The height of spring is quickly approaching; everyone is eager to cast that first line – if you haven’t already. Denny’s Damn Conservation area is open a week early to vehicle traffic. Just a gentle reminder the grounds may still be water logged in areas – please exercise caution.
The month of April is a busy one at Denny’s damn with 4 Derby’s booked and we welcome back:
April 8th – Drift Kings.
April 15th – King of the Drift.
April 22nd – Is opening weekend; the CAW derby.
April 29th – Ontario Steelheaders Spring Derby.
Watch members of Lake Huron Fishing Club and Ontario Steelheaders work hard to clip the adipose fin on the Hatchery-raised steelhead trout which will be used for research to identify the released trout after they’ve been released in the Saugeen River later this spring.
A big thank you to all 22 volunteers, who made the trip to the LHFC hatchery in Kincardine on March 4th and 5th for fin clipping. A total of 38,000 fingerlings were clipped over the weekend. The additional 18,000 remaining will be clipped over the next few days.
LHFC and The Ontario Steelheaders will release the fingerlings into the upper Saugeen in May. We will need more to volunteer at this time.
Why do we clip the adipose fin?
The clipped fin serves as an identifier for fishermen in that the fish has been reared in the hatchery. Those fish caught with an adipose fin are of natural origin.
