Contact:

Brett Wilson, Senior Hatchery Supervisor, (707) 433-6325
Bobbie Howard, Fish Hatchery Manager, (707) 945-1237

March 20, 2009 APRIL TROUT PLANTS

The following lakes, reservoirs and ponds, listed by county, will be restocked in April with catchable-size trout from Department of Fish and Game hatcheries:

BAY DELTA REGION

April 6-10: ALAMEDA???Arroyo Del Valle
ALAMEDA???Chabot Reservoir
ALAMEDA???Don Castro Reservoir
ALAMEDA???Horseshoe Lake
ALAMEDA???Temescal Lake
SAN FRANCISCO???Merced Lake, North
SANTA CLARA???Campbell Percolation Pond
SANTA CLARA???Cunningham Lake
SONOMA???Ralphine Lake

April 13-17: ALAMEDA???Chabot Reservoir
ALAMEDA???Don Castro Reservoir
ALAMEDA???Shadow Cliff Lake
ALAMEDA???Temescal Lake
SANTA CLARA???Cunningham Lake
SANTA CRUZ???Pinto Lake
SONOMA???Ralphine Lake

April 20-24: ALAMEDA???Shadow Cliff Lake
SAN FRANCISCO???Merced Lake, North
SANTA CLARA???Campbell Percolation Pond
SANTA CLARA???Sandywool Lake
SANTA CRUZ???Pinto Lake
SONOMA???Ralphine Lake

April 27-30 ALAMEDA???Arroyo Del Valle

NORTH CENTRAL REGION

April 13-17 LAKE???Lake Pillsbury

NORTHERN REGION

April 20-24 MENDOCINO???Cleone Lake

April 27-30 MENDOCINO???Russian River, East Branch

Specific dates are not given so that fishing activity will not be focused right after the time of the plant. Occasionally, operational problems may cause alteration of the schedule. This information is available on the Department's web page at www.dfg.ca.gov/fishplant/index.html, "fish planting page," "Bay Delta Region," and on the Region's up-to-date recording at 944-5581. If you no longer require a hard copy of this news release, please call (707) 944-5551.