Vernal Express | 1968-05-09 | Page 5 | Early Fish Plants Made

Early Fish Plants Made Early fish plants from Divis- Divis DivisIon Division Ion of Fish and Game hatch hatch- hatcheries hatcheries eries are being made into waters at lower elevations as these streams and reservoirs are first to warm up and begin to produce food for the new fish These early fish plants pro pro- provide vide more space for the fish at atthe atthe the hatcheries which are al al- al always ways overcrowded this time of year MOST OF the fish planting done in late April and early May Involve fingerling size fish Into lakes and reservoirs so these waters can grow the fish to size This allows Fish and Game hatcheries to raise more fish and at lower cost than if they had to raise these fish to the 7 to 9 Inches if they were stocked as Some year round waters are arenow arenow now receiving plants of but the majority of these fish will be stocked out just prior to the June 1 opening of the 1968 general season