Shepherd Report

[Phil Lilley]

Talked to the hatchery this morning. They are stocking 81,000 rainbows per month in the summer months of June, July and August. In previous years they stocked 90,000 so they have decreased Taney's numbers by 10% for the summer months anyhow.

I do remember when they first proposed changing the limits MDC said they were not going to decrease stocking numbers. That question was asked specificly. Not sure why they changed the stocking numbers. Shepherd is raising most of Roaring River's rainbows- have for the past 2 years because of construction and water levels.

Construction at the hatchery is ahead of schedule. They are pleased with the progress.

Brown spawn- Shepherd has reared their own brown stock for spawning the last few years so if they can't get any browns out of the lake this fall, they are still ok with getting what they need from the broad stock in the hatchery. They found by keeping these browns in the flooms outside the penstocks, they do fine.