In 1908 fisheries managers stocked large and smallmouth bass into Sylvan, Gull and Cooking lakes. 1924 they tried stocking Lac La
Nonne.
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The whitefish in Gull lake were stocked with whitefish from pigeon lake in the 1920's or 30's.
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Atlantic salmon were stocking into many lakes in both Banff and Jasper parks between 1915 and 1962.
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Since the early 1900's, nearly forty million fish have been introduced into the Bow watershed of Banff National Park.
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The brown trout in the Bow river had in interesting start. In 1925 the truck driver transporting brown trout for stocking further west became concerned that the trout would perish before he reached the lake he was traveling to.
So he felt it better than the fish dying he would release them into a creek which he did. That creek flowed into the Bow river and the brown trout have been there ever since.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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