The Strawberry Anglers Association

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of Strawberry Reservoir."

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Strawberry Reservoir
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          1905 Strawberry Reservoir construction began.
          1923 Trout stocked for the first time.
          1930 State record cutthroat throut caught–26.5 lbs.
          1940 Fish trap first used to take trout eggs.
          1945 Bait fishermen introduced nongame fish.
          1949 Original fishing camps constructed.
          1956 One trout kept for every five hours of fishing.
          1960 Over 90% of the fish were nongame.
          1961 All fish removed with chemical treatment.
          1962 One million trout are stocked.
          1972 Bait fishermen reintroduce nongame fish.
          1973 Soldier Creek Dam constructed.
          1984 Fishing Camps removed.
          1985 Strawberry and Soldier Creek reservoirs join.
          1986 Approximately 93% of all fish were nongame.
          1990 All fish removed with 2^nd chemical treatment.
          1991 Restocking of 3,000,000 game fish.
          1996 Sterilized rainbow planting discountinued.
          1997 S.A.A. organized.
          1998 Triploid sterilized rainbows reintroduced.