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West Virgina Trout Stocked Waters the Week of April 27 – May 1, 2009

West Virgina - -(FishNLand.com)- The following West Virgina waters were stocked the week of April 27, 2009

Anthony Creek

Bear Rocks Lake

Big Clear Creek

Blackwater River

Buffalo Creek (Brooke)

Buffalo Fork Lake

Bullskin Run

Cacpon Park Lake

Camp Creek

Castleman Run Lake

Cherry River

Clear Fork of Guy

Conaway Run Lake

Cranberry River

Dillons Run

Dry Fork (Randolph, Tucker)

East Fork Greenbrier River

East River

Edwards Run

Elk River

Evitts Run

French Creek Pond

Ft. Ashby Reservoir

Gandy Creek

Glady Fork

Greenbrier River

Horseshoe Run

Kimsey Run Lake

Knapps Creek

Kanawha State Forest Pond (Children & Class Q)

Laurel Fork (Randolph)

Laurel Fork of Holly River

Left Fork of Holly River

Little Clear Creek

Little River East Fork Greenbrier River

Little River West Fork Greenbrier River

Lost River

Mash Fork

Middle Creek

Middle Wheeling Lake

Mill Creek of Opequon

Mill Creek of South Branch

Mill Run of South Branch

New Creek

New Creek Dam #14

North Fork of Anthony

North Fork of Cherry River

North Fork of Fishing Creek

North Fork of Lunice

North Fork of Patterson

North Fork South Branch

North Fork South Branch (Catch & Release)

Opequon Creek

Paint Creek

Paw Paw Creek

Pinnacle Creek (upper and lower)

Pond Fork

R. D. Bailey Tailwaters

Red Creek

Rock Cliff Lake

Rocky Marsh Run

Second Creek (Catch & Release)

Shavers Fork (Bemis)

Shavers Fork (lower)

Shavers Fork (upper)

South Branch (Franklin)

South Branch (Smoke Hole)

South Fork of Cherry River

South Fork of Cranberry River

South Fork of Fishing Creek

Spruce Knob Lake

Summersville Tailwaters

Summit Lake

Teter Creek Lake

Trout Run

Waites Run

Warden Lake

Watoga Lake

West Fork Greenbrier River

Wheeling Creek

Whiteday Creek

Williams River

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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1900 Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston, WV 25305-0060

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Help California’s Rarest Trout
Paiute cutthroat trout are the rarest of native California trout.

California -(FishNLand.com)- Paiute cutthroat trout are the rarest of native California trout. The current range of this rare endemic fish is but a scant nine miles of creeks in Alpine County.

Like many of the other eleven remaining native California trout, Paiute are in trouble. In CalTrout’s recent report, SOS: California’s Native Fish Crisis, Paiute were given a score of “2″. This means they’re vulnerable to extinction within the next 100 years in their native range without substantial intervention.

Fortunately, the California Department of Fish and Game and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are considering proposals to restore the Paiute Cutthroat trout to the remaining eleven miles of its historic range.

The agencies are considering three alternatives: the status quo of fishery management; the removal of invasive species with rotenone, a naturally-derived piscicide; and the physical removal of invasive species through electro fishing, gill netting and seining.

Because the first alternative would limit the genetic integrity and habitat connectivity/availability for the Paiute and would likely result in the eventual extirpation of the species, CalTrout cannot recommend it.

Because most data show that physical removal methods are labor intensive, costly, and ineffective, CalTrout cannot recommend the third alternative.

CalTrout therefore feels strongly that rotenone treatment (Alternative 2) gives the Paiute the best chance at full recovery.

Rotenone occurs naturally in the roots and stems of several plants. Research shows that its environmental impacts are minimal and it is harmless to humans when applied properly.

This option would most thoroughly remove the introduced species that threaten the long-term survival of Paiute.

Please click on the Logo below to let DFG know you support Alternative 2.

But hurry, the May 4th comment deadline is fast approaching.

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Irvine Lake Sees New Lake Record 22.6 Pound Rainbow Trout

Caught on Berkley PowerBait Turbo Dough and 4-pound test Berkley Trilene 100-Percent Fluorocarbon

Irvine Lake, CA -(FishNLand.com)- World-class saltwater angler Greg Stotesbury of Mission Viejo added another accolade to his already impressive array of fishing awards: New Lake Record Holder for rainbow trout at Irvine Lake with a monstrous 22.6 pounder caught on March 19. The Orange County-based angler just wanted to take a day off amidst the grueling sportsmen’s show season, so he headed down to Irvine Lake for only the second time in the last 10 years.

“My saltwater fishing club, Los Pescadores of Newport Beach, was having a trout tournament at Irvine Lake”, related Stotesbury. “My wife and I anchored up in 19 feet of water off Trout Island. I saw a guy fishing nearby get a fish on something green, so that’s what I put on. Once the bait settled to the bottom, I got bit instantly, and the fish greyhounded over the surface.”

“The big fish hit on Berkley PowerBait Turbo Dough in the spring green/yellow color, rigged on a #14 gold treble hook. I was using 4-pound test Berkley Trilene 100-Percent Fluorocarbon line, I owe it all to Berkley!” “We fought him for about 5 minutes, and my wife Dara did an expert job on netting it. We had brought a very large net in anticipation of catching a big one. I’ve caught trout in the 8 to 9 pound class before at Lee’s Ferry. This fish was very powerful, and would bust you off in a heartbeat if your drag wasn’t set properly.”

Irvine Lake’s General Manager Dave Noyes added, “We’ve been dealing with our fish supplier, Tim Goodman at Calaveras Trout Farms, for about 5 years now. When we got started, he promised that within 5 years we would have a new lake record fish. The former record was 22.55 pounds, and now we’ve broken it. Almost all of the big fish at Irvine Lake are caught on Berkley Gulp! or Berkley Power Bait.”

Story Courtesy of Steve Carson

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