On 13 Sep, 17:58, "Gordon MacPherson"
wrote:


In fact many Farmoor trout do have "orange" flesh.

Gordon

Nevertheless, they are topped up from a "stocking pond", and the fish
in the stocking pond are fed on fish meal pellets which invariably
contain colouring matter.

http://www.thameswateruk.co.uk/UK/re...epage_ 000857

It is not a viable proposition to tip that many fish into the water at
once, they would hoover it clean of all aquatic life, and then die of
starvation. The stocking densities are carefully calculated, also
according to fishery returns, and enough fish are "topped up" to
maintain the stocking density more or less suited to the number of
anglers, and ensure that anglers catch enough, without denuding the
water.

This is how virtually all these waters are run nowadays. There is no
other way to do it. In quite a few waters there may be native browns
which grow on quite well, they are not stocked all that often, as they
are more difficult and slower to grow on than triploid rainbows, and
are a lot more expensive.

Whatever.

Have a nice day.

MC