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My daughter had dance class tonight so I thought I would make a quick stop at a community pond after dropping her off at class. In forty minutes of throwing a couple of different spinners I landed four rainbows and a albino.
I spent about as much time watching others as I did fishing. I think the addition of the albinos to the ponds has done more then anything else to help groups if not just kids to have a better time fishing. The schools of albino's would swim by and the kids along with adults would get all excited that they were going to catch a fish. None of them ever did but the hope and joy was there each and every time the fish came by. The rainbows were bitting but the albinos were keeping people happy.
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Are you sure they were Albino and not Palomino's?
Just asking because they do plant them also and easy mistake.
Not that it matters, just askin'
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We have a community pond about 5 minutes away from us and It's been great for our kids. If we don't do very well at more serious waters, we take them over to our pond and they are excited about fishing again.
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Good question so I just looked it up on the DWR stocking report. As all I had done is guessed. They are listed as Rainbow Albino's. Either way having fish people can see from shore seems to help some stay more excited about fishing at these ponds in my opinion.
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Great that is one of the things they are there for.
Two kids just down from me were having a blast until their ride showed up and they had to leave. It sounded like they get to fish there several times a week and have learned that the fishing changes through out the summer months. They were prepared with multiple lures and baits.
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Thanks for answering that. Like I said, I doubt it would matter. I agree about the visual being attractive. That is why I love fishing the Uinta's.
But also being able to see any fish and see the take...awesome.
Maybe we will meet up again on the local pond in Murray.
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I know I had fun last time there. My boy asks to go back there about once a month. He wishes he hadn't stayed home and came with me. He didn't want to go to dance and didn't think there would be enough time to fish either.
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not to hijack, but just to add comment about those "visual" albino's. i spent some time a while back bobbing the canoe around Mirror lake, and watching an osprey.
i think those albinos' have done almost as much for the raptors as the DDT ban. i'll bet they show up really good from the air........ it was fun to watch.
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Wondered the same thing as I watched them swim around in large groups.
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