Trout Stocked in Iowa by Federal Fish Hatchery
Iowa conservation officials announced the state received over 3000 rainbow trout from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. Manchester hatchery manager Norm Hines said 1200 are brood stock weighing 25 to 3 pounds, the rest smaller from 1 to 14 pounds. They will be evenly distributed to 44 Iowa trout streams with stocking underway.