| Pennsylvania trout anglers
are receiving a bonus of sorts – 21,000 additional trout. The fish are “extras” raised under contract
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Northeast Fishery Center.
The center
is under contract to provide the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) with 100,000 adult trout
annually. The additional fish represent a surplus – and extra opportunities.
“Raising fish is not like
cranking pieces out on an assembly line. It’s a live product and production goals are generally established
as a range rather than an exact figure. In this case, production came out on the high end of the range.
As a result, we’re
able to add some additional stockings in some suitable waters,” said Brian Wisner, Director of Fish Production
for the PFBC.
The first of those stockings came June 15, with fish planted in section 3 of the Brodhead
Creek, Monroe County; Section 4 of the Nesquehoning Creek in Carbon County; and Section 4 of Pohopoco
Creek, also in Carbon County.
Stockings are planned for June 20 in sections 13 and 14 of Fishing Creek,
Clinton County, and June 21 in Section 3 of Kinzua Creek, South Branch in McKean County. Several additional
stockings are in the planning stages.
To locate these stream sections and other great fishing destinations,
click on the “County
Guides” section
of the PFBC web site at www.fishandboat.com. |
