Re: 110 Rainbow trout in one night:
Yes, it is sad. Trout in general, rainbows for sure are a cold water species. They thrive in water around 59 degrees. They have a pretty high mortality rate at temps above 75 degrees- this time of year, the surface temp at Round Valley is over 80 degrees. So while catching a ton of rainbows is fun- it really is putting a hurt on the overall population. At night, it seems as tho they swim off nice and healthy but you can't see them going belly up 20 yards from your boat. Plus most peopel don't know how to handle them properly to even attempt to put them back alive. While some nice keepers are caught when fishing and catching a ton at night, most are the stockies that the state puts in to get bigger and those, well, they are Eagle food.
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