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6,000 Rainbow Trout Planted in Green Lake
May 18, 2005

About 6,000 rainbow trout measuring from 12 to 16 inches were planted in Green Lake May 18, 2005, watched by crowds of onlookers and cheered by enthusiastic fishermen. The fish were donated by Troutlodge, a fish-breeding company in Sumner who chose Green Lake to receive their surplus of spawning stock. The Washington Farm Bureau donated $2,000 to have the 1 to 3 pound trout trucked to the lake. The fish planting was coordinated by State Sen. Ken Jacobsen.

"These are really big trout," Sen. Jacobsen said. "This will probably be the best fishing in Green Lake ever."

Curt Kraemer, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife biologist agreed. "We like to put fish in lakes where people can get at them and use those waters," he said. The Dept. plants the lake on an annual basis and has contracted with this company before.

The fish in Green Lake
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Seattle TV stations recorded the event
TV camermen record the event for the evening news.

Trout are squirted into the lake through a plastic tube.

They swim around in their new home waters.

Fishermen are excited about the enhanced fishing.

GREEN LAKE EVENTS
Meetings
Friends of Green Lake meeting
FOGL meets at 7:00 PM on the third Tuesday of the month:
The Hearthstone
Board room, main floor
6720 E. Green Lake Way N
Seattle

Green Lake Community Council
GLCC meets at 7:00 PM at The Hearthstone (address above) on the second Wednesday of odd numbered months.
Green Lake Community Council

Friends of Green Lake Sept 20, 2005 Public Report on Water Quality Successful
Our September meeting at the Bathhouse Theater, "Public Report on Green Lake: An Update on Water Conditions" drew about 50 people and included six excellent talks including lake history, monitoring for bacteria and nutrients, milfoil mapping, and the carp removal efforts. Friends of Green Lake (FOGL) presented certificates for volunteer monitoring work at Green Lake to Rebecca Timson, teacher at Billings Middle School, and 24 Billings students. Three Billings students attended the meeting and asked some lively questions.

Current issues
Short-term vs. long-term
The 2004 alum treatment was a temporary solution to Green Lake's water quality problems and FOGL is studying long-term solutions.

Control of carp population
FOGL is working with fisheries experts to reduce the invasive common carp population.
Carp control at Green Lake

Lake management
FOGL will lobby the City of Seattle to appoint a lake manager responsible for Green Lake's water quality.

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