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Conference wahoo::fishing

Title:	Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:	See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:	DONMAC::MACINTYRE

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1660
Total number of notes:	20970

415.0. ""Muddy Trout?"" by OTOO01::WARK () Fri Jul 17 1987 14:26

    My uncle dug a couple of large ponds (450ft by 100ft by 30ft deep
    and 50ft by 50ft by 20 ft) in northern Ontario.  He stocked them
    lsat year with Rainbows and Speckles.  This year the fishing there
    is great BUT the fish all taste "muddy".  That's the only way to
    describe the taste.  The taste is quite strong.  He has an aerator
    in each pond to oxygenate the water.  The only explanation I can
    think of is the feed.  He feeds them bulk fish food (there are some
    chub in the ponds for the trout, but not too many) recommended by
    the stockers.  I know... ask the stockers...but they have no
    explanation....and of course deny it is the food.  Needless to say,
    it is frustrating catching the fish and not enjoying the taste.
    
    My other explanation is that they are too easy to catch so there
    has to be a catch, right??
    
    Anybody got any ideas??
    
    Thanks, Bill (Frustrated Fisherman)
    
    P.S.  Fortunately, the pickerel (or walleye to some) are biting
    at the lake nearby where my cottage is, and they taste great!

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
415.1	Guessin'	FDCV01::NICOLAZZO	Free the beaches!	`Fri Jul 17 1987 14:38`	6
	Did you catch these fish in the summer? I know some fish (like Hornpout) are supposed to pick up a 'muddy' taste as the water warms - maybe the same for trout? Robert.
415.2	It's the "dog" food.	MIGHTY::DILSWORTH	Keith Dilsworth DTN 264-5245	`Sat Jul 18 1987 16:11`	6
	There is a difference between hatchery fish and native/hold-over fish. If your uncle feeds them pellets, then they are the same has hatchery fish. Trout take on the pink color and good taste after about 6 months of natural food. keith
415.3	At leas chou taste sumpin	DPDMAI::BEAZLEY		`Mon Jul 20 1987 11:28`	4
	Pour youssef som o'dat Loosiana Hot Sauce, de Toobasco kin in dere. Den dey taste fin, and most cooked too!! Frum de coosine ob Coonass
415.4	STOCKERS = FORGETIT for taste	GENRAL::HUNTER	from SUNNY Colorado, Wayne	`Mon Jul 20 1987 11:32`	4
	I take it you've never eaten hatchery fish. The muddy taste is the food and lack of exercise. Are these ponds starting to grow any moss or grass? If so, throw in some fresh water shrimp and quit feedin' 'em garbage.
415.5	Thanks, I'd sooner eat the shrimp	OTOO01::WARK		`Tue Jul 21 1987 11:00`	15
	Thanks for all the advice, guys, much appreciated. I guess the moral of the story is to get off my a__, hike and portage 20 miles through the mosquito-infested bush of Algonquin Park in northern Ontario, and catch a S___load of speckles, throw them in the freezer, and repeat the process each time I run out! Thanks, Bill p.s. Due to a week of temperatures of > 32 degrees centigrade, all the trout in the smaller pond snuffed it. We are in the process of redrilling a new well to feed the pond. p.p.s Do you know how much shrimp is up here?!?! p.p.p.s If anyone needs tips on fishing in central Ontario (where to go, confirming "good" fishing areas, just ask and I'll try to find more out, or give some sage(?) advice.
415.6	gie thame a natchural diet!	EAYV01::GOUDIE	So you don't like the car............*&^%$	`Thu Jul 30 1987 04:34`	11
	Bill, There are aloat stoacked fishery's ower here an' there is evin mair mucky tastin troots, awe freshly stoacked fish hiv this (pellititus) taste. The fact that the poands are jist a yeerauld disnae help, they wull certainly tak twa or three yeers tae mature!.. an' like a guid whisky, best left tae there ain devices.:-) ...cheery the noo ...Trapper