04-15-2005, 09:49 AM
Children and Anglers to Help DEP Fisheries Staff Stock Trout At Six Locations on Opening Day ? Saturday, April 16
Fisheries staff from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be available to answer questions from the public and the media at six locations on Opening Day, April 16, 2005. Biologists will be explaining trout parks to the public as well as emphasizing fishing regulations in Connecticut. They will also be surveying anglers to collect information on the number of people fishing, number of trout being caught, and to get a feel for the success and satisfaction of anglers on Opening Day.
This will be the only opportunity for the media to catch up with DEP Fisheries Biologists on Opening Day.
Opening Day Stocking Schedule: April 16, 2005
Time Town Location Activities Staff
8:30 a.m. Simsbury Stratton Brook S.P. Stocking
Deputy Commissioner David Leff & Fisheries Biologist
8:30 a.m. Oxford Southford Falls S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
9:30 a.m. Killingworth Chatfield Hollow S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
9:30 a.m. Wallingford Wharton Brook S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
10:30 a.m. Monroe Wolfe Park Stocking Fisheries Biologist
10:30 a.m. Watertown Black Rock S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
Opening Day of Fishing is Saturday, April 16, 2005
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Fisheries staff from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be available to answer questions from the public and the media at six locations on Opening Day, April 16, 2005. Biologists will be explaining trout parks to the public as well as emphasizing fishing regulations in Connecticut. They will also be surveying anglers to collect information on the number of people fishing, number of trout being caught, and to get a feel for the success and satisfaction of anglers on Opening Day.
This will be the only opportunity for the media to catch up with DEP Fisheries Biologists on Opening Day.
Opening Day Stocking Schedule: April 16, 2005
Time Town Location Activities Staff
8:30 a.m. Simsbury Stratton Brook S.P. Stocking
Deputy Commissioner David Leff & Fisheries Biologist
8:30 a.m. Oxford Southford Falls S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
9:30 a.m. Killingworth Chatfield Hollow S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
9:30 a.m. Wallingford Wharton Brook S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
10:30 a.m. Monroe Wolfe Park Stocking Fisheries Biologist
10:30 a.m. Watertown Black Rock S.P. Stocking Fisheries Biologist
Opening Day of Fishing is Saturday, April 16, 2005
Press Releases | News
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