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Show Fish hatcheries in busy season The job of providing Utah anglers with quality fishing is a year-round job for employees employ-ees working at Department of Fish and Game hatcheries. Since the bulk of fish distribution dis-tribution activity ceased last fall, hatchery workers have continued their busy schedule by taking care of the millions of eggs received at their hatcheries. hatch-eries. According to a report received, receiv-ed, almost 11 million eggs have been received at various fish hatch eries throughout the State. A breakdown shows one million mil-lion brook trout at the Kamas, Whiterocks, Loa and Panguitch Hatcheries. Seven million rainbow rain-bow trout at all stations, one million kokanee at Midway and Scott Avenue Hatcheries, and 300,000 lake trout at the Kamas Hatchery. In addition, 1,600,000 rainbow rain-bow eggs were taken from brood fish at Kamas. These were transferred to other stations sta-tions for further rearing after the eggs were "eyed out". Still on tap to go into incubators in-cubators are an additional 2, 600,000 rainbow eggs, 400,000 cutthroat eggs and four million mil-lion walleve eges. It may be the slack season for the angler but not for the men who provide for our top quality fishing. |