They already did the trout release in fostoria.

 

Ok, thanks. So there should be plenty of them still in there. I just went back over there and still didnt catch any trout , but I did get a bass and another crappie. I guess the trout just werent active or biting today , first time that has happened to me when the trout are there.

 

we went over there last week and got skunked as well. saw them all over the place just couldnt get them going.

 

Trout seem kinda fickle sometimes. I've caught them at cross roads one morning in 15min. 3hr the very next. Alot of times during a period of not cacthing them I have seen where someone has tried to chum the water with corn. They don't seem to be able to digest the corn. I think it just bloats them up. Alot of undigsted corn when I clean them.

 

Ill be trying it again next week , hopefully we will have some overcast days since those are the best. Ive been craving smoked trout for a while , cant wait to catch a few.

 

I was on the res. the Sunday after they were stocked when it got real warm. I don't know if it was the weather or if there is a problem with the res. itself but there were a lot of dead ones out there. Haven't been back since. I also haven't heard or seen anyone catching them.

 

I was on the res. the Sunday after they were stocked when it got real warm. I don't know if it was the weather or if there is a problem with the res. itself but there were a lot of dead ones out there. Haven't been back since. I also haven't heard or seen anyone catching them.

Thats a bad sign. I was wondering if it was too warm for them.

 

Went today, saw one floater and one that was barely swimming. Water is definitely too warm. What a waste of time and money.

 

Our license dollars at work! Maybe they should start releasing the Trout in early November when the water cools more. ODNR does have a nice stocking program though.

 

Those fish would die regardless...they can't keep 'em in the pens any longer...so what is the DNR to do? Take a chance and let 'em go in PUBLIC waters so that maybe some of the general PUBLIC can catch a few all the while knowing that a lot of them will die b/c of warm water temps..but they'll tell everybody when they are going to do it so that the PUBLIC can have a chance to catch some before they die???

Either way..those fish are destined for death. If they don't die now, they'll die next summer when the water warms.

Hope you can get into some, but my experience has shown that you need to be there the day that they release them to have a fighting chance. This summer was HOT...and waters all over the state are heck of a lot warmer than normal...so yep...a lot of 'em probably died.

 

I know the water temps in the res. was still 61 degress, probably at least 10 degrees warmer that it normally is for October.

 

Usually I catch them thru until ice up and then again after the thaw , you would be surprised how many there usually are left in the spring. But that might not be the case this year , heres to hoping some live for a while.

 

Ohio's rainbows can handle water temps up to the low 70s, as long as there is enough dissolved oxygen present. Given the circumstances you guys have described, I'd say it wasn't the water temp (they do fine at 61 degrees), and there has been enough wind to create enough wave action to keep the water well oxygenated. Most likely they died from handling injury (loading, transport and stocking process), catch and release (trout are pretty sensitive) or they got plugged up with corn (I saw a post about someone seeing corn floating around, from a chummer).

Shame that some of them died. Was it a lot, or just a scattered few? I've never fished up your way--I hope that you guys get some of them.

andesangler

 

I was out there again yesterday evening for a while and still no trout. But I did notice a lot of surface feeding , mostly out towards the middle that looks more like trout than anything else. I think I may have it figured out now , I usually fish parallel to the bank anywhere from 2 to 5 feet out with a spinner , BUT I usually start fishing for them around mid November when its a lot cooler. I am thinking now that they are hanging in deeper water until it cools down more , then I might have more luck picking them up close to the shore.