Iron County Record | 1956-05-24 | Page 13 | Panguitch Lake Trout Rehabilitation Pronounced Success

Panguitch Lake Trout Rehabilitation Pronounced Success Department of fish and game surveys at Panguitch lake last week Indicate complete success of the rehabilitation project conducted con-ducted on this important fishing water last summer. The lake and its drainages were chemically treated last August to eradicate trash fish populations known to be utilizing utiliz-ing 90 per cent or more of the waters. It was restocked in September with more than three-quarters of a million rainbow and native trout, and kokanee salmon. The plant ranged in size from fry to large fingorlings. The recent survey shows the average length of these fish, has increased to 7V4 Inches since the planting In September, A near 70 per cent of aU fish have survived sur-vived the planting and winter periods, or about 600,000 game fish are now In the lake. No evidence evi-dence of trash fish was found. The department said excellent creel rturns should be 'o rule in this and future season at Panguitch Pan-guitch Lake as the result of this largest of all the fishery rehabilitation rehab-ilitation projects conducted In Utah up to date. Many of the fish are expected to reach 14 to 15 Inches and weigh up to a pound before the end of the coming trout season. The lake opens to fishing June 9.