Show Flaming Gorge 3 Fish Plants Plants' Scheduled d dF F planting operations at Gorge Reservoir are set for early April for nearly two million rainbow trout from state and federal hatcheries All AU of the fish will be fingerling fingers finger ling size and will be stocked throughout the from fish planting barges These barges are about 30 feet long and are equipped with aerating ing jog and water exchange WITH THESE planting barges barges bar bar- es t the e fish are distributed throughout the reservoir and andare andare andare are better able to take advantage advantage tage of available food and are not as vulnerable to other othe- othere prey bre- re dation by fish or birds during I the he first few days after plant plant- ing Wyoming will be stocking additional fish later in the theyer year yer in the upper part of Flaming Gorge Last year over fish were caught at Flaming Gorge The average size was one pound or about 14 inches in length FISH STOCKED by the Utah Division of Fish and and Game will come from the and Midway hatcheries and fish flab will also be stocked from the Federal hatchery at Springville Springville Spring Spring- ville in Utah County The fish planted in April will probably enter the catch late this fall faU but the majority will be In the anglers angler's creel creelin in 1970 |