San Joaquin State Fish Hatchery Robbed

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A Thousand Trout Stolen In Fresno

23 August,2011 01:26 pm

Somewhere in California, someone has a truck load of stolen merchandise that probably is starting to stink.State Fish and Game wardens are investigating on Monday what they believe to be the first large-scale theft from a state fish hatchery after as many as a thousand trophy-sized trout were taken from a facility near Fresno.Workers at the San Joaquin State Fish Hatchery found the gate pried open and blood covering the floors on Sunday. Department spokesman Patrick Foy says the trout were 3 years old and weighed three pounds each.The trout were part of a program paid for by fishing license fees to stock lakes for fishing enthusiasts.Wardens are now scouring California fish markets for signs of them. Trout sells for up to $7 a pound.