Olcott Pen Project - Put In

[Tim Bromund]

One of the annual “Rites of Spring†for the Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA) is the Olcott Pen Rearing Project. Now in it’s 10^th year of existence, this project has successfully reared over 560,000 Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Trout. These Salmon & Trout are major contributors to the excellent year around Fishery enjoyed by anglers fishing from the Lake Ontario Ports and Tributary Streams in Niagara County. At the recent “State of the Lake†meeting in Lockport, the DEC reported from their first year of data from their Salmon study, Pen Reared Salmon survive 70% better than the Salmon they direct stock into our tributary streams. The DEC also reported that Anglers have experienced 11 consecutive years of excellent Chinook salmon fishing.

 

The LOTSA team working on the pen project will be prepping the Pens that hold the fish and putting them in the water on Saturday April 5^th beginning at 830 am at the Town of Newfane Marina. Once the Fish arrive, they will need to be fed 5 times a day (7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm) for at least 3 weeks. The Fish are then released, pens removed from the water, nets cleaned and everything put away for next year. Anyone who would like to help with any of these tasks can show up at the Marina on April 5^th (bring your side cutters) or signup to feed at the LOTSA web site (www.lotsa.org).

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

[Iceman]

Thank you Tim, you & the teams efforts are much appreciated!!!

[Tim Bromund]

Bump, tomorrow morning 8:30 at at the Town of Newfane Marina.

[Tim Bromund]

Pens are in, now we wait for the babies to be delivered

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[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

Great job Tim, and to all the volunteers helping with these crucial projects. I will get on the feeding schedule.