August 3, 2009
There are several programs in the state to help the roundtail chub, also known as the Verde trout to recover. There is a breeding program at Page Springs/Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery, a native fishery at Fossil Springs and another on the cusp of getting started at Stillman Lake at the Verde River headwaters.
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VERDE RIVER - There is only one fish that can remotely lay claim to being the Verde River's official fish.
By Steve Ayers
August 3, 2009