It’s been a while since we’ve given regular updates. But here’s all we’ve been up to over the summer:
The latest batch of fish courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
New Fish
Our batch of fish have arrived thanks to the help of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This year they moved us back to Cuttbows after a few years of pure Rainbows. Specifically they’re a Hofer Rainbow-Snake River Cutthroat hybrid. We received a delivery of 2500 of them in mid-September. They come to us when they’re between 3 and 6 inches long.
Logo
We were able to get a logo we’ve used to for some time into a clean, digital format. This will help us a lot in getting new materials and hopefully some stickers, hats, and t-shirts available soon.
Stocked Fish
Between an early loss of some of the fish and a new strain of Rainbow Trout that CPW is providing us with. The fish got really big this year. We made the decision to stock them all out into the ponds with the last batch of 107 Trout being stocked in mid-August. It’s a great time to hit the kids ponds for some late summer, early fall fishing.
Inlet Pipe improvements
For those unaware, the water used at the farm is fed from collection lines and Crystal Spring via a pipe running under Lincoln Street and into the farm. The pipe then spans across the runs with holes delivering water to each run. The concrete supports have started crumbling and put the pipe at the farm into a bad angle for delivering water to the end runs. We were able to get new pipe stands that are adjustable making for a much better way of managing the water flow into the runs.
Here’s a bonus video of the newest residents of the farm. Have a wonderful fall everyone!