Now for the icing on the cake… and I couldn‟t really disclose the following until I sat down at the computer a few hours ago and to be honest, I never really thought it had much of chance of happening.   Now remember, it‟s been a long time since the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has carried out any stocking of their own of rainbow trout on the Saugeen River and I don‟t believe their program consisted of any actual upstream „imprinting.‟   At the meeting I suggested that it would nice if the MNR complimented the volunteers‟ efforts for their work over the past five years. The question was asked, just what was I suggesting?   The answer was simple. I suggested the Ministry of Natural Resources also match a similar number of rainbow trout for the Saugeen River that would be reared from Saugeen River eggs at a ministry hatchery and also imprinted in a similar manner already being carried out by the volunteers.   Well, this morning I received confirmation from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources that starting in the spring of 2012 we will supply the Ministry of Natural Resources with 100,000 eggs that were in the past allocated to our now closed down Mildmay hatchery. These eggs will be isolated, incubated and raised at the government‟s Chatsworth hatchery facility. These additional yearlings will be ready for spring release in 2013 to compliment the program presently being carried out by the volunteers of Ontario Steelheaders and Lake Huron Fishing Club. The MNR complimentary program is to be run in conjunction with the volunteers‟ project for a term of 3 to 5 years. It definitely will add an additional boost to our goal of transforming the Saugeen into the finest trout stream east of the Rocky Mountains.   Let’s keep working together as clubs and individual sportsmen. It can only get better. The Saugeen is one big, big river. It offers more than 100 miles of excellent trout fishing water and over 70 miles of prime spawning and nursery habitat.   The steelhead is a target species for not only the river fisherman, but as a much sought after Great Lakes species. Our strides have proven themselves and are being recognized throughout the province.