TROPICAL FISH HATCHERY at Lake Mead 108 8

Tropical fishing 7 years ago 7,010 views

Filmed on 4-3-17. Theres quite a few natural springs in the Nevada desert, but this one is much different. Located at Lake Mead, Nevada about 27 miles northeast of Las Vegas. About one mile past Echo Bay on North Shore Drive. Look for the palm trees, and picnic area. First in 1903 the water that flows out of the hard rock mountain into Lake Mead. There was an attempt to divert the water to nearby St. Thomas. A Morman city that had to be moved when Hoover dam was built in the 30's. St. Thomas was soon under 200 feet of water, but now that the lake is at all time lows. St. Thomas is finally back out of water. They laid cement to divert the water that is still there today. In the late 50's someone made it into a tropical fish hatchery. With the water being a constant 80 degrees all year round. It was a perfect site for a tropical fish hatchery. Now its named Rogers Spring. The tropical fish in the pond are now in the thousands.

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Jay Vee - 6 years ago

This was a cool video, thank you

Dakota Fleming - 6 years ago

The yellow flowers wow

clay collins - 6 years ago

God I love Nevada, so gorgeous!

mary love - 6 years ago

Cool place so beautiful wish I could see in person. Thanks for video. Thumbs up.

Raymond Sugel Jr - 7 years ago

Keep it up Christian! I too am a fish hobbyist specializing in reef

WrecksHavoc - 7 years ago

Thanks so much for this video, and your comments, you have brought back some great memories...my parents took me and my siblings here in the 50`s and 60`s, I can tell you the fish varieties and population varies every few years, my last trip here was in 1984 , there were a ton of swordtail/ platy mix...looks like all that is left are the mollies and what you thought were Gouramis are
Texas cichlids, pronounced sick lids which grow rather large...again Thanks for the memories !

pelligrad - 7 years ago

Thanks for showing this place. It is beautiful. We are always worried with you 2 walking around dangerous places. Glad it always works out okay for you. How is baseball going? What position does he play? We are still rooting for him.

ADVENTURES with Christian - 7 years ago

pelligrad Its usually me slipping, but lately its Sean. Sean plays catcher, and 3rd base. Thank you for always watching.

sprdvx - 7 years ago

It's awesome to see you spend so much time with your son. I kinda always wished I had a dad like you but mine never wanted kids much lol.

Jose Rios - 7 years ago

sprdvx same

Satoshi 2445 - 7 years ago

sprdvx yea me too

sprdvx - 7 years ago

I think that was that worm like parasite that goes into the brain that a few kids every year get from playing in ditchwater and pond water. Yeah it's a terrible way to die.