Disease outbreak at Hot Creek hatchery

[tcorfey]

Bad news from CDFW...

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2021/...HGJW277vq2dHJc

Regards,

Tim C

[steveg137]

Bad news indeed. 3m euthanized trout too.
Thanks for sharing

[Lew Riffle]

Bummer but expected. Theses hatcheries along the east side have had their share of grief the past few years. The bailing wire holding them together is rusting and busting. Betcha we won't see any excess budget money spent on updating hatcheries. CDFW will spend it on promoting "fishing opportunities" that they don't sustain. Especially in Inyo and Mono Counties.

[Mark Kranhold]

Bummer but expected. Theses hatcheries along the east side have had their share of grief the past few years. The bailing wire holding them together is rusting and busting. Betcha we won't see any excess budget money spent on updating hatcheries. CDFW will spend it on promoting "fishing opportunities" that they don't sustain. Especially in Inyo and Mono Counties.

Very sad news. Actually they just updated the ladder system at the Natoma hatchery on the American river, did away with the gates. Now the ladder system starts up by the dam, which should have been done in the first place. All we need now is some water!! Isn’t the saying if you build it they will come...lol

[Terry Thomas]

Very sad news. Actually they just updated the ladder system at the Natoma hatchery on the American river, did away with the gates. Now the ladder system starts up by the dam, which should have been done in the first place. All we need now is some water!! Isn’t the saying if you build it they will come...lol

Hopefully, the slack water behind the dam on the south side of the river won’t deter them from entering the new ladder system. Many believe that this has potential serious design problems.

[Mark Kranhold]

I was thinking the same thing Terry, but let’s hope the water flow out of the ladder entrance will give enough flow and scent for the fish to know where to go. Maybe they will open the far gate to get some flow to? Hopefully it works.