ODFW Disposes Of 160,000 Trout After New Parasite Found In Fish Raised At 3 Hatcheries

ODFW reports it has disposed of about 160,000 8- to 10-inch rainbows that were being raised at Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries to stop the spread of a new parasite; loss will be backfilled with 104,000 surplus trout.

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