Episode 223: Inside Ontario’s Most Exclusive Trout Fishing Club

About this episode

The episode explores the unique practices of the Franklin Club, a private trout fishing club in Ontario, through an interview with its hatchery and grounds manager, Chad Davenport.

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete take the show on the road to the Franklin Club in Mount Albert, Ontario, one of the most unique private trout fishing clubs in the province. Joined by Chad Davenport, hatchery and grounds manager at the club, the crew gets a behind-the-scenes look at how Franklin raises and stocks its own rainbow trout and brook trout, manages predation, protects fish health, and maintains one of the most pristine private fisheries around. Plus, the boys talk i...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ang, Pete

Guest: Chad Davenport

Topics covered

• trout fishing
• private clubs
• fish management
• outdoor activities
• Ontario

Keywords

• trout
• fishing club
• Ontario
• rainbow trout
• brook trout
• fish health
• predation management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franklin Club

Places: Mount Albert, Ontario

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