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> . . .,~..!- " .~-.. , - , The lake would be ~tabilizcd at about .2,100 surface acres. In addition to these requirementa,' fish stocking would be needed to realize the potential of the tailwater fi!'hery of the South platte River downst..eam of N:Jrrowa Dam. . The. Colorado Division of Game. Fish and Parke estinwtes that to establish an " adequate walleye fishery in Narrows Reservoir 'and maintain the existing fishery in Jackson Lake. a minimum of 56.000,000 walleye fry would need to be stocked for the fi1."Gt three ycars after filling. To maintain the walleye fishery in Uatrows Reservoir and Jacl~on Lake, a minimum of 36,000,000 walleye fry would need to be stocked annually. In addition, about 5 million northern pike, 250,000 l~rgernoutb bass, 100,000 smsl1mouth bans, and 1 million channel catfish would be stocked to maintain the reservoirs and downstream fishery. About 200,000 chann",l cntf1::.h of' 8~ to 12-inch size and suitable m~:nbcrv of cetchublo-sil:ad rainbow trout slsojwould be stocked annually. Crappies and bluegille would be 8too1<od ,itt sufficient numbers to eatl.lbliah and mllintdn popul'ltions. The State ",me a.ndloperates two wanrr.1ater fish producti.on units which ere . . :i inadequate to SI1Pri~y the stocking ,needs for mote than 100 bodies of water <rithin the State. Supple~entalwa~water fish and fish eggs mlwt be obtained from .f other Ilourcell. Colorado's fish p~duct.iOI1. facilities are continuously being expanded .within '. . . . . ~ the limits of Sta~e funds. Unfoxtunately, the need for hatchery fish to stock Federal reservoir~. such DS Narrows Reservoir. is increasing faster than funds , . and Federal assis4ance to meat theBe needs. ~ '.'1 < 1 3 "-~;. -,