Stories: SAVING THE MARBLE TROUT: MarbleTrout-photoLukaDakskobler-014

Three weeks old sac fry are still kept in the hatchery in Modrej near Tolmin. Shortly, they will lose the yolk sac, and when they grow to about 5cm in length, they will be stocked into streams. But the hatchery can only accommodate a certain amount of fry, which is another reason for the eyed eggs method used in recent years.