Lake trout fry search for feed floating on the surface of a rearing tank at Jordan River NFH. - FWS photo

The new year class of lake trout, produced from the fall 2006 spawning effort, have all hatched and some have begun to feed. 

It takes more than 3,000 to make a pound of weight, and they average approximately an inch in length.  As their development progresses, staff will increase their feeding frequency to about once per hour during the work day. 

Their feed is a high protein, commercially produced diet designed specifically for trout and salmon aquaculture.  The estimated “first feeding” inventory is in the neighborhood of 3.5 million.  These fish are intended for release in the spring of 2008.