Nothing living in the pond right now. They left it off the stocking list last year I heard due to finding whirling disease in it. ACA has it listed as a tbd if they will stock it. I heard they are looking at putting perch in due to the issue. I am hoping they do it because its nice to take the kids too.
It was stocked with perch last June before the Kids can Fish day. I heard of some being caught though the ice this past winter and maybe the odd good rainbow hold over.
Used to be my first open water outing in April and would always find at least one very decent 'bow but not this year, i.e., didn't even bother.
Last week in the Ft. Saskatchewan paper, The Record, they showed some good size perch that died over the winter. They were in the zone between the shore and the ice. Maybe they’ll stock more this year and maybe run the aeration system this coming winter?????
Why do they bother having aerators if there not going to leave them run all year? Is finances the problem or just plain stupid thinking? Anyone know?
I'm guessing it's a safety/liability issue. I know, aeration was reinstated in a number of lakes after the disastrous winter of 2015/2016, but this pond is located within the boundaries of a city of 27000 and the area is surrounded by walking and cross country skiing trails. If I were in city management I would not allow the aerators to run in the winter.
Last week in the Ft. Saskatchewan paper, The Record, they showed some good size perch that died over the winter. They were in the zone between the shore and the ice. Maybe they’ll stock more this year and maybe run the aeration system this coming winter?????
Last week in the Ft. Saskatchewan paper, The Record, they showed some good size perch that died over the winter. They were in the zone between the shore and the ice. Maybe they’ll stock more this year and maybe run the aeration system this coming winter?????
These were in the dog park pond and actually were walleye. The Record has gone wwwaaayyy downhill, no surprise their reporting was false.
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