09-15-2007, 10:52 AM
DEP Begins Fall Trout Stocking
Stockings begin earlier this fall, new Urban Fishing Areas
among the areas to be stocked, Low stream flows
may affect stockings of some areas!
FALL…when cool, crisp days, clear blue skies, bright white clouds, and vibrant foliage provide a spectacular backdrop for trout fishing! The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that its autumn trout stocking will begin tomorrow September 13th. From mid-September through mid-October, DEP expects to release nearly 49,000 trout into selected waters throughout the state. Among the areas scheduled for stocking this fall are twenty-six lakes and ponds, twenty-two rivers and streams including eleven of the Trout Management Areas (TMA), four "Urban Fishing Areas", and nine Trout Parks.
DEP is pleased to announce the addition of the "Urban Fishing Areas", Bunnells Pond (Bridgeport), Keney Pond (Hartford), Lake Wintergreen (Hamden) and Mohegan Park Pond (Norwich), to the fall schedule. These four lakes and ponds are intended to create and enhance fisheries in urban areas as part of the DEP’s "No Child Left Inside" initiative. "These areas were stocked with trout last spring, with catfish this summer, and now will be stocked with trout again this fall. They should provide excellent opportunities for children and families to get outside and enjoy fishing without having to travel far," said DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy.
Also intended to be attractive areas for families to get together and fish are the designated Trout Parks. All the Trout Parks that DEP plans to stock this fall will be stocked twice, and four will be stocked three times. "Our designated Trout Parks have become quite popular with anglers," said Commissioner McCarthy. "Trout Parks are great places for a family to spend an afternoon fishing and picnicking, especially during the height of the foliage season."
Anglers can look forward to a number of changes to the fall stocking program. This year, stockings are starting earlier in the season and they will be conducted over a more extended period than in previous years. The earlier start is designed to take advantage of the longer day-length and the typically better late summer and early fall weather. The extended season will facilitate multiple stockings of a number of the more popular areas including the Trout Parks. Also, DEP will be releasing 9,000 large brown trout (greater than 12 inches in length) along with 40,000 standard size (9-12 inch) rainbow trout.
Anglers are advised that the current dry weather conditions may cause a number of changes in this fall’s stocking schedule. Despite some recent rains, flows are well below average for this time of the year in many of the state’s rivers and streams, especially in northeastern Connecticut. Water levels may be too low to permit releasing trout into some of the rivers and streams currently scheduled for stocking. "Unless we get a substantial amount of rainfall in the next week, we will have to evaluate the conditions for each river a day or two before we plan to stock," said Commissioner McCarthy. "If flows are too low in a river, trout will instead be stocked into more suitable areas, most likely a lake or pond." Updates on the status of trout stocking will be published in DEP’s Weekly Fishing Report, and if needed, in additional news releases.
Trout Parks have a two-fish per day creel limit. Fishing in all sixteen Trout Management Areas is catch-and-release only during the fall. Regulations vary on many of the other waters to be stocked this fall. The DEP advises anglers to check fishing regulations in their 2007 Connecticut Angler’s Guide. Guides are available from Town Clerks, many bait & tackle stores, or by contacting the DEP Inland Fisheries Division (860-424-FISH). The Angler's Guide, Weekly Fishing Reports and news releases can all be found on the DEP web site at: [url "http://www.ct.gov/dep"][#006699]www.ct.gov/dep[/#006699][/url]
Below are list of the Urban fishing Areas, Trout Parks, Trout Management areas, and other locations that are scheduled to be stocked this fall. Fall trout stocking is currently scheduled to be completed by October 16th. The following is subject to change, especially if water levels do not improve in rivers and streams.
URBAN FISHING AREAS:
Bunnells Pond
Mohegan Park Pond
Keney Park Pond
Lake Wintergreen
TROUT PARKS:
Black Rock Pond
Mohegan Park Pond
Chatfield Hollow
Southford Falls Pond
Day Pond
Valley Falls Park Pond
Great Hollow Pond (Wolfe Park)
Wharton Brook (Allen Brook Pond)
Natchaug River
TROUT MANAGEMENT AREAS (TMA):
Farmington River TMA
Salmon River TMA
Hammonasset River TMA
Saugatuck River TMA
Mianus River TMA
Sleeping Giant TMA (Mill River-Hamden)
Mill River TMA
Yantic River TMA
Moosup River TMA
Willimantic River TMA
Naugatuck River TMA
RIVERS AND STREAMS (see Trout Parks & TMAs for additional locations):
East Aspetuck River
Pequonnock River
Sandy Brook
Farmill River
Pomperaug River
Saugatuck River
Hammonasset River
Quinebaug River
Scantic River
Norwalk River
East Branch Salmon Brook (Granby)
Shetucket River
Pachaug River
Salmon River (Colchester)
Yantic River
LAKES AND PONDS (see Trout Parks for additional locations):
Amos Lake
Crystal Lake (Ellington)
Rogers Lake
Bashan Lake
Horse Pond
Squantz Pond
Baummers Pond
Long Pond
Stillwater Pond
Beach Pond
Mashapaug Lake
Tyler Pond
Bigelow Pond
Mohawk Pond
Wauregan Reservoir
Black Pond (Middlefield)
Moosup Pond
West Hill Pond
Black Pond (Woodstock)
Mt. Tom Pond
West Side Pond
Cedar Lake
Pattaconk Lake
Wyassup Lake
Coventry Lake
Quonnipaug Lake
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Stockings begin earlier this fall, new Urban Fishing Areas
among the areas to be stocked, Low stream flows
may affect stockings of some areas!
FALL…when cool, crisp days, clear blue skies, bright white clouds, and vibrant foliage provide a spectacular backdrop for trout fishing! The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that its autumn trout stocking will begin tomorrow September 13th. From mid-September through mid-October, DEP expects to release nearly 49,000 trout into selected waters throughout the state. Among the areas scheduled for stocking this fall are twenty-six lakes and ponds, twenty-two rivers and streams including eleven of the Trout Management Areas (TMA), four "Urban Fishing Areas", and nine Trout Parks.
DEP is pleased to announce the addition of the "Urban Fishing Areas", Bunnells Pond (Bridgeport), Keney Pond (Hartford), Lake Wintergreen (Hamden) and Mohegan Park Pond (Norwich), to the fall schedule. These four lakes and ponds are intended to create and enhance fisheries in urban areas as part of the DEP’s "No Child Left Inside" initiative. "These areas were stocked with trout last spring, with catfish this summer, and now will be stocked with trout again this fall. They should provide excellent opportunities for children and families to get outside and enjoy fishing without having to travel far," said DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy.
Also intended to be attractive areas for families to get together and fish are the designated Trout Parks. All the Trout Parks that DEP plans to stock this fall will be stocked twice, and four will be stocked three times. "Our designated Trout Parks have become quite popular with anglers," said Commissioner McCarthy. "Trout Parks are great places for a family to spend an afternoon fishing and picnicking, especially during the height of the foliage season."
Anglers can look forward to a number of changes to the fall stocking program. This year, stockings are starting earlier in the season and they will be conducted over a more extended period than in previous years. The earlier start is designed to take advantage of the longer day-length and the typically better late summer and early fall weather. The extended season will facilitate multiple stockings of a number of the more popular areas including the Trout Parks. Also, DEP will be releasing 9,000 large brown trout (greater than 12 inches in length) along with 40,000 standard size (9-12 inch) rainbow trout.
Anglers are advised that the current dry weather conditions may cause a number of changes in this fall’s stocking schedule. Despite some recent rains, flows are well below average for this time of the year in many of the state’s rivers and streams, especially in northeastern Connecticut. Water levels may be too low to permit releasing trout into some of the rivers and streams currently scheduled for stocking. "Unless we get a substantial amount of rainfall in the next week, we will have to evaluate the conditions for each river a day or two before we plan to stock," said Commissioner McCarthy. "If flows are too low in a river, trout will instead be stocked into more suitable areas, most likely a lake or pond." Updates on the status of trout stocking will be published in DEP’s Weekly Fishing Report, and if needed, in additional news releases.
Trout Parks have a two-fish per day creel limit. Fishing in all sixteen Trout Management Areas is catch-and-release only during the fall. Regulations vary on many of the other waters to be stocked this fall. The DEP advises anglers to check fishing regulations in their 2007 Connecticut Angler’s Guide. Guides are available from Town Clerks, many bait & tackle stores, or by contacting the DEP Inland Fisheries Division (860-424-FISH). The Angler's Guide, Weekly Fishing Reports and news releases can all be found on the DEP web site at: [url "http://www.ct.gov/dep"][#006699]www.ct.gov/dep[/#006699][/url]
Below are list of the Urban fishing Areas, Trout Parks, Trout Management areas, and other locations that are scheduled to be stocked this fall. Fall trout stocking is currently scheduled to be completed by October 16th. The following is subject to change, especially if water levels do not improve in rivers and streams.
URBAN FISHING AREAS:
Bunnells Pond
Mohegan Park Pond
Keney Park Pond
Lake Wintergreen
TROUT PARKS:
Black Rock Pond
Mohegan Park Pond
Chatfield Hollow
Southford Falls Pond
Day Pond
Valley Falls Park Pond
Great Hollow Pond (Wolfe Park)
Wharton Brook (Allen Brook Pond)
Natchaug River
TROUT MANAGEMENT AREAS (TMA):
Farmington River TMA
Salmon River TMA
Hammonasset River TMA
Saugatuck River TMA
Mianus River TMA
Sleeping Giant TMA (Mill River-Hamden)
Mill River TMA
Yantic River TMA
Moosup River TMA
Willimantic River TMA
Naugatuck River TMA
RIVERS AND STREAMS (see Trout Parks & TMAs for additional locations):
East Aspetuck River
Pequonnock River
Sandy Brook
Farmill River
Pomperaug River
Saugatuck River
Hammonasset River
Quinebaug River
Scantic River
Norwalk River
East Branch Salmon Brook (Granby)
Shetucket River
Pachaug River
Salmon River (Colchester)
Yantic River
LAKES AND PONDS (see Trout Parks for additional locations):
Amos Lake
Crystal Lake (Ellington)
Rogers Lake
Bashan Lake
Horse Pond
Squantz Pond
Baummers Pond
Long Pond
Stillwater Pond
Beach Pond
Mashapaug Lake
Tyler Pond
Bigelow Pond
Mohawk Pond
Wauregan Reservoir
Black Pond (Middlefield)
Moosup Pond
West Hill Pond
Black Pond (Woodstock)
Mt. Tom Pond
West Side Pond
Cedar Lake
Pattaconk Lake
Wyassup Lake
Coventry Lake
Quonnipaug Lake
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