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Sam Penrod ReportingA beautiful day like today has a lot of us ready to spend some time outdoors; a lot of us are looking for the fishing pole. Just in the nick of time, the Division of Wildlife Resources started re-stocking Utah's popular fishing areas today.
Within just a matter of seconds, hundreds of fish moved into Salem Pond. For kids who just happen to have today off from school, it is their lucky day.
Michael Christensen: "These guys came with a whole bunch of fish and let them out here, and now we're trying to catch them."
So far his younger brother Caden hasn't had a bite.
Caden Christensen: "I've been trying with salmon eggs most of the time."
Having a pond with fish so close to home is every kid's dream.
Cade McAllister: "I can just come here any day I want and just fish for fun."
The fish being delivered today are being taken to urban fisheries, small ponds located in communities along the Wasatch Front."
Dave Behunin, Division of Wildlife Resources: "We're hitting 13 different lakes, these urban fisheries putting in ten thousand fish."
Today it is eight inch rainbow trout, but the DWR plants all types of trout at Utah's lakes and ponds.
Dave Behunin, Division of Wildlife Resources: "The hybrids, tiger trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and lake trout and a few cutthroat."
And after watching your favorite pond get re-stocked, it's enough to make any kid's day.
Travis Morgan: "It's kind of exciting, we haven't been able to catch very many fish this year and I think it's going to be a whole lot better."
And a few minutes later, it was better, when this little fisherman reeled in the catch of the day. There will be even more fish available to plant around the state this summer.
A hatchery in Garfield County that was closed because of whirling disease has re-opened and again at full production.
