Update

I know it has been a long time since our last update, forgive me. We have lost a significant number of trout since the Christmas holiday. There was a small spike in ph as we experienced last year. Some of the fish did not actually die but were deformed. Some we think were "pinheads" that never learned to eat. These fish have a small head compared to their body and never learn to eat. At my best estimate I believe we have approximately 40-50 fry left in the tank. The trout crew has been doing a great job maintaining the tank. We must remember that even in nature a female trout will lay 2,000 eggs and only have approximately 10 survive to spawn. It is just a hard reality to witness especially with the students so excited about this year's release because they remember how much fun it was last year to place a fingerling in our local stream. We will continue to do our best to ensure that there are fingerlings to release on May 14, 2010. I am in the planning process now for our release and we will have a great day even if we do not have any fish to release. I am just hopeful that we will have a few to release.