Trout Feeding Advice From the Experts!

 

An Oldie, but a favorite!
Our Brown Trout alevins are not quite as big as seen in this video, but it won't be long.  They're finishing off their yolk sacks and we have reports of strong swimmers at most schools, now - right on schedule.  Mariah reports a successful first feeding by Groton's 6th graders! 

Alevins are here!

Brook trout eggs have been delivered to Lansing, Dryden, Northeast and Caroline elementary schools, and should be hatching this week.  

 "Eyed" egg, nearly ready to hatch.

 

Meanwhile, our brown trout alevins are hatched and growing nicely at other schools.  

  A newly hatched trout "alevin" with it's yolk sack. 

Trout in the Classroom 2016 is Underway!

Whew! 
After a crazy two weeks, we have retrieved eggs from the DEC's Bath fish hatchery, and from SUNY Morrisville, and Trout in the Classroom is underway for the 2016-2017 school year.  In each of the following schools, we are working with the entire grade level!   Here is a list of participating schools, and we are excited to welcome Liz McCheyne's 5th grade, at South Seneca Elementary!

Belle Sherman 5th Grade

Beverly J. Martin 4th grade

Caroline 4th grade

Cayuga Heights 4th grade

Enfield 4th grade 

Fall Creek 4th grade

Northeast 4th grade

South Hill 4th grade

 

Lansing 4th and 10th grades

Dryden 5th grade

Groton 6th grade

Union Springs 6th grade

Newfield 7th grade

South Seneca 5th grade

Students from Beverly J. Martin Elementary accompanied us to the hatchery this year- stay tuned for pictures!

Trout Releases Going Full Steam!

Good times releasing trout this week with Belle Sherman 5th grade, Enfield 4th and Union Springs 6th. “I think that we should keep on having trout because it is fun and very exciting to watch the fish grow up. 'Jaws' is 14 cm long now. He is the biggest trout that Mr. O has ever had in his class.” -Ethan Z. AJ Smith Elementary

More Results from Dryden Elementary, Groton Middle School, and Newfield Middle School!

For one of the classes at Groton we did a little side experiment and compared the amount of daphnia eaten by smaller trout compared to the larger trout and the preliminary results did indicate that the smaller trout ate more.

Groton Middle Schoolers posing for a post experiment photo-op