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<br />Tom King<.ley has one hit nfinform:.-
<br />lion for fi~h('nl\cn \-\ho complain Ih,lt
<br />C(110rado's I;.kc!> and 1>tteam<; arc nearly
<br />Ii...hcd out.
<br />The /lul11ber is 204,071.1J7.
<br />You\'cread i, right: 2~ milli(m. 71
<br />thou<,and, one hundred and thirty-scven.
<br />Th,ll translates into the numocr of rhh
<br />lh;1I the "uehlo RI."iCt\'oir Fj,h f1alchcry
<br />has proJuccd \inee the hatchery began
<br />OJX'tillions in Fehruary 19S~.
<br />Think :.l1oul it ThaI's a I(ll of !i,h.
<br />Nohody ~hould go home with an cmpt)'
<br />creel.
<br />Th~' hall"her)'. near comrlclion ,Inet
<br />fom }'C'ars, 11:1.. nC;trly doubled the ..(alc's
<br />stoddng capahilitiC'\, sa)'s Klllg.;,lc)'. the
<br />hatchery's \upcrinlcnJCTlI
<br />^nd nol only Colorado's fhhcrics :lre
<br />benefitting.
<br />..It i\ a !!nod trading commodily:'
<br />Klllg\le)" said. floting that nearl)' 20 mil-
<br />lion wallcye cgg~ !lave been !>hiflpcd oul
<br />of !Iotate in tr;lde-ofT dcal\.
<br />ror cl(amplc, thc Tigcr mu~lde grown
<br />at the I)ueblo I'at~.!lery cOllle frOIll Penn.
<br />~)'Iv.:lnia, Ihe Saugc)'c eggs are imrortoo
<br />from Iowa and the McConaughy rain-
<br />bow trout J..p;mnoo ill Tenlll.',>'il'C.
<br />In all, the hal<:her)' produccs as m;ln}'
<br />a~ seven dilTerent sJlC'Cies uf fish - pri-
<br />marily warm-water \':lriClics.
<br />Thc walle)'~, .....hich h SoP;l\1 ned ..I
<br />nearby Lake I)uehlo, i\ the big item <IS
<br />more than 92 million were produCl-d in
<br />the hatcher)"'!> initial ye<tr. 1..1\1 year, the
<br />number fell to 40 million and Ihh }'ear
<br />some 47 million .....:llle)"c were tutlled oul.
<br />The saugcyc prodUl:tiun has grown
<br />~teadily from 14R.OOO in the first }'e:lt to
<br />7.() millillrl thi.. )'e:lf. The hybrid striJX'd
<br />b:1!>S aho has hcelllurned vut in big
<br />numhcrs (2.lmillioll).
<br />"There c:m be 4uite a ~willg from )"l';u
<br />to year:' Kll1g..lcy said uflhc fj..h pro-
<br />duction. "It (number) is rel1C'Ctcd in Ihl."
<br />!>pawning SllClOC<;S. We call't produec :1I1}-
<br />lllote th:m wh:ll the}' giw us."
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<br />Tom Kingsley
<br />, hatchery supervisor
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<br />Pnodu<:tion ..h.o d~'pl.'mj, on \\ hat i~
<br />requested. "The h:ltch~'r) i~ th~ 1001 of
<br />m;Jnag~mcnl. We rl'Ceil~:l produclion
<br />:M,:hl."duk,"
<br />"' he growing ptO('~.,s \;Hk\ ;ll'('mding
<br />to the !.1X"CiC"'i, King\k) '>:lid,
<br />^ h} brid !>tripc ba~\ will h:lh:h 1\ ithin
<br />4811(\ur" and they :Irl.' ~to~:k~.d ill 10 10 II
<br />d:IY", ^ 7.inch r:dnlxl\\ trout. (Hl thl'
<br />othl."r h:lnd, could tille I(J fullmolllhs
<br />beforl.' it meet!> thl.' 'iloc"ing rC411lrcmcnl
<br />and dl;mncl catfish mOl) go tWt) }":-;lr~
<br />before the} are biy ellllug:h
<br />The I'uehlo Ibtch~'r} fi,h :Ire stoded
<br />throug:hout the st.tIC',
<br />The Tiger mmkic is prc\ah:nt in Ihe
<br />\Iarm-\\;Iler fa"c.. in the t';htelll half uf
<br />thc st;lIe, whik- thc ~II.CllnallJ;h} r:lin"
<br />how i.. "Iodl'l.t in I,.ke... :dong Ih\: Front
<br />Ibngc from FNt Collin" lo Trinid.td.
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<br />Rafting industry floated in with Fry-Ark project
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<br />nUI:N^ \'IS1",\ - Wh...n art'~ \\.ller
<br />1lSi..'h first drl'.mwJ pf Ihe Fryingp.lIl"
<br />^rkallsas I'n1jl.'t:t, ri\cr r~'\:reali{ln w:I"Il'l
<br />;t hIp priorily,
<br />nultlw higher w;l\er now,> now possi-
<br />hk- tlt't':lu'ie of tl1l.' projl:'l'1 has alltlwcd
<br />Ihl' rafting industry ;md boating e'o'l'nt:.
<br />III solidly lake m{ll in Ih~ Uppcr
<br />Arl;lns.1S Valll.')'.
<br />Withinlhe lasll\\O )~':lrs, rdease<;
<br />fmm Twin 1...;llc :Iud Turquoise Lale,
<br />b(llh re:.('fvoir,> l'reall-d by thc projl'Ct,
<br />have pt{l\'id~-d :In l"xlcnd\'d rafting )I,'a-
<br />son into August.
<br />'" wouldn"1 go su far as 10 say \\C
<br />w't)uldn'l have:l rarting industry without
<br />(tht' projt'Ct) but ill Ih.: last Iwo )'cars,
<br />sllppkllll"lIlal J1oVr.'"S have hclrcd us out
<br />SubSI:lllli,llly," SOlid Rel.-d Dlls, \\";111.'1" re-
<br />sourlOC chairlll;11l for Ihe Colorado River
<br />Outlilters Associ:ttion. .'As 10l1g as Ihey
<br />continue 10 do Ihis, it will be cl(lrl."mdy
<br />hcndidal,"
<br />Hils, who owns two Arlans.as Rivcr
<br />rafting cOlllp;lI\ies, s:lid in drouglll Yt':lrs,
<br />the Ilorrn:ll watN now could cause r;lf!-
<br />jng revenUl'S (0 fall ;IS much ;IS 50 per.
<br /><<nl inl.:uc sumrncr.
<br />"IIIIIlO'sl fL'ats.. we have atkqualc
<br />flows tWill runoff," tic s.:aid. "Uul in a
<br />droug.hl }'car, suprkment:11 relC'<Iscs
<br />~U\.lr.U1I~'t" a ,,'al.ly gt~{~ ":I,ill;~;llcr c'tpc-
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<br />A kayaker competes In the FIBArll. races near Salida
<br />" . . steady stream of water gives boost to whitewater sports
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<br />fit-nee_ Wilhout help, it's an iffy proposi-
<br />tion Ir}'ing 10 Ilwrkl."t trips ill ^ugU.'L"
<br />Oils said ri\'Cr outfitlers will pmh f0r ;I
<br />IOllg-tl."rm ;lgn:emCllt with the lJureau of
<br />R~"dalllalioll and Ih\.' St)utheastern Colo"
<br />rado Watcr Conservancy Distrkt to con-
<br />sistentl)" rel.'ei\'c suppk'mcnlal releaSt's if
<br />necessary.
<br />"'Thai ~'()uld ~ wonderful in:.uranee:'
<br />hcsaid.
<br />Oils eslimate<; the r'lfling induslr)" 10
<br />haw a $JO-millioll impiu:' t'lllhc tJplX'r
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<br />Arkansas Vallc)'.
<br />In additioll,lhcc()usistl.'11l wal~r I~\'.:b
<br />prO\'idt-d b)" Ihe i-'r}'ingran-Arlan~s
<br />Pwjl.'"Cl ~lrl." gaining grl."ater import;mel."
<br />~incc a I-IS-mile stret\:h of ri\'l."r l;lnds
<br />\\.IS tk...ignaled as a r\.'Crcation area Ihis
<br />}'car.
<br />The stale and federal governments
<br />h,we worled together 10 establish Ih~
<br />Arkansas Ikadwatt'rs Recrealion Area
<br />lInd are prom()ling the ri\cr lands from
<br />Lead\illl: to ('anon City' a~ a prime fl'C-
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<br />rcalion sile,
<br />Oil... said Ihe emph.llis on Il't'tL"atioll
<br />ho{X.ful1) will l'orl\llIt'\.' fed..:-ral \1,II\."r
<br />onida1:o tlf the need lo maintain norm:d
<br />nll\\~ C\\.'11 during dfl)Ught )'l':lrs, tlllx'n-
<br />elit rafter:> ;wd rark U't'rs.
<br />1-"10\\ s po\...iblc hl.'CaU'o~ (If Ihe
<br />Fr}'ing~l,lll-Ad,all\>;ls I'wjt'el a1->o h;I\l'
<br />rl'suhed in an :tn/luallxXlll10 the Sahda
<br />area during its four-dil)' rlll,"rl b0,Iling
<br />cOlllpl.'tition.
<br />Mile I'l."rschb.:.tchcr, HB.\rl C{llllmo.
<br />d0rc during the 42nd ract' Ia...t June. .s;lid
<br />the race has gone ofT for four deead!.'!;
<br />\\ith ot \\ ithoul the hdp ur supplemcnlal
<br />relea""s bul it hasn't ii/Wil}'S lx'cn ple.h-
<br />ant.
<br />Low-water flows mad..: for::J Ie..... cwit-
<br />ing and more d;mf'C'rous race \\II.;n bo;lt-
<br />crs and l:l}akers alll."mpll'd the ~6-lllilC'
<br />course from S:tlida to Cotopa\i.
<br />h'n Ihc past, il was typil'alto h:l\'I: e\"
<br />Irl."Il1c1~ low-water years during Fl.
<br />BArl, 's.:aid Pen.chb,lcher. "r..;O\\, w..:
<br />ha\~ bt.-cll able to gel waler rcl..:a:.ed for
<br />that \leelcnJ, ('('rtainl)', \\ithout Ihe
<br />pwjl.'\:t, we "ouldn', be able to do thaI."
<br />I)ef~hbaehef said Ih..: Ihou..ands or
<br />s{l\.'t:tators Ihal tkll:llo Ih..: e~'t:1l1 c'f'I.'\:'t
<br />lo see the thrilling boaling mancu\..:rs
<br />and c\eitemenl thai rC'sult.. from high-
<br />water kn:-1'i.
<br />..Pt.'('ple \\'anl to S('{" Ihe high \\afl'r
<br />and th..: bvall..'r~ ill th\.' hi~h wat!.'r:' ho:
<br />S<lid, "It.s more ndtillg:'
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