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Stocking Native Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout With Planes in Colorado's High Mountain Lakes
Stocking Native Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout With Planes in Colorado's High Mountain Lakes
I knew before taking this trip to southern Colorado that I had to bring a fly rod and at least try and catch one fish Waters has dropped over the years. On top of all my pounds of camera and camping equipment I stashed a spartan five weight set up. After Waters had flown his drops and I had broken down camp, I fished for a solid two and a half hours before I nailed a fish. I brought him to shore, released him said my thanks to Waters and the other DOW pilots before starting the long hike to the valley below.
Photo by Tim Romano
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Great story!
nice
Wow that's neat! That's one heck of a ride for those fish.
great story wish i could have been there to see it. and a great finish glad you could catch one of the fish
That pretty awsome! I have seen the heli drop fish off. but never a plane!
Can you imagine having a fish land on you during the drop, taking it home, and growing your own trout in a home aquarium? Would that be cool or what? Give you a visual to die for, eh?
cool
That's an amazing story- I never knew they did anything like that. I'd just like to see how well those fish are doing a few years down the road.
great story and photos
This is one of the neatest stocking programs we have with the Division of Wildlife - as good as the article is, the only thing better is when you are one of the guys in the plane...
Very cool story tim with some great photos and video. Never seen anything like that before.
thanks Ben.
unbelievable!!!!!! great story, better picts.. enjoyed the video..thanks
WOW! I never realized that they really went that far out of their way to re-stock some of these remote lakes.
This was one amazing story! The video really gets the message across. My hats off to the pilot and support folks.
Bombs away bet that hurts when they hit the water
Seems you have discovered some true American Heroes of conservation. It takes true dedication to make bombing runs from high altitude and small aircraft.....gentlemen, i salute you! JOB WELL DONE !
makes me wonder...does the rest of America understand how much effort actually goes into our fish and wildlife programs? Or do they just get their jollies belittling sportmen and everything that they stand for?...
Thats really interesting!
Anyone with a contraption with 'bass-o-matic' painted on the side is all right in my book.
dgmartin - I wholeheartedly agree with all your comments. This is a great story that 99% or more of the people in the U.S. of A. are oblivious to.
Great story. But, I think for photo number 10 it should say Salida air field.
Great spot. The Arkansas flows through town.
Terrific brown and rainbow trout and white water rafting.
as crazy as it may sound it makes sense
Many thanks to Tim for getting this story out. The CDOW has a huge number of people that are devoted to getting the fish into the high mountain lakes. Aquatic bois, conservation bios, terrestrial bios.....BUT - us pilots get the fun part.......
Steve Waters
this is awesome. Who'd a thought
VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!
I've heard about, but never seen what I just did.
Great story!
it makes sense its faster and takes less effort
cool great story
Great story now drop some big breeders.
Fish dropped from over 100 feet...and we tell our kids to "release the fish nice and gently without letting it drop". My son is bound to be a fish release pilot, when he release a panfish, he tosses it and says "flying fish", before I can catch him.
TR- this is a bizarre request. But, I am a student at Yale University, and your story inspired my research paper for a class here at school. I am writing about the practice of states stocking fish in designated National Wilderness Areas, whether it should be allowed, and what message it sends to citizens about how to responsibly interact with and preserve wildlife, nature, and our wilderness areas. I would love to ask you a few questions about your story. I understand you are very busy, but if I could email you with these questions I would really appreciate it. If you could just shoot me an email if you can help, my e-mail address is sam.duprey@yale.edu. Thanks very much.
Sounds like fun!
This has possibilities. I've been looking for a way to slip some snakeheads into my obnoxious neighbor's koi pond. I could rig up a R/C plane with a sling and a radio controlled release solenoid. Hmmmm, that just might work. ;-)
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great story wish i could have been there to see it. and a great finish glad you could catch one of the fish
Great story!
nice
Wow that's neat! That's one heck of a ride for those fish.
That pretty awsome! I have seen the heli drop fish off. but never a plane!
This is one of the neatest stocking programs we have with the Division of Wildlife - as good as the article is, the only thing better is when you are one of the guys in the plane...
unbelievable!!!!!! great story, better picts.. enjoyed the video..thanks
makes me wonder...does the rest of America understand how much effort actually goes into our fish and wildlife programs? Or do they just get their jollies belittling sportmen and everything that they stand for?...
Can you imagine having a fish land on you during the drop, taking it home, and growing your own trout in a home aquarium? Would that be cool or what? Give you a visual to die for, eh?
cool
That's an amazing story- I never knew they did anything like that. I'd just like to see how well those fish are doing a few years down the road.
great story and photos
Very cool story tim with some great photos and video. Never seen anything like that before.
thanks Ben.
WOW! I never realized that they really went that far out of their way to re-stock some of these remote lakes.
This was one amazing story! The video really gets the message across. My hats off to the pilot and support folks.
Seems you have discovered some true American Heroes of conservation. It takes true dedication to make bombing runs from high altitude and small aircraft.....gentlemen, i salute you! JOB WELL DONE !
Thats really interesting!
Anyone with a contraption with 'bass-o-matic' painted on the side is all right in my book.
dgmartin - I wholeheartedly agree with all your comments. This is a great story that 99% or more of the people in the U.S. of A. are oblivious to.
Great story!
it makes sense its faster and takes less effort
cool great story
Fish dropped from over 100 feet...and we tell our kids to "release the fish nice and gently without letting it drop". My son is bound to be a fish release pilot, when he release a panfish, he tosses it and says "flying fish", before I can catch him.
Bombs away bet that hurts when they hit the water
Great story. But, I think for photo number 10 it should say Salida air field.
Great spot. The Arkansas flows through town.
Terrific brown and rainbow trout and white water rafting.
as crazy as it may sound it makes sense
Many thanks to Tim for getting this story out. The CDOW has a huge number of people that are devoted to getting the fish into the high mountain lakes. Aquatic bois, conservation bios, terrestrial bios.....BUT - us pilots get the fun part.......
Steve Waters
this is awesome. Who'd a thought
VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!
I've heard about, but never seen what I just did.
Great story now drop some big breeders.
TR- this is a bizarre request. But, I am a student at Yale University, and your story inspired my research paper for a class here at school. I am writing about the practice of states stocking fish in designated National Wilderness Areas, whether it should be allowed, and what message it sends to citizens about how to responsibly interact with and preserve wildlife, nature, and our wilderness areas. I would love to ask you a few questions about your story. I understand you are very busy, but if I could email you with these questions I would really appreciate it. If you could just shoot me an email if you can help, my e-mail address is sam.duprey@yale.edu. Thanks very much.
Sounds like fun!
This has possibilities. I've been looking for a way to slip some snakeheads into my obnoxious neighbor's koi pond. I could rig up a R/C plane with a sling and a radio controlled release solenoid. Hmmmm, that just might work. ;-)
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