Novabound Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I recently moved to Pennsylvania after living my entire life in Florida (32 years). It wasn't until i started fish keeping that i realized what a haven Florida was for the hobby. I've been feeling a little regretful that i didnt take advantage of my time there to really take in the wildlife and vegetation, so I've been trying to find ways to incorporate more nature in my life here in PA. As it turns out, i live a 9-15 minute drive away from SEVERAL hiking trails AND fish hatcheries. I was able to visit a trail and a Trout hatchery yesterday and i grabbed a few nice pictures that I think some may appreciate here more than my generic social medias. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Guy Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Man, your lucky. Where I live, the state won’t let us have duckweed since it is an “invasive species” that I have never seen in local ponds, lakes, rivers, or streams. Same with water hyacinth. You can’t publicly visit fish hatcheries either, you have to be on a special group tour. Luckily, If you are fishing for education, you don’t need a license, and I’m pretty sure that counts for fish keeping, as you are “learning” how to keep fish. You should really see if you can buy some and attempt to breed them yourself in a stock tank! Great pic by the way. What camera did you use? Those belong in a tv documentary! Edited July 19, 2021 by Guppy Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novabound Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 1:37 PM, Guppy Guy said: Man, your lucky. Where I live, the state won’t let us have duckweed since it is an “invasive species” that I have never seen in local ponds, lakes, rivers, or streams. Same with water hyacinth. You can’t publicly visit fish hatcheries either, you have to be on a special group tour. Luckily, If you are fishing for education, you don’t need a license, and I’m pretty sure that counts for fish keeping, as you are “learning” how to keep fish. You should really see if you can buy some and attempt to breed them yourself in a stock tank! Great pic by the way. What camera did you use? From what I understand they strictly do fly fishing and catch and release as these hatcheries are meant to inject more trout into the surrounding lakes and streams as they're popular for sport fishing. I don't have tanks big enough to house adult ones haha. Theyre super pretty though so i definitely would if i could. The pics were all done on my phone which is a Samsung Galaxy S8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Guy Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Huh. Crazy how a simple phone can take pictures as good as canons nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Must be a fascinating place to visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 They have trout fishing contests here in West Virginia with the goal being to catch one of those golden trout. Of course catching hatchery trout isn't really a challenge at all as they haven't learned to avoid fisherman. The challenge is they only put so many goldens in a location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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