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Bluebird skies and abundant sun helped warm the waters of Lake Shawnee to 59 degrees Saturday, a warm welcome to the approximately 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout stocked by Crystal Lake Fisheries, of Ava, Mo. A crowd of about 50 onlookers gathered on the boat docks at the east boat ramp as the trucks unloaded some of the day’s cargo – other spots around the lake were stocked earlier in the day, but the bigger fish were saved for the noontime public stocking.

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