Show l Improvements j Double Capacity at Whiterocks Hatchery Increased from To by Construction ol New Rearing Ponds During the past few weeks extensive improvements have been made at the state fish hatchery located north of Willows and brush along the waterways have been cleared and the stream has been divided into Hire rivulets which form ponds approximately 20 by feet The construction of these new ponds to supplement the fifteen smaller ones already in use will double the capacity of the This is welcome news to the many sportsmen who frequent the lakes and streams of the Uintah J This work was completed I at a cost of According to Jay superintendent of the hatchery for the past sixteen there are about fish at the hatchery most of the This number will be increased to when the new season Hatching of Fish Near Thanksgiving time the fish eggs which arc the size of a small pea are brought from the hatcheries at Fish Lake and is continued at intervals until June or They are carried in cans and upon arriving at their destination are put on small racks which are in turn placed in troughs until the eggs which requires a period of thirty There are twenty-six of these troughs at the Whiterocks During this period it is necessary to inspect each rack daily and remove all spoiled After hatching the young fish feed on a food which clings to them for a week or ten When this Ls they rise to the surface of the water and are ready for their first meal consisting of blood or Fish Diet As the fish grow the diet Is changed to a combination of raw ground meat and flour mixed with water and cooked to the of Larsen estimates that about 1000 pounds of this mixture Is used at the hatch-cry In case of a of fresh carp from Utah lake cooked in a pressure cooker are used When fish attain sufficient size they are placed in the eighteen out-door Here they aro separated according to size When they reach planting which Is from one to ten they are placed In specially built tanks and carried bv truck to the lakes and streams of Uintah and Daggett They are transported by pack train to the high mountain lakes to Fish Planted During the past season ranging In size from one to ten have been taken froy the Whiterocks hatchery nd planted In Basin The planting season is from March to In addition to the hatching and raising of the hatchery attracts many visitors from surrounding communities who picnicking on the lawns and watching the construction of benches and fireplaces on the hatchery grounds would le a welcome addition and valued by the many people who visit there each |