Jones Hole Hatchery raises mainly rainbow trout. These are stocked in Flaming Gorge Reservoir and other Colorado River Storage Project water. The hatchery also currently supplies fish for the Ute Tribe sportfishing resource. Existing rearing capacity of the hatchery is 175,000 pounds of fish annually. It is estimated that with adequate flow this may be increased to 263,000 pounds.

Under the Fish Hatchery Production Plan, rehabilitation of Jones Hole Hatchery is planned to increase hatchery rearing space. The amount of increase is dependent on increased flow that may be realized there.

Final estimated cost of rehabilitation is approximately $1.7 million. The Mitigation Commission is responsible for about $1.3 million of the cost.

Flow monitoring is planned for the Jones Hole Hatchery and modifications have been made to a water supply system. When the amount of increased flow is determined, a proposed action will be drawn up and environmental analysis completed.

The Central Utah Project and other reclamation projects created many reservoirs in Utah. These flatwater areas provide for a variety of water-related recreation opportunities including fishing. Most reservoir fisheries are heavily used and not able to sustain themselves through natural recruitment, requiring management programs dependent on stocking hatchery-reared fish. Fish stocking demands in Utah for reclamation projects have been met in the past through both State and Federal hatcheries. CUPCA identifies funding for planning and implementing improvements to existing hatcheries and/or the development of new fish hatcheries to increase production of warm-water and cold-water fish for areas affected by the Colorado River Storage Project in Utah.