In December, the Cuba-Rushford Central School District Fish Commission members traveled to the State University of New York at Cobleskill.

The students participated in an egg-take project that resulted in more than 70,000 eggs removed from 300 brook trout. Dr. John Foster, head of Cobleskill's fisheries program, complimented students on their effort and enthusiasm. He said they did better than most of the participating college students.

In addition to the egg-take, students camped out at the school's ski lodge and toured the college and its fisheries and wildlife facilities.

The next day, CRCS students sorted out the unfertilized eggs and packaged 500 brook trout into coolers for the trip home. By Sunday evening, the trout were in their new home -- the pond facility at CRCS Middle-High School.

The fish are from a Canadian strain of brook trout and are very hardy, weighing 40 percent more than typical wild stocks in New York State.