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FISHING — An exciting yearly tradition, meaning thespawninon: Fort Peck Reservoir is well known for its walleye fishing, but what are the secrets behind the continuation of this world-class fishery? Besides and awesome forage base of cisco walleye, which are an introduced species, get a boost in their numbers by artificial reproduction. Since the amount of spawning habitat with Fort Peck Reservoir and its feeder rivers and streams varies depending upon reservoir elevation and how “good” the water year is, natural recruitment of walleye may be highly variable. Therefore stocking walleye on an annual basis provides more consistent recruitment to meet the desires of anglers. The spawn andeggcollectionprocessrampedupwiththebuilding of the fort Peck Fish Hatchery and its first production season in 2006. Many of the collected eggs are reared on sire, w...