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Eagle Lake rainbow trout spawning operations wrapped up in June. Although the spawning season was later than normal, more than 2.4 million eggs were collected. Eyed-eggs were shipped in-state to Speas, Clark’s Fork, Auburn and Ten Sleep hatcheries and rearing stations, and to the Bellvue-Watson Hatchery in Colorado. The ‘eyed’ stage occurs 30 to 60 days after fertilization when the eyes of the fish become visible in the embryo. 

Golden trout spawning operations also took place in June. Almost 230,000 eggs were collected and placed into incubation trays. When the eggs eye-up, they will be shipped to rearing facilities for eventual stocking in Wyoming waters. 

An additional 14,000 golden trout eggs were collected that will be kept for future brood stock. 

The hatchery also hosted more than 4,000 visitors to the facility in June! Newly installed educational signs throughout the facility will improve the self-guided tour experience for future visitors.

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