season. We follow up with catchable sized brown trout stockings in early September. The fry you are seeing are not brown trout, most likely you are seeing mosquito fish. Both brown trout and rainbow trout require running water to successfully spawn and cannot spawn in a lake. I’m the fish program manager with AZGFD here in Tucson. Rose Canyon lake has been stocked numerous times with Brown trout the past five years. Fingerlings are stocked in early April with the hope that they will grow a bit before the opening of the lake for the summer season. We follow up with catchable sized brown trout stockings in early September. The fry you are seeing are not brown trout, most likely you are seeing mosquito fish. Both brown trout and rainbow trout require running water to successfully spawn and cannot spawn in a lake.

]]> By: admin http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/comment-page-1/#comment-3356 admin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/fish/?p=1307#comment-3356 Frank; Hey buddy, I believe you. I have had other anglers report catching-and-releasing some nice browns there as well. But our guy was right, we have stocked them there in ages. It sounds like a little natural reproduction occurring – nature will find a way. Elusive browns are so much more difficult to catch that they can sometimes have just enough recruitment each year over and above angling pressure to keep the population viable. At least that’s my take. Rory Frank;

Hey buddy, I believe you. I have had other anglers report catching-and-releasing some nice browns there as well. But our guy was right, we have stocked them there in ages. It sounds like a little natural reproduction occurring – nature will find a way. Elusive browns are so much more difficult to catch that they can sometimes have just enough recruitment each year over and above angling pressure to keep the population viable. At least that’s my take.

Rory

]]> By: frank http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 frank Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:57:03 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/fish/?p=1307#comment-3335 RE- brown trout @ rose canyon I've pulled a couple smalls one out over the last few years, but when i asked a game warden he didn't believe me. he said they hadn't been stocked for a long time (only rainbows.) Another fisherman there said he'd hiked in during the winter and seen lots of brown trout fry, also every brown I've seen caught has had perfectly formed fins compared to the chewed up ones on the rainbow i was told this means they're most likely not from the hatchery RE- brown trout @ rose canyon

I’ve pulled a couple smalls one out over the last few years, but when i asked a game warden he didn’t believe me. he said they hadn’t been stocked for a long time (only rainbows.) Another fisherman there said he’d hiked in during the winter and seen lots of brown trout fry, also every brown I’ve seen caught has had perfectly formed fins compared to the chewed up ones on the rainbow i was told this means they’re most likely not from the hatchery

]]> By: Don Mitchell http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/comment-page-1/#comment-3311 Don Mitchell Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:45:34 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/fish/?p=1307#comment-3311 Brown trout have been stocked annually at Rose Canyon for the past couple of years. Several 12 and 14 inch brown's were caught over the winter up there. Brown trout have been stocked annually at Rose Canyon for the past couple of years. Several 12 and 14 inch brown’s were caught over the winter up there.

]]> By: ernie mears http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-74/2009/05/20/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 ernie mears Sat, 23 May 2009 20:35:51 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/fish/?p=1307#comment-3273 Heard rumor of a possible stocking of brown trout in Rose Canyon...any truth ??? Heard rumor of a possible stocking of brown trout in Rose Canyon…any truth ???

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