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Watch: 'Salmon Cannon' Used To Stock Colorado Waters With Fingerlings

NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife released 40,000 Kokanee salmon fingerlings into Boulder Creek -- using the salmon cannon! Wildlife officials released them into Middle Boulder Creek earlier this week in Nederland.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

The freshwater salmon are native to Colorado and they'll grow up to be quite the catch!

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

 

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