2019 Grand & Conestogo Rivers Stocking – Brown Trout Stocking

 

Hello Ray.

Here are the details for the stocking dates. For the Grand River we meet in the south east corner of the Zehrs Parking lot at 10.00am and the Conestogo we meet at the Macton Bridge access parking lot at 10.00 am.

For more info contact Jason King for the Grand River or Brad Knarr for the Conestogo

Subject: Grand & Conestogo Rivers Stocking May 6 – 10, 2019

Hello,

I have consulted with the hatcheries and with Friends of the Grand and we have agreed on the following dates for the 2019 brown trout stocking.

Please arrive half an hour before the stocking truck.

Date (2019)	Hatchery	Location	# of Fish	Meeting Location	Stocking Truck ETA	Method
Mon May 6th	Chatsworth	Grand R Belwood to W Montrose	14,500	SE corner of Zehrs Parking Lot in Fergus	10:30	Buckets
Tues May 7th	Chatsworth	Grand R Belwood to W Montrose	9,000	SE corner of Zehrs Parking Lot in Fergus	10:30	Buckets
Wed May 8th	Chatsworth	Conestogo R – Conestogo Dam to Hawksville	10,500	Macton Bridge	9:45	Buckets
Thurs May 9th	Chatsworth	Conestogo R – Conestogo Dam to Hawksville	4,250	Macton Bridge	9:45	Canoes
Fri May 10th	Chatsworth	Grand R and Conestogo R	149 Brood Stock	Macton Bridge	9:45	Garbage Cans

Maps below.

The entrance to the Macton Bridge parking lot is narrow and trucks drive fast on this road.  Be extra careful!!

Grand River (Monday May 6^th & Tuesday May 7^th)

• Monday & Tuesday, Jason & MNRF-Guelph staff will meet in Belwood Lake CA at 9am to fill the stocking tanks with water.

Conestogo River (Wednesday May 8^th + Thursday May 9^th)

• Wednesday, MNRF-Guelph staff will meet Jason at the Conestogo Lake CA, near the snowmobile bridge, at 9:00am to fill the stocking tanks;
• Thursday, MNRF-Guelph staff will fill the stocking tank at the Macton Bridge parking lot.

Grand and Conestogo Rivers (Friday May 10^th)

• Friday, MNRF-Guelph will fill our stocking tank at the Macton Bridge parking lot.

Contact #s:

• Chattsworth stocking truck Glen Gately mobile #519-379-4393.
• Jason King, Friends of the Grand River mobile #519-994-1388.
• Brad Knarr mobile #519-897-5194.
• Ken Cornelisse, MNRF mobile #519-830-0822.
• Jamie Wedgewood, MNRF.

As in the past, we appreciate the cooperation of the GRCA to allow the stocking trucks and volunteers to access Belwood Lake CA, the Elora Gorge CA, and Conestogo Lake CA. 

Dwight, if possible, can you please maintain:

• “low” flows on the Grand on Monday & Tuesday (May 6 & 7);
• “low” flows on the Conestogo on Wednesday (May 8) and;
• about 7cms on the Conestogo on Thursday (May 9) (stocking from canoes) and;
• “low” flows on the Grand and Conestogo on Friday (May 10).

Lower flows help us to better distribute the fish, improves safety and appear to keep the fish from being carried downstream.

Please note that these brown trout are not fin clipped.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Thank you in advance to the volunteers:

1) who assist with the coordination of the stocking events;

2) and carry all those fish to their new homes!

I will be away from the office until May 6^th.

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Wedgewood at 519-826-4936 or [email protected].

Mon. & Tues. meet at Zehrs in Fergus: HERE.

Wed, Thurs and Fri Meet at Macton Bridge Access Point – Conestogo R at Wellington Rd 12 (NW of Wallenstein): HERE.

Kind regards,

Ken

Ken Cornelisse
Partnership Specialist

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Guelph District
1 Stone Road West
Guelph, ON
N1G 4Y2
phone: (519) 826-6849

Cell: (519) 830-0822
fax:      (519) 826-4929
Email: [email protected]