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    • March 10, 2006 at 3:09 am #81389
      mcmahon2005
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        Why doesn’t the WDFW stock triploid fry in thte mountain lakes rather than the normal rainbows. Would they just deplete the food source?

      • March 10, 2006 at 7:44 am #85477
        Brian Curtis
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          This is a great question. Sterile (e.g. triploid) fish are the way we are headed. Non-reproducing fish are exactly what we want to be stocking. The WDFW has recently obtained the equipment they need to produce triploids and as they gain experience and increase production we’ll start using them. We’re hoping to test some this summer, but don’t yet if they’ll be available.

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