General Description:
Assists Fisheries and Law Enforcement staff by stocking trout into streams and lakes.
Specific Duties:
- Assists Hatchery personnel with delivery and stocking of trout into streams and lakes, as assigned.
- Carries trout from the truck to the stream or lake in buckets or nets
- Distributes trout along streams or in lakes as needed/directed
- Assists with road safety
- Must keep the assigned stocking effort confidential, in order to maintain the integrity of the unannounced stocking program, which ensures a fair opportunity for all anglers, and upholds the management objectives of the Fisheries Division stocking plan
- Provide 2-4 hours, or more of service per stocking activity
- Keep records and make reports as required
- May be required/permitted to drive state vehicle during the course of operations (Requires written authorization from CWF Program Coordinator.)
Qualifications:
- Repeatedly lifting moderate to heavy buckets and nets (up to 50 lbs.) of fish
- Hauling nets and buckets of fish over rough terrain to release sites
- Climbing onto raised truck bed (may be slippery)
- Available on week days and, on occasion, weekends
- Willing to work in all weather conditions
- Provide own clothing and footwear suitable to safely perform this position
Training:
- Orientation
- Safety Training
- On-the-job training
Time Commitment:
- Once a month to as often as a couple of times a week, depending on water conditions and other considerations
- Seasonal — Fall through late Spring