2026 RAINBOW TROUT REARING AND DELIVERY

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Lewis County is seeking a contractor to rear and deliver rainbow trout fry and fingerlings to meet the obligations of the Cowlitz Falls Hydroelectric Project. The contractor must have the experience and capacity to rear 20,000 hatchery rainbow trout to an average size of two fish per pound and have the capacity to rear similar numbers of fry for the next year at the same time. The contractor will be responsible for purchasing rainbow trout fry and/or fingerlings, rearing them, and transporting them to the Day Use Park Fishing Pond and the Cowlitz Falls Project Reservoir. The contractor must also provide 800 trout for the "Kids' Trout Fishing Derby" every June. • The contractor must have experience working with public entities to rear trout and deliver. • The contractor must have the capacity to rear 20,000 hatchery rainbow trout to an average size of two fish per pound. • The contractor must have the capacity to rear similar numbers of fry for the next year at the same time. • The contractor must purchase rainbow trout fry and/or fingerlings and rear them according to WDFW standards. • The contractor must transport the trout to the Day Use Park Fishing Pond and the Cowlitz Falls Project Reservoir. • The contractor must provide 800 trout for the "Kids' Trout Fishing Derby" every June.