Manx fish eggs keep Jersey angling season afloat

More than 30,000 fish eggs produced on Island have been used to keep Jersey’s angling season afloat.

They were produced at the Cornaa Fish Farm which came back under Government control in June 2020 after a longstanding commercial lease with Troutlodge ended.

Shortly afterwards, the Jersey Freshwater Angling Association (JFAA) enquired about continuing a contract to supply them with rainbow trout ova (fertilised eggs) so they could continue to provide children, people with disabilities, and their members the opportunity to try fly fishing.

The Isle of Man Government agreed to help but lockdown restrictions led to complications with transporting the eggs. 

However these were overcome under the Government’s coronavirus guidelines and the eggs have now been delivered and hatched into healthy rainbow trout.