And just to make sure theres no confusion, steelhead and rainbows are the same species. And my lake is man made, yet every single fishes fin thats released from ...more the hatchery has its fin clipped. As
@jonholbrook it might be different there, but here our hatchery always makes sure to clip the adipose fin, why do you think your tags for steelhead and salmon require ...more you to fill out if its native
Its not a myth, I'v been to my local fish hatchery by foster lake and they had openings for volunteers to clip fins off juvenile fish, i had to watch a presentation ...more and everything about fish handling
@jokerman8029 that's a myth. Since trout are stocked by the thousands imagine how long it would take to trim all the fins. It would be a waste of time and money ...more for hatcheries
@SlabJiggies1 if its stocked why does it still have it's adipose fin? Stockers usually clip hatchery fishes off. Sure its not a native that had two hatchery ...more parents?