Trout In the Classroom |
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 We picked up the eggs from the Mojave hatchery and placed them in a 30 gallon refigerated fish tank. During the exchange you could actually feel the heartbeats of the unhatched fish!!!  Close up of the eggs shows the already developing vien system.  When the eggs hatch, they hide from the light, and predators in the rocks. During theis stage, the trout are living primarily off of thier eggs sacks. You can see the early development of the spine and internal organs.  Around 1 month old... the young fry has absorbed the protiens from the egg sack and turned the remainder of the egg into the thorasic cavity.  Juvenile trout: They hide in stream cover, such as a submerged branch, brush, or tangled roots to stay out of harms way.  We release the juvenile trout... or fry at this stage (roughly 2-3 inches). We will have had the trout around 2 - 3 months at this point.
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The Glendora High School Fly
Casting Club is the official location for Trout In The Classroom in the Glendora Unified
School District. The program is run hand in hand with the California Department of Fish
and Game and the GHSFCC. The advisors are certified with the California Department of Fish and Game to handle trout eggs, raise trout in the classroom, and release the trout into designated release areas. For more information on how you can get started in your school, contact: Chris Burgan or Steve Crisci Glendora High School Glendora, CA 91741 626.963.5731 Special Thanks to Frank Kuhn and the Arroyo Fly Fishers for helping us to get started, the Orange County Fly Fisher for the certification training, Jeff Hensley at End Of The Line in La Verne CA, Cabelas, the DeGrasi Family, the Crisci family, the Burgan family, the Roberts family, Jeffery Rich for the photos, and a very special thanks to Monica D. Martinez-Guaracha and Dave Hawk from the Department of Fish and Game! The GHS Fly Casting Club is indebted to you! |
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