Show 1 wi ONE OF THE colorado fish and game came department departments fish hatcheries is located on rine creek brei about 14 miles from the town of rifle colo and Is operated by the colorado state lame game and ai fish department the hatchery was opened on oct 13 1954 and la is headed by supt bupt J K stead there are now fish from 3 to 8 in size in the raceways rac eways and total capacity of the tl hatchery is tons of fish there are 24 nursery ponda 40 main rac raceway eways and more are a planned there are 36 large hatchery troughs hs 30 feet lone long in which eyed or ferru ets eggs are a hatched the hatchery capacity is fish which go 0 o to the nursery ponds at about six i weeks there is a 70 ton conof tonof offish of fish quota this year and hope to work rk under a quota ot of to of 8 and up when other raceways rac eways are built later if money for construction Is 1 appropriate appropriated from hatchery to colorado fishing streams the trout Is 13 to 15 month months of ate age reeding feeding Is scientific and a laboratory is 13 operated at the hatchery site all for colorado |