Stocking

Once the fish have reached stocking size (6 inch), they will be removed by seining. Through this process the fish are gathered in a net and brought to the edge of the pond, which will be weighed and a calculation will then be used to determine how many fish has been weighed. The net full of fish is then dumped into a stocking tank, which will be used to transport the fish to various lakes on the Navajo Nation. The Research and Management/Hatchery currently stocks 16 lakes within the reservation boundary. The Navajo Nation receives fish yearly from other National Fish Hatcheries such as Alchesay/Williams Creek, Uvalde and Inks Dam. These fish are distributed to the reservation lakes depending on it’s current condition and water level.

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