Saturday, April 18, 2009

RI Opening Day and Trout Parks are Fun for All

DEP TO STOCK TROUT PARKS ON OPENING DAY
Families encouraged to join in and help

LOOKING FOR A WHOLESOME EXPERIENCE THAT THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN ENJOY THIS WEEKEND? Whether trout parks for families with children or remote rivers, streams, lakes and ponds for the experienced angler, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has just the thing for you - fishing.

OPENING DAY – April 18, 2009

Among the trout stocked for Opening Day are 2,500 surplus broodstock like this broodstock brown trout."Opening Day is the single biggest day of the fishing season for Connecticut anglers," said Susan Frechette, Deputy Commissioner of the DEP. The agency estimates that over 200,000 people will be out fishing including anglers of all ages. "Opening Day is a state-wide event that has traditionally brought families outdoors to celebrate the arrival of spring," said Deputy Commissioner Frechette.

Rest of the information:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=3605&Q=438586

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