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Trout Stocked in West Virginia During The Week Of April 20 – 24, 2009

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources -(FishNLand.com)- The following waters were stocked the week of April 20, 2009

Anthony Creek

Big Sandy Creek

Blackwater River

Boley Lake

Buckhannon River

Bullskin Run

Burnsville Tailwaters

Cacapon Park Lake

Clear Fork of Tug

Coopers Rock Lake

Cranberry River

Dunkard Fork Lake

East Fork Greenbrier River

Elk River

Evitts Run

Gandy Creek

Glade Creek of Mann

Glade Creek of New

Glady Fork

Hills Creek

Indian Creek

Knapps Creek

Laurel Fork (Randolph)

Left Fork of Right Fork of Buckhannon River

Little River East Fork Greenbrier River

Little River West Fork Greenbrier River

Lost River

Marsh Fork

Middle Creek

Mill Creek of Opequon

Mountwood Park Lake

New Creek

North Fork of Patterson Creek

North Fork of South Branch

North River

Opequon Creek

Pinch Creek

Potts Creek

Rocky Marsh Run

Seneca Lake

Shavers Fork (Bemis)

Shavers Fork (lower)

Shavers Fork (upper)

South Branch (Franklin)

South Branch (Smoke Hole)

South Fork of Potts Creek

South Mill Creek Lake

Spruce Knob Lake

Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters

Summit Lake

Sutton Tailwaters

Tilhance Creek

Trout Run

Tuscarora Creek

Tygart Headwaters

Waites Run

Wallback Lake

Warden Lake

Watoga Lake

West Fork Greenbrier River

West Fork Greenbrier River (railroad grade)

Williams River

About West Virginia Dept of Natural Resources

Fish Management

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources fisheries management programs are designed to provide a variety of fishing opportunities and experiences for anglers. The DNR endeavors to develop opportunities that range from native brook trout creeks to musky streams and large river catfish, and from small impoundment bluegill to reservoir bass and walleye. These programs consist of efforts focused on coldwater and warmwater species management and their habitats. Research, stocking, public access development, regulations, and outreach combined with habitat protection, improvement, and restoration form the foundation of the state’s management of the state’s fishery resources

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ODFW To Host Youth Angling Event At Vernonia Pond

TILLAMOOK, Ore.- (FishNLand.com)-

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites young anglers to take part in its Youth Angling Enhancement Program Saturday, May 2 at Vernonia Pond from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and ODFW staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist youngsters who want to learn how to fish.

ODFW will stock the lake with 3,500 rainbow trout from ODFW’s Salmon River and Nehalem fish hatcheries.

ODFW will provide equipment including rods, reels and bait. Angling Education Instructors will be present to answer questions and offer assistance to less experienced youth anglers.

“This is an excellent opportunity for kids to discover fishing,” said Robert Bradley, assistant district fish biologist for ODFW’s North Coast Watershed. “We’ll have plenty of experienced staff and anglers at the event to answer any questions and provide instruction.”

Under Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, anglers ages 13 and under can fish for free while those 14-17 will need to have a juvenile angling license. All fishing regulations continue to apply during this event.

Vernonia Pond is located at the north end of Vernonia on Hwy. 47, approximately 2/10 miles past the Vernonia Fire Department. The pond is on the east side of Hwy. 47.

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Rhode Island -(FishNLand.com)- DEM Stocks 67,000 Trout for Fishing’s Opening Day

The state Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish and Wildlife has begun to stock local ponds, lakes and streams with 67,000 trout in advance of opening day, Saturday, April 11 at 6 a.m.

According to Gail Mastrati of DEM, more than 20,000 anglers are expected to turn out at dawn on opening day.

Approximately 67,000 two-year-old hatchery raised brook, brown, and rainbow trout with an individual weight of one and a half pounds are being stocked by Division staff in more than 100 ponds and streams. In addition to the six regular ponds that are restricted to children 14 years of age and younger, Cass Pond in Woonsocket and Slater Park Pond in Pawtucket will be open for children only for the first two days of the fishing season.

A fishing derby for children in Woonsocket is being held at Cass Park on opening day.

Trout are being stocked at the following northern Rhode Island locations:

CUMBERLAND: Abbott Run Brook, Blackstone River, Cumberland and Lincoln; Silvy’s Brook and Silvy’s Pond.

WOONSOCKET: Cass Pond, Harris River, and Sylvester’s Pond.

SMITHFIELD & SCITUATE: Mowry A.L. Pond, Woonasquatucket River, Dexter Pond, Pawtuxet River (Hope Mill Dam).

BURRILLVILLE: Branch River, Clear River, Lapham Pond, Peck Pond, Burrillville Round Top Brook, Round Top Ponds, Tarkiln Pond, Burrillville and North Smithfield, Chepachet River, Glocester and Burrillville, and Wallum Lake.

LINCOLN: Aldrich Brook (Butterfly Pond); Blackstone River, Cumberland and Lincoln; Memorial Park Pond, Olney Pond (Lincoln Woods), Upper Rochambeau Pond.

FOSTER & GLOCESTER: Chepachet River, Glocester and Burrillville;

Dolly Cole Brook, Foster Green Acres Pond, Hopkins Mill Pond, Peeptoad Brook, and Ponaganset River. Also, Shippee Saw Mill Pond, Spring Grove Pond, and Winsor Brook.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET: Geneva Brook and Pond, North Providence, and Slater Park Pond, Pawtucket.

A 2009 fishing license is required for anglers 15 years of age and older. A Trout Conservation Stamp is also required of anyone wishing to keep or possess a trout or to fish in a catch-and-release or ‘fly-fishing only’ area.

Fishing licenses and the $5.50 Trout Conservation Stamp can be obtained at any city or town clerk’s office or authorized agent such as bait and tackle shops and Benny’s.

A list of license vendors is available on the DEM Web site, www.dem.ri.gov by clicking on “Hunting, Fishing, Boating Licenses” from the top left of the home page, and scrolling down to “Hunting/Fishing Agents.”

Licenses may also be obtained at DEM’s Boat Registration and Licensing Office at 235 Promenade St., Providence. As an added convenience, anglers may also purchase their fishing licenses online via www.ri.gov.

License fees remain at $18 for Rhode Island residents and current members of the Armed Forces, $33 for a combination hunting and fishing license, $35 for non-residents, and $16 for a tourist three-consecutive-day license. Anglers over age 65 must have a license, which for them is free, but do not need a trout stamp. The license is also free for anyone with a total disability.

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