Sorry guys, I've been reading the cold water feeding thread, and I'm speechless right now.
Rex, I know they came from one of the big hatcheries in Missouri, but that's about it. The brood pond still has tons of fry, so we're hoping for great growth, and this becomes an annual deal for us.
Arkansas and Missouri seem to be really big players in the fish business. Arkansas is also the biggest player in forestry service sales.
Does anybody have a clue why? Is it water, weather, location, etc.?
I'm pretty speechless myself, now...lol
Al, I'm positive those are Emmerson Strain trout from Crystal Lake Fisheries in Ava, MO...amazingly good genetics!! You'll love the growth, taste and fight. Todd3138 and Catmandoo can tell ya...
Arkansas is blessed with climate and VERY abundant water just below very fertile soils in the Delta regions. Miles and miles of flat ground originally planted as rice and cotton fields had high capacity wells installed and are easily converted for raising fish. The seemingly endless hills of AR have a wide variety of timber also. Some of the virgin, old growth forests are nothing less than amazing to walk through...
