First of all I am not pro or con atlantic salmon. My views are very neutral on the subject of the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program. As far as I am concern more fish in the water, the more angling opportunities for the angler.
Setting a few facts straight.1) They will be stocking large yearlings in the Ganny at 50 grams. They will be stocked high up in the water shed and being smolted they will go to the lake immediately.
2) Chinook are the only salmonid that goes to the lake at 5 to 6 months and at about 5 or 6 grams and 3 to 31/2 inches in length. Coho and steelhead stay in the trib for a year and go to the lake at a much larger size.
3) I have to admit that OFAH and the MNRF have had a lot of problems with the program. All the initial stocking was done with the LaHave strain which is a sea run atlantic and I believe not capable of doing well in the Great Lakes. Now they have produced brood stock of the Sebago and Lac St. Jean (both landlocked strains) returns should be better in my opinion but we'll have to see.
4) The reason the Atlantics disappeared before the beginning of the 1900s was over harvest and the construction of dams which stopped them from reaching the headwaters of the tribs and the spawning grounds.
A link to a slide presentation about the program at the Ganny.
https://porthope.civicweb.net/FileStora ... a%20Ri.pdfIf you have any questions you can always PM me.
Al
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