Dworshak To Receive 24,000 Rainbow Trout In Early April

OROFINO - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock 24,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout into Dworshak Reservoir this week. The trout will be released at the Dent boat ramp due to increases in water release at the dam. A similar number of trout will be stocked later in April and May. Release locations will be determined depending on the reservoir water release schedule. IDFG usually divides the fish among several boat ramps including Dent, Big Eddy and Canyon Creek. However, when the dam is releasing large quantities of water, IDFG release the fish farther up the reservoir so that the fish will not be flushed through the dam. Canyon Creek is also very difficult to access when using large hatchery transport trucks, which will be used for these stockings.