| Show V Trash Fish Kill X Planned for Enlarged Strawberry Reservoir A hew new method using a combination of r chemicals and ex explosives to eradicate fish will soon be carried out near Strawberry Reservoir according to 10 Division n of or Wildlife Resources fisheries biologists TENTATIVE DATES for tor the project are arc pel cl for tor June 2 20 and 30 The target ct species ecles will be the Utah chub n II competitor com corn of or more desirable game Jame fish r The small reservoir behind Soldier Cr Creek k Dam Darn and ami difficult areas such as ass as hs will be aerially sprayed with witha a n powder rotenone and water mixture Additionally the approximately 20 spring source In the area arc will wilt have stations that will drip enough h liquid rotenone f into himo thi th streams to achieve a n l part 1 per pcr million ratio rullo Later I personnel with back pack sprayers will wilt walk the streams looking for Cor problem areas that need needmore needmore In more more ore chemical treatment 5 BUT THE major mojor step of the project will Involve the 29 spring areas under the thee small reservoIr small reservoir behind Soldier Creek dam These hard hard reach to reach areas will be treated with both chemicals and A primer cord grid will spread out Sail ui over 20 acres acres The grid is made up cf oT oY explosives and additionally a one one- pound charge will wUI hang from each ach cor cor- ner ncr This comes to one mile of primer cord per acre or feet of oC cord and more than pounds of explosives After ACter chemical treatment the fish that l have av avoided the rotenone will head for Cor forthe forthe the he springs When the charge is set off the remainder should be eradicated The grid iridis' iridis is being installed by Burgess Cona Con Con- a ruction Co builder of Soldier Creek 1 Dam am THE THE PURPOSE of the treatment will willbe willbe willlie be lie to prevent the Utah chub from re- re Infesting the enlarged Strawberry Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir Re Re- Utah's number one fishery In pounds produced d. d Strawberry was successfully successfully successfully suc suc- rehabilitated in 1961 1061 when a a complete kill was achieved a rare occurrence oc oc currence E Fisheries biologists would like to keep Ute the reservoir free freo from chubs for several sev oral eral f l reasons With no competition from Undesirable species small fingerlIng game fish can be planted and grow to siz size by y the following year Chub waters must be planted with at le least st 5 inches long of f more Hatchery space becomes limited when fish must grow to a larger sIz size and expenses expenses go o. o up IN SHORT the fewer waters that must be DC planted with l larger fingerlings the thess less ss expensive sive the fishe fisheries es program and the more fish that can be pro pro- The eradication project is a cooperative cooperative cooperative cooper cooper- effort of the Division of oC Wildlife Resources the Bureau of f Sport Fisheries Fish Fish- cries eries and Wildlife Section 8 Colorado River Storage Project and the Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of Reclamation |
