Classroom Aquarium Education Program (CAEP)

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Releasing Trout

Bay Delta Region CAEP

Trout in the Classroom

Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma counties

You must have prior permission from DFG to hatch and release trout.
A signed Form 772 (PDF) must be with eggs/fish at all times.
Contact Ethan Rotman at Ethan.Rotman@wildlife.ca.gov or (415) 892-0460 if you have any questions.

Releasing Rainbow Trout | Releasing Steelhead Trout

Releasing Rainbow Trout

With appropriate authorization, rainbow trout fry may be released into	Trout may NOT be released into
Alameda County Lake Elizabeth Lake Temescal Lakeshore Park Quarry Lakes Shadow Cliffs Reservoir Contra Costa County Contra Loma Reservoir Lafayette Reservoir Heather Farms Pond Hidden Valley Lakes Lake Refugio San Pablo Reservoir Marin County Bon Tempe Reservoir Lake Lagunitas Phoenix Lake Scottsdale Pond Napa County Lake Hennessey San Francisco County Lake Merced (all) Sonoma County Lake Ralphine Solano County Lake Chabot Santa Clara County Campbell Perc Ponds Lake Cunningham Sandy Wool Lake Spring Valley Pond Santa Cruz County Pinto Lake	Cottonwood Lake Lake Chabot (Alameda County) Del Valle Reservoir Don Castro Reservoir Hilltop Lake Lake Anza Lake Merritt and channel Sprig Lake Stafford Lake Vasona Lake Any body of water not specified on your Form 772 (PDF)

With appropriate authorization,
rainbow trout fry may be released into

Trout may NOT be released into

Alameda County
- Lake Elizabeth
- Lake Temescal
- Lakeshore Park
- Quarry Lakes
- Shadow Cliffs Reservoir
Contra Costa County
- Contra Loma Reservoir
- Lafayette Reservoir
- Heather Farms Pond
- Hidden Valley Lakes
- Lake Refugio
- San Pablo Reservoir
Marin County
- Bon Tempe Reservoir
- Lake Lagunitas
- Phoenix Lake
- Scottsdale Pond
Napa County
- Lake Hennessey
San Francisco County
- Lake Merced (all)
Sonoma County
- Lake Ralphine
Solano County
- Lake Chabot
Santa Clara County
- Campbell Perc Ponds
- Lake Cunningham
- Sandy Wool Lake
- Spring Valley Pond
Santa Cruz County
- Pinto Lake

Cottonwood Lake
Lake Chabot (Alameda County)
Del Valle Reservoir
Don Castro Reservoir
Hilltop Lake
Lake Anza
Lake Merritt and channel
Sprig Lake
Stafford Lake
Vasona Lake
Any body of water not specified
on your Form 772 (PDF)

Releasing Steelhead Trout

Release of Steelhead Trout from Warm Springs Hatchery	2013 Egg Pick Up Dates from Warm Springs Hatchery	Release of Steelhead Trout from Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Education Program
Mendocino County Gibson Creek Feliz Creek Orr Creek Russian River Dooley Creek Sonoma County Atascadero Creek Big Sulphur Creek Brush Creek Dry Creek Dutch Bill Creek Fife Creek Foss Creek Green Valley or Salmon Creek Mark West Creek Matanzas Creek Mill Creek Oakmont Creek Porter Creek Santa Rosa Creek Santa Rosa Creek, upper Sausal Creek Sweetwater Creek Other Approved Waters Hobson Creek Felta Creek Porter Creek Green Valley Creek Smith Creek Willow Creek	Eggs will be available for pick up 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the following dates: February 12 February 26 March 12 March 26 April 9	With appropriate authorization, steelhead trout fry obtained from Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Education Program may only be released into: The San Lorenzo Watershed at or above Henry Cowell State Park Branciforte Creek by De Laveaga Park Area

Release of Steelhead Trout from Warm Springs Hatchery

2013 Egg Pick Up Dates from Warm Springs Hatchery

Release of Steelhead Trout from Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Education Program

Mendocino County
- Gibson Creek
- Feliz Creek
- Orr Creek
- Russian River
- Dooley Creek
Sonoma County
- Atascadero Creek
- Big Sulphur Creek
- Brush Creek
- Dry Creek
- Dutch Bill Creek
- Fife Creek
- Foss Creek
- Green Valley
  or Salmon Creek
- Mark West Creek
- Matanzas Creek
- Mill Creek
- Oakmont Creek
- Porter Creek
- Santa Rosa Creek
- Santa Rosa Creek, upper
- Sausal Creek
- Sweetwater Creek
Other Approved Waters
- Hobson Creek
- Felta Creek
- Porter Creek
- Green Valley Creek
- Smith Creek
- Willow Creek

Eggs will be available for pick up 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the following dates:

February 12
February 26
March 12
March 26
April 9

With appropriate authorization, steelhead trout fry obtained from Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Education Program may only be released into:

The San Lorenzo Watershed at or above Henry Cowell State Park
Branciforte Creek by De Laveaga Park Area

updated 11/1/2012

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