Trout, Beware! Saturday is Opening Day of Fishing Season!
The 2012 trout and general freshwater fishing season will begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 14.
More than 20,000 anglers are expected to turn out at dawn on opening day throughout the state, according to the Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish & Wildlife. Approximately 80,000 hatchery raised brook, brown and rainbow trout with an average individual weight of one and a half pounds are being stocked by division staff in more than 100 ponds and streams for opening day. A list of stocked ponds can be found on DEM's Web site by clicking on Fish and Wildlife, Freshwater Fisheries then Trout Stocked Waters. We've compiled a list of local ponds below: Trout-Stocked Waters Nearby The Coventry Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting a fishing derby for children on Wednesday, Apr. 18th at Carbuncle Pond. The bus …
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