Dodge Park 4/1

[Kage]

So I went out and fished Oxbow as my now weekly ritual, nothing to report there. Moved on over to Dodge and noticed some fish in the water near me. At first I thought they were rocks but noticed the shape and saw they were all fish except that...tail fins were missing. Anyone got an explanation for this? I took them out of the water and lined them up to take a pic of them, there was at least 1 more in the water too deep for me to go and get.

 

[Modest_Man]

Hatchery spawners from Cedar Creek dumped for nutrient enhancement. Tails are cut so when rivers are surveyed for steelhead the fish don't get counted twice.

 

[bass]

Thanks for the explanation MM. For a second there I was going to say that was the most aggressive adipose clip I had ever seen

 

[Dizzy Fisherman]

Did you put them back in the water?

 

[Kage]

No I thought it was some odd failed snag or something. I'll set them back in the water when I swing by tomorrow. Is there an exact distance they need to be? Some were a few feet apart in like clusters.

 

[Modest_Man]

In the water or out of the water it doesn't matter. Nutrients get recycled regardless. In the water they smell less.