VIDEO: 11,000 Trout Added Through Hole In Ice At Eleven Mile Reservoir

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(CBS4) - Workers from the Colorado Parks & Wildlife stocked Eleven Mile Reservoir with 11,000 trout on Thursday. They had to cut through the ice to pump in the fish.

Eleven Mile Reservoir (credit: Colorado Parks & Wildlife)

The reservoir is known for its great fishing.

The fish are cutbow trout, which the CPW said are of a Bel-Air strain rainbow trout mixed with Snake River cutthroats.

Fishing licenses in Colorado for the new angling season are available starting on Sunday. Get more information at cpw.state.co.us.