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Two small plants of lake trout were made during 1979 and 1983 (Table 2). Both plants were made to study the growth rates of known-aged fish in the reser- voir. The September 2, 1979, plant was made in the Open Hills adjacent to cliffs bordering the northwest shoreline of the Stateline Bay. These lake trout were adipose-clipped and were stocked at 36 fish per pound (4.2 inch average length). The 1983 lake trout plant was adipose and right pelvic fin-clipped. These fish were planted on April 14, 1983 just after ice out and were barge planted in the middle of the lake directly in front of Buckboard Bay. The lake trout averaged 6.2 fish per pound (8.3 inches total length). Late-run kokanee eggs were received from the Colorado Division of Wildlife Resources during the winter of 1983.. Approximately 970,000 fry were hatched at the Flume Creek Hatching Facility below Fontenelle Dam. Most of the fry, 840,000 were distributed by barge just north of the Upper Marsh Creek boat ramp on the east side of the reservoir on April 14, 1983. The balance of the fry were planted in the Henry's Fork, Bone Draw, and the Big Sandy River to establish spawning populations. These could be used as alternate sources of adult fish for egg taking, should the need for an alternate source occur. During 1982, smallmouth bass fry were obtained from the Mammoth Springs Hatchery in Arkansas for planting in Flaming Gorge. Approximately 50,000 smallmouth fry were shipped air freight to Rock Springs, Wyoming on May 6, 1982. Approximately 10,000 fry survived the trip and were planted in the Inflow Area at a water temperature of 50°F. Three plants of channel catfish have been made during the project period in the Inflow Area of the reservoir totaling 119,394 fish. The first plant of 4,000 at 7.5 per pound (9.0 inches), was made on August 28, 1981, at Lost Dog in the Black's Fork Arm of the reservoir. Channel catfish planted in 1982 and 1983 were considerably smaller (2-5 inches total length). In 1982, plants were made at Lost Dog and the Firehole boat ramp and in 1983 at the Firehole boat ramp. All channel catfish, except the 1983 plant were planted from shore. The barge was used to distribute the 1983 plant. Channel catfish plants are scheduled to continue for the next several years in hopes of establishing this species in the Inflow Area. Channel catfish and smallmouth bass were introduced in the Inflow Area to provide a summer sport fishery. The inttbduction of the Bear tAe sculpin and Bonneville cisco into Flaming Gorge Reservoir as forage species have been reported by Schmidt et al. (1980b, 1982a, and 1982b). Introductions began in 1980 following approval by the Colorado River Wildlife Council. Approximately 9.6 million cisco fry have been planted in Flaming Gorge since 1980. Cisco fry have been planted in the Open Hills where spawning habitat for cisco appears similar to spawning sites in Bear Lake. Bear Lake sculpin adults, fry, and egg masses have been planted in the reservoir. Approximately 22,600 adult sculpin have been planted in Spring Creek Bay and the Boar's Tusk Area of the Open Hills and at Dutch John Draw in the Canyon. Attempts to hatch sculpin fry have been for the most part unsuccessful, although in 1981, 500 to 1,000 sculpin fry were hatched and planted in the reservoir. No Bonneville cisco have been observed in fish stomachs, purse seine, or gill nets to date. A few Bear Lake sculpin have been identified from smallmouth bass stomachs. It will be several years before the succe $ of theser,'''playits can be determined. -17-