Today's Trout Stocking Mtg. in Hackettstown update

[mtthwnvk]

Good point. If you get a chance, here's a link to the Division's fish pathologist's report and, if I recall, he covers some of the other possible nasties that can infect trout in hatcheries and/or in the wild. Things like IPN, whirling disease, etc. It's nice we have a pathologist back on staff after years without one following a retirement some years ago.

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2014/peq_furunc_presentation.pdf

This was a pretty good read, those boils look pretty gross. Great to see at least some of the older treated fish recovered. Did the pathologist get staffed because of this issue? Or come on before it happened?


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[lightenup]

So...if I catch a trout with boils...I should
1..kill it...what if im in the gorge or another no kill section
2..report it..who do I call?
3..Take a lot of pictures of the gross fish and post it on NEFF
4..feed it to Rusty when he comes in for lunch...

No seriously. ..please answer the first two question s.....ty

 

[Rusty Spinner]

So...if I catch a trout with boils...I should
1..kill it...what if im in the gorge or another no kill section
2..report it..who do I call?
3..Take a lot of pictures of the gross fish and post it on NEFF
4..feed it to Rusty when he comes in for lunch...

No seriously. ..please answer the first two question s.....ty

If I recall from the public meeting, they are working on getting word out on just what to do. But the pathologist said to call the Pequest Hatchery where his office is, put the fish on ice (but don't freeze it) and drive it to the hatchery as soon as you can, of course. Once the fish dies, the bacteria dies within a certain amount of time. That # is 908-637-4125.

Regarding the no-kills, I would call the local CO first unless the Division issues some other advice soon.

 

[Jersey Devil]

I vote for #4

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

This is sort of a dah question, but why hasn't the hatchery been raising resistant fish all along? If the potential was there, why not err on the side of caution and raise fish that have less chance of getting this or other diseases?