I just saw on CBS news, Utah lake stocked by dropping fish from planes

[Tara]

Can't seem to link story, so to you will have to look it up. They fly over the lake dropping the fish out of planes. Apparently 95 percent survive.

 

[Mmathis]

Can't seem to link story, so to you will have to look it up. They fly over the lake dropping the fish out of planes. Apparently 95 percent survive.

I saw that headline but didn’t read the story. What kind of fish?

 

[addy1]

It says tiny trout!

 

[Tara]

You should just watch them falling from the bottom of the plane. I think they said trout.

 

[addy1]

here is the link

http://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoo...h-from-plane-for-extreme-restocking-lake.html

 

[Tara]

Thank you @addy1

 

[addy1]

Your welcome!

 

[Mmathis]

I’ll bet they were saying their fishy prayers alllllll the way down!

OK, but how do they KNOW that 95% survive.....?

 

[GBBUDD]

trout can jump up and down fast flowing falls. And if they were just babies they don't weigh anything and wouldn't hit the water with any real force

 

[sissy]

I saw a helicopter drop fish at a lake here ,he came in real low and out they came and not sure if they survived that but no reports on it yet .It is a private lake and the owner stocks it with trout for some kind of family thing he has .

 

[Becky]

Woah!

Well I guess it's efficient...

 

[j.w]

Wow what a way to get to a new home! They do that here too and all over the country prolly. Would be like feathers floating down and I would suppose some die just cuz some fry just don't make it for whatever reason in any water bodies. Survival of the fittest!

 

[Tula]

Seems like a low flying helicopter might be more "gentle"........

 

[j.w]

Prolly too heavy for a helicopter w/all that water. Just guessing tho! Well looky here they do use them: http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/...o-drop-trout-into-oregons-high-mountain-lakes

 

[Tula]

Prolly too heavy for a helicopter w/all that water. Just guessing tho! Well looky here they do use them: http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/...o-drop-trout-into-oregons-high-mountain-lakes

Maybe they should go back to doing this the old fashioned way...on horse back ! LOL