Found a dead brook trout this morning. If that is it I will be happy. After doing some fish farming for a few years I don't get too excited about a dead fish now and then as long as the rest of the fish are feeding well.

Interesting thing is I have brook trout from two different sources in the pond. One source is always the one that will be the morts if any with only one exception. Seems like the other source's brooks are hardier. I know this because the hardier source has a clipped fin.

A friend is picking up my oxygen meter/temp meter this morning. He's been losing a good number of brook trout in his friend's pond. I'm almost positive it's due to warm temps as I'm skeptical his well flow is enough to keep up with the warm ambient air temps. They don't know what the water temp is! LOL

Many of the fish are showing signs of exopathalmous (sp?) (bulging eyes) which is probably due to bacterial or viral infections due to the stress. I find it doubtful it's gas bubble trauma as this would have happened before. And there is no really good reason for gbt.

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.