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<br />Fish <br />and Wildlife <br /> <br />Fishing is om' of till' out.~tanding <br />rl'Cfl'atlonal USt'S of tlll' eltSI' rt'spnloirs. <br />I t has hf'Pll gt'lwralJy good at Flaming <br />(;ofl.W. Navajo, Blut' j\h'sa, :md is <br />impr()ving at GIPll ('anyon. Sonw ofthp <br />small..r rt'st'TVnirs which hav(' 11I't'1l good <br />fishing spots indudt'; ,JO("s Valley in Utah <br />and Crawford, Ll'nlon. and Hint, Gap in <br />(:olorado. A g-ood fish-sto<:king program <br />has 11I'l'n carri('d Oil hy tilt' Hurt'au of <br />Sport Fislwrit.s and Witdlifl' and by Uw <br />s;'vt'rlll St.at-l' fish and gamt' agencies. <br />Hl'It'asp of e11'Hr. {'old wal<-T from tht. <br /> <br />rcs('rvoirs has l'ft'akd ex traordinary <br />slrt'am fishing, especially Iwlow Navajo, <br />Flaming-Gorge, and Gll>ll Canyon. <br /> <br />1\ chart foJlowingindicau-'s till' l1umlwr of <br />fisl1 slm'kt'd and caught in tht' four slDragt. <br />rt'SPTvoirs of t.he projl'L't during {'UI.:h of tI}(> <br />Yl'urs frum 1 Bfi5 through 1 UG9. <br /> <br />Two fish hatdwrips have hl,t'll devl'lopt'd <br />with funds authonwd hy S('ctiol1 Ii of till' <br />authorizing It'gislaLion for tlw Col(lrado <br />Hivl'r Storagp Projpct. <br /> <br />1. TIlt' .JOlH'S Iloll'l'\'ational Fish <br />Hatchery is locat{'d ht'low Flaming Goq.w <br />Dam. Th" construction of administrative <br />huildinf.(s. fl'sidl'ncps, and tilt' hakht'ry <br />huildings and fadlitil's are Ilasically <br />mmpleleu. Thl' first rain how trout <br />fingwlings from tl1l' hntdll'ry, ahout <br />500.000, WPf(' stockpu in tlw Flaming <br />Gorgl' RpsNvoir during thl' past ypar. <br />2. Tilt' Ilotehkiss National Fish <br />Ilutchpry is locatpd npur Ilotchkiss, <br />Colorado. Thl' constructioll \\'ork is <br />rompletpd, and tlw fadlit)' is now in <br />or"'ration. Haillhow trout fingprlings <br />from tlw hutdH'ry were used to hplp 01Pt't <br />t1H' storkin/.: rpquirenll'nt.~ for Blue ;\h'SH, <br />Lemon, and Crawford fes<,rvoirs. <br /> <br />Om' natiunal wildlifp rpfugl' and thrt,t, <br />wawrfowl manaj,Wl1lent urt'as for statt' <br />maJHl/.':t'mt'nl art' hl'ing devplopl'd in <br />l~onnl'{'tioll with till' Colorado River <br />Storage I'rojt'd: <br /> <br />1. Th(' Sl't'dskadl'I' ~ational \\'ildlifl' <br />Hefug!' is along" thp Grt't'n Hin'r Iwlow <br />FOllt,j'lll'II(' Ht'sl'rvoir. A lanu acquisitiun <br />program is underway in lhis an'a 10 <br />al.''luin' additional lands to 1)1' lIsNI in <br />conjunction with lands already in puhlic <br />owtwrship. f)pvelopmpnt of thisarpa hus <br />bl-hrun and will l.'ontinup OVN t1w next <br />sPvt'ral years. <br /> <br />2. Browns Park Wat.l'rfowl ~lana~I" <br />mpnt An'a is loeatl.'d downstrl'am from <br />Flaming nOfJ::"(' Dam ill Ut.ah." residelwl'. <br />shup, and hllnkhow,;l' haVl' 1)I'('n ('ompll'l,pd. <br />t\hollt 30aeft's of land hav(' I)('pn plantt'd <br />to provid(' fl'l'd for mi.ItTant and IH'rmatWnt <br />hird populations. The an'a has hl'I'1l stuekt'd <br />with phea,~ants and California qU<lil to <br />innt'asl' thl' population of thl'st' hirds. <br />Land a('quisition is suhstantially cornpldt'. <br /> <br />:J. Till' !'.JiIIN l\lt'sa Waterfowl Art'a is <br />10caLt'd on tht, w('st shorp of N:lvajo <br />Hl'sl'fVoir just south oftht. Colora<l()/Nt,w <br />:\Iexko hordl'r. A small fl'sl'rvoir and <br />dikes haw IIt'.'n ('ornpll'lt,u and aft' full. <br />i\hout 170 a('ft's of Hg"rkultural land haw' <br />bo.'t'n planu>d t.o harll'Y, oats, wlwut. and <br />alfalfa. Tht' dt'vl'lopnWlll of this an'a is <br />('omplt'll'. <br /> <br />.1. TIH' Dl'sprt !.ukt, Watl'ffowl <br />:\Ianagpml'nt Arpa is IOl.'at,'d in t'ast<'fll <br />Utah rwar tlw Iluntington North <br />Hpst'rvoir. SOIlW land ha.s ht'l'll acquin'<1 <br />,md it is pl:.ullH'd to purchas(' ahotlt.1O <br />additional ant's (.0 1)1' indudl'd with that <br />alrp.u.Jy hl'ing dt'vI'IOpt'd hy till' Utah <br />Division of Fish and (;:Ulll'. Th,' initial <br />l'onstru{'jiolll'ontr.wt for $9.1 ,700 has <br />hl'(ln ('XPI'lIU'd. This will indtldl' snnw <br />fi'hahilitatioll work on lIw hi storie Uppt'r <br />D('s('rt I.akf' lJikl' and the l'onstnh.'tiun of <br />fiVl' dikfod an'as 1)I'low lIw l'xisting <br />irnpollndnwllt. <br /> <br />.Joint fislwry invl'stig"atiolls wI'n' <br />continul'd at !.akt. POWI'll hy tht. Arizona <br />and Ulah Fi.sh and Ganll' J)pparllllt'nLs <br />und al Fluminj.!Gorg"t' Ht'st'rvoir hy till' <br />Utah and Wyoming" Dl'partlllt'nls. <br /> <br />Ttw third sl'gml'nt of tlH' (i'Yt~ar study al <br />tilt' CUf(>t:anti Unit l'omplt'x of Him' l\'ll'sa, <br />,\loITOW !'oint, and Crystal r{I's\'rvoirs is <br />now twing eOndlleu.'d hy ttw Colorado <br />Di'partmt'nt ofGanw, Fish and Parks. <br /> <br />0- <br />