03-21-2006, 12:08 AM
[left]During the week of January 16 – 20, 2006, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will once again stock lakes in West Tennessee with rainbow trout for the winter months. This year TWRA expanded this program and stocked additional lakes in West Tennessee. The new lakes added this year are located in Martin, Collierville, Bartlett and Munford, Tennessee.[/left] [left]Lakes to be re-stocked in West Tennessee and the number of rainbow trout to be released during this week are as follows.[/left] [left]· Cameron Brown Park Lake, located on Farmington Rd. in Germantown, TN (1,500 fish).[/left] [left]· McKenzie City Park Lake, McKenzie, TN (750 fish).[/left] [left]· Lake Graham, Jackson, TN (1,500 fish). Trout will be placed in a cove that will be blocked off using nets.[/left] [left]· Martin City Pond, Martin,TN (500 fish).[/left] [left]· Johnson Park Lake, located on Shelton Rd. in Collierville (1000 fish).[/left] [left]· Bartlett City Park Lakes (Yale Road, Rocky Ford and Stone Ridge) (500 fish each lake).[/left] [left]· Munford City Park Lake (1000 fish).[/left] [left]A trout license (Type 022) is required along with any other appropriate license (except for lifetime and sportsman license holders) for anglers 16 and older. There is no size limit on the trout, but the daily creel limit is 7.[/left] [left]While some Tennessee waters support trout year round, none of the urban waters in West Tennessee will support them once spring arrives and water temperatures increase. Trout are cold-water species and require water temperatures in the 50’s.[/left] [left]Rod and Reel anglers should use light equipment with 4 to 6 pound line. Hooks should be small, #10, 12 or 14 depending on the bait chosen. Popular trout baits are corn, salmon eggs (chartreuse and orange are good colors), night crawlers or red worms. Good choices for artificial bait include small spinner baits (1/16 ounce) or smaller in various colors.[/left]
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