The Delta independent., 1925-01-02
FISH HATCHERY
is IMPORTANT
INDUSTRY

At Cedaredge has been built up
one of the most interesting places in
the county This is the fish hatchery
from which small fish are supplied
for placing in different streams and
lakes all over Western Colorado.
At the present time there are
100000 brook trout growing in the
tanks at the hatchery, which will
next spring be placed to help re-
stock fishing spots. Soon after the
first of the year the hatchery ex-
poets to receive 100000 Rainbow
trout from Montana, which will be
kept there until spring and they also
expect to have about $4,000 salmon
eggs which will be placed here rath-
er as an experiment, to see how salm-
on will fare in these waters.
1t is said that salmon fishing is
the greatest kind of sport, and fisher
men here are anxiously awaiting the
opportunity to try it. 1t was through
the efforts of local anglers that ar
rangements were made to bring these
salmon eggs here.
Fish Matched in the tanks at the
hatchery and cared for there scien-
tifically are much more sturdy than
those Matched in the streams and
lakes, and not so many die before
they reach maturity. More of the
fish eggs hatch to begin with; also a
larger number of fish can be placed
in the streams from the hatchery
than would be there if the eggs were
left in the open.
Conservation of fish and game must
be practiced if our forests and
streams are not to be depleted by
the hunter and fisher, and the work
of the fish hatchery is an important
one in this connection.
o. C. Peterson, superintendent of
the fish hatchery, has given us the
following interesting report of the
fish and their distribution.
Report OF short hatch from June LIST
to Sept. 22nd, 1923:
Total eggs placed in hatchery $4,000
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Trappers Lake ---------- 5000
Hybreds, Native and Rainbow
cross, from Grand Mesa
Lakes -------------------- 10000
Green Fins, from Grand
Mesa, Island Lake, Yellow
stone Blood -------------- 100000
Total ---------------- $4,000
Total amount of fry planted
from above eggs -------- $4,000
Percentage Of eggs Matched
and placed was $40.
Loss ------------------- 111,OOO
Planted as follows
Aug. %, Grand Mesa, Park
Reservoir and streams,
Red Bellied Native---- $4,000
Aug. 26, Grand Mesa, Island
Lake, Green Fins - 10000
Aug 2S, Ridgway, East Dallas
Greek Flats, Hybreds Mix
ed ---------------------- 10000
Aug. 2S, Ridgway Main Dal-
las Creek Flats, Hybreds
Mixed ------------------ $4,000
Aug 2S, Ridgway, Cow Creek,
Hybreds Mixed --------- $4,000
Aug. 2S, Paonia Club, An
tracite Retaining Pond,
Hybreds Mixed --------- 10000
Sept 3, Grand Mesa, Alex
ander Lake and Pond, Red
Bellied Native ------------ 129, 900
Sept. 6, Grand Mesa, Island
Lake Green Fins ------ $4,000
Sept. 6, Grand Mesa, Jessie
Lake Red Bellied Native $4,000
Sept. 6, Grand Mesa, Carp
Lake, Red Bellied Native $4,000
Sept g. Grand Mesa. Ward
Lake, Red Bellied Native,
Mixed ------------------- 10000
Sept. q, Montrose, swamp
near Montrose, Hybred Mix
ed ------------------------ 5000
Sept. 21, Montrose, Montrose
Reservoir, Hybred Mixed 3,OOC
Sept %, Grand Junction,
Blue Lake, Hybred Mixed 1900
Total -------------------- 5S5.OOc
Report of long hatch from Nov. "a
1923, to July l, 1924
Brook eggs placed in hatch
cry from Grand Mesa Lakes $4,000
Brook eggs placed in hatch
cry from state ponds at
Cedaredge --------------- 33aOOC
Rainbow eggs placed in
hatchery from state ponds
at Cedaredge ------------ $4,000