DNR Investigating Trout Diseases at Hatcheries

[j_seph]

according to the Doc ^^^^ dirt potentially transfers diseases as much as felt soles can. Wash and disinfect your boots and waders.

What about all the vehicles fording the creeks and rivers? Can that transfer it?

 

[TommyPaine]

Doing some reading it looks like the most susceptible to the disease are the salmo speices or rainbow trout. Why not stop stocking rainbows? If the DNR is going to stock, why not a fish more resistant to the disease?

 

[lampern]

Doing some reading it looks like the most susceptible to the disease are the salmo speices or rainbow trout. Why not stop stocking rainbows? If the DNR is going to stock, why not a fish more resistant to the disease?

Because rainbow trout are by far the easiest and best trout to grow out at Georgia's and every other state's hatcheries. They are also the cheapest to grow and raise by far.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

What about all the vehicles fording the creeks and rivers? Can that transfer it?

Well, unless all those vehicles have also been fording creeks and rivers that are infected, it can't be transferred that way.

 

[flyrod444]

I know someone who guides out west and they have wash stations to clean the rafts and boats before they go from river to river. I would think that blue heron's and such would transfer it from stream to stream over time.