bluegill576 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 I saw this article, http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec8/dec8_trout.html , on how a river in colombia SC is going to be stocked with trout via helicopter. It seems like it would be better because the fish would be more evenly distributed along the river. Anybody ever heard or seen this happen somewhere else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flymanaj 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Nope! Aroud here the just stop the truck on a bridge and dump them over the side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJ All Day 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 I've seen something about that for high alpine lakes, where they wouldn't be able to get a truck so they use a helicopter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 When Carter was President, he took up the 'sport'. The Govt stocked his stream from choppers at the Presidential Retreat so he and his guests could catch trout. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 LOL....Might be done to make the "harvesters" (notice I did NOT say fishermen) work harder. Instead of simply sitting by the drop zone and reeling them in, they have to actually walk/ run up and down the river to keep up with the helo... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perchjerker 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Stocking from small single engine airplanes is an very old technique for getting them into remote areas; much like a crop duster at work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 I hope they at least give them tiny lil' parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creekhound 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 They use helios to get them in some of the back lakes in the adirondacks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H.Champagne 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 i agree with the parachute comment, do you think they play flight of the valkyries from the helicopters as the drop them? haha "Why do you sit on your helmets?" "So we don't get our balls blown off....." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iso18 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 The use a helicopter here in WV to stock the more remote sections of gauley river(summersville tailwaters). shane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 I saw this article, http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec8/dec8_trout.html , on how a river in colombia SC is going to be stocked with trout via helicopter. It seems like it would be better because the fish would be more evenly distributed along the river. Anybody ever heard or seen this happen somewhere else? Aircraft have been utilized for stocking in High Sierra lakes...for a very long time... http://books.google.com/books?id=AuADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=plane+dropping+trout+into+high+sierra+lakes&source=bl&ots=asAbqQFj4b&sig=Cc7vpKR5kBH30TlkJTsluCqFCSA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dbvoToekEaqpiALXifnnAQ&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=plane%20dropping%20trout%20into%20high%20sierra%20lakes&f=false PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruzfly89 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 they stock a couple of rivers here in wv to spread out the trout in the C&R sections they can't reach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishFlo 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Dropping them out of the helicopter or plane? That can't be very healthy for trout fingerlings... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluegill576 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Dropping them out of the helicopter or plane? That can't be very healthy for trout fingerlings... In the article it says that they lower them in a bucket like thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishFlo 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Dropping them out of the helicopter or plane? That can't be very healthy for trout fingerlings... In the article it says that they lower them in a bucket like thing. Oh i must have overlooked that... I was caught by the catchy title of the google books link from Planettrout: "its raining baby trout!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites