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Tommie Berger checks a pool along the seep stream. At his feet is a concrete Lunker Bunker, placed to provide fish shade and cover.

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Bur oak trees have been planted in several areas to help hold the soil along the stream.

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Tommie Berger checks the water temperature where it seeps from Kanopolis Lake. At about 56 degrees, it's cold enough to support trout.

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One of several river birch trees donated to the cause by the Flatland Fly Fishers Club. The trees should provide valuable shade for trout.

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Fisheries biologist Tommie Berger steps across a man-made riffle used to create a pool for trout.

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Biologist Tommie Berger explains modifications made along the Kanopolis seep stream.

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Tommie Berger stands atop a section of Lunker Bunker, a concrete structure used to create shade and cooler water for trout.

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A flock of hen wild turkeys and their poults headed towards the cover along the Kanoplois seep stream

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Biologist Tommie Berger checks the water temperature along a section of the seep stream below Kanopolis Lake. It's hoped that some man-made changes will keep the stream cool enough to support trout all year.

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Water at 66 degrees is a good sign along the seep stream. Brown trout can survive if it's 70 degrees or below.

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A section of the 2-mile seep stream below Kanopolis Lake. It's hoped that it may someday support trout all year rather than just in the fall and winter.

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Biologist Tommie Berger steps across stones stacked to create a pool along the Kanopolis seep stream.

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Long sections of netting have been placed to help keep silt out of the stream.

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More than 300 feet of Lunker Bunkers were recently placed in the Kanopolis seep stream to provide shade and cooler water for trout.

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