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Show s. -'fit v - I ' h I -' .-' L3 -.:." t A total of 1,300,000 native cutthroat trout eggs were taken ta-ken from the spawning fish held at the Strawberry traps this spring according to the department of fish and game. The department said . that well over half the. eggs came from the Strawberry River-Clyde River-Clyde Creek station at the north end of the lake with the balance coming from the Indian In-dian creek Spillway station where high water conditions presented a hazard to the big trout. Some 2600 of the spawning fish made their way into the department operated traps this spring. Department spokesmen noted however, that the run was again some two weeks later la-ter than normal and that subsequent sub-sequent rapid warming of the waters, reduced the oxygen content making it necessary to release a number of the fish before spawning operations vere completed. The eggs taken during this important spring period are now undergoing procession at several of the state's twelve hatcheries after which they will be planted in several important im-portant waters of the state as fry and fingerlings. Strawberry Reservoir is the only source, at present, within the state where these eggs may be- taken in numbers and has played a key role in perpetuating per-petuating this game fish spe-sies spe-sies in Utah. |