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gonadotropin (HCG). Male fish received a dosage of one shot HCG at 300 <br />International Units (IU) per kg of body weight. Female fish received a dosage <br />of three shots HCG at 150 IU per shot per kg of body weight. Records indicate <br />that atleast 33 fish were held at Ouray NWR (Table 3). Seventeen of these fish <br />were females, 15 fish were males, and in one fish the sex was undeterminable. <br />Five of these fish died at Ouray NWR (2 females, 2 males, 1 unknown sex), and <br />one fish died in transit to a release site 11 May. It is not known exactly <br />which of the fish received hormone injections, or how often the injections were <br />made (no records). Also, if the female fish received hormone injections on the <br />first day of capture, data suggests that it took anywhere from 1-12 days for <br />the fish to become ripe enough to express eggs. Post-analysis of the hormone <br />injected fish revealed that the injections were not very successful in <br />achieving the desired/expected results (H.M. Tyus - personal communication). <br />Lanigan (1987) reports that in early collection efforts, three female fish <br />were stripped and fertilized on the spawning grounds with 1-3 male fish. On 20 <br />April, one ripe female and two ripe males were captured. The field data sheet <br />for this date has the words "milt" and "eggs" indicated on it. It is unsure <br />whether this indicates that the fish were ripe, or that both sex products were <br />collected. On 23 April, one ripe female, one ripe male, and two non-ripe <br />females were captured. It is possible that the ripe female and male were <br />stripped, but the field data sheet does not indicate this. On 24 April, one <br />ripe female, one non-ripe female, and three ripe males were captured. The <br />field data sheet for this date also has the words "milt" and "eggs" indicated <br />on it. Again, it is unsure whether this indicates that the fish were ripe, or <br />that both sex products were collected. The ripe fish captured on the above <br />mentioned dates certainly match the statement made by Lanigan. However, if sex <br />products were collected from these fish in the field, the eventual disposition