Rainbow Trout Available for Stocking
Imagine your own trout pond!!
Our facility produces top quality hatchery raised rainbows for the stocking of private ponds and lakes. Our trained staff with many years of aquaculture experience ensure excellence. Fish are available in April, May and September, October.
Email the HHOA at halihhoa@gmail.com for prices and availability.
Stocking FAQ’s
Pond Temperatures
Rainbow trout are an adaptable cold-water species well suited to the freshwater conditions found in Ontario. The species can survive in a wide range of water temperatures (0–24 °C ) however will perform optimally at water temperatures between 13–18 °C .
Fall Stocking of Trout in Your Pond
Fall is an ideal, if not perfect, time to stock trout in your pond. While much stocking is done in the spring, fall stocking does offer some very significant advantages. Many of the problems associated with poor ponds are alleviated in the fall. If you have had poor success with trout stocking because of summer heat you can achieve GREAT SUCCESS by stocking in the fall.
As water warms up its ability to hold a dissolved gas, for example oxygen, decreases. Plants reverse photosynthesis at night by breathing in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. This activity removes vital oxygen from the pond, more so at the bottom where the cooler water and plants are found. This forces the trout closer to the surface where the water is warmer and holds less oxygen. Eventually in a shallow or poor pond the trout succumb to heat, lack of oxygen or a combination of the two. In fall months, as the water cools down, the water’s ability to hold oxygen increases. The colder the water gets, the more oxygen it can hold. Plants and algae whose growth is geared by temperature generally decline and their impacts to the oxygen supply subside.
We would strongly suggest installing an aerator. It is run by only a 1/6 Hp motor and costs about 25¢ a day to run. Keep it running during the winter because ice cover can still cause serious problems. Ice cover will prevent oxygen from entering the pond water and decomposition gases, methane and carbon dioxide, will not be able to escape. The ice is a barrier to proper gas exchanges, resulting in very low oxygen levels under the ice which can cause winter kill. It will also cause your pond to become anaerobic, much like a septic tank. An aerator prevents winter kill and keeps your pond aerobic. Therefore, a pond that can not normally sustain trout can keep them happy year-round.
Think of all the fun the kids will have fishing or ice fishing and all those great trout dinners you could enjoy on those cold winter blustery nights. You could even smoke trout - trust us they are delicious smoked. And smoked trout pate is out of this world.
Check out our Rainbow Trout For Sale page.
How Fish Are Transported
Double plastic bags measuring about 3 feet tall and approx. 18 in round filled with oxygen and water costing $5.00 each are required for trout transport. We transport 10-12 eight inch fish per bag. How many depends on your traveling time (distance) from our facility, Eight-inch fish generally require 4-5 bags, 9-12" trout 5-7 bags and 12-15" trout 6-8 bags ( 1-2 hour traveling distance). Five or so bags will fit in an average size trunk, 10 or more in a mini van or pick up truck.
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