Trout Survival ?

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by Almaink

The D&R Feeder canal is now over 70 degrees and the trout have stopped biting for the most part and are very lethargic now. Once the water temps get over 70 in there the short hits start, then the follow up's, then nothing. I'm guessing with this heat wave starting today the season will be for the most part over and it's a shame most of those fish in there will die if they don't swim up or down stream and get in the rivers to find cooler water.

If you really want to see something that'll upset you stop by the little brook that flows under 29 and into the canal immediately north of Scudders Falls. You'll no doubt see 100's of trout packed like sardines into a very small amount of cooler water. It's the same at every little trickle trib that flows into the canal between Lambertville and Ewing/N.Trenton. Happens every year, some years worse than others. If I had a tank truck w/ aeration I'd scoop them up and hual 'em to a more suitable locale before they succumbed to the heat.