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Originally Posted by RavYak
Yes there was a video with Todd Zimmerling(ACA president) that I believe I saw on Facebook. In it he was saying that whirling disease was going to have a couple immediate impacts on stocking this year for 2 reasons.
1) Some hatcheries are thought to be infected or they aren't sure if they are infected so they are not using their fish. This means they will be stocking fewer fish this year.
2) Waterbodies that have the ability to allow stocked fish to escape into river systems etc will not be stocked until I believe they can confirm they are free of whirling disease and that the fish being stocked do not have the disease. I believe Hermitage falls into this category because of the possibility of flooding.
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Not just flooding. Hermitgage has a slow but steady stream of runoff flowing into the NSR.
Thats why I vote for cleaning out the main pond and restocking it fresh. One of the most popular and accessible trout pounds in alberta deserves some attention.