In a first, trout fish reared in warm waters at Gobind Sagar reservoir and Kol Dam reservoir

Tribune News Service
Shimla, July 5

The successful rearing of trout fish in warm waters of the Gobind Sagar reservoir and its replication in the Kol Dam reservoir at Kasol in Bilaspur district has ushered in a new era in fish rearing in the state.

The trout is usually found in rivers and streams in higher reaches of the state but it has been reared for the first time in warm waters, Fisheries Minister Virender Kanwar said here on Saturday.

He said 500 fingerlings of rainbow trout, a coldwater game-fish species, were stocked in the high-density polyethylene floating fish-culture cages in the Gobind Sagar reservoir in 2019 on an experimental basis for diversification of trout culture in warm waters of the state.

The results were highly encouraging. This paved the way for culturing the trout fish in warm districts during a span of five to nine months when the water temperature is congenial for its culture, the minister said.