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Wray Fish Hatchery

Coordinates: 40°03′03″N 102°09′21″W / 40.05084°N 102.15570°W / 40.05084; -102.15570
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Wray Fish Hatchery
Wray Fish Hatchery is located in Colorado
Wray Fish Hatchery
Location in Colorado
Wray Fish Hatchery is located in the United States
Wray Fish Hatchery
Location in United States
General information
Address35677 Road FF
Town or cityWray, Colorado
Coordinates40°03′03″N 102°09′21″W / 40.05084°N 102.15570°W / 40.05084; -102.15570
Inaugurated1939
Website
https://www.colorado.com/wildlife-viewingrefuges/wray-fish-hatchery

The Wray Fish Hatchery is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife warm and cold water fish production facility located near Chief Creek and Stalker Lake in Yuma County.[1]

History

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Wray Fish Hatchery was inaugurated in 1939.[2] In 2012, the facility began using Longmont's Burch Lake to breed muskellunge which was a step in obtaining a tiger muskie population in Colorado. Before deposition, the females were crossed with northern pike.[3]

Fish Species

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Hatchery staff works to support the raising of broodstock black crappie, bluegill, and redear sunfish; other species, including walleye, saugeye, channel catfish, wiper, tiger muskie, and grass carp originate at other Colorado warm water lakes and hatcheries, or are traded from out-of-state.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
  2. ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Rochat, Scott (24 February 2013). "Longmont's Burch Lake now has 1,800 muskellunge; more to come this year". Longmont Times-Call. Times-Call. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Wray Fish Hatchery". cpw.state.co.us. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 1 May 2019.