

For questions regarding Lower Saluda River trout stocking please call Jason Bettinger 80. For questions regarding the trout stocking programin Region 1, please call Dan Rankin at 86. Private Pond Stockingįind details on licenses and requirements when privately stocking ponds, lakes, and streams. Note: A total of 10,978 trout were stocked during the time period. The surveys help biologists make informed decisions on the numbers and types of species to be stocked to maintain sustainable fish populations and support recreational fisheries. Review DEC survey reports generated by Fisheries biologists statewide. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission stocks trout within its Public Mountain Trout Waters program. Walk through a step-by-step process on how DEC breeds and rears walleye to a stockable size. There are 12 DEC Fish Hatcheries statewide, each specializing in raising one or more species of fish, including: brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, steelhead, chinook salmon, coho salmon, landlocked salmon, walleye, muskellunge, and tiger muskellunge.

Review a list of waters (by county) anticipated to be stocked with yearling and older trout for the spring fishing season beginning April 1 each year.Īctual Stocking Lists From Previous Years Fish Stocking InformationĪnticipated Trout Stocking for Current Year Insect and artificial fly information provided by Robert Woodruff.Watch a clip about aerial fish stocking in New York's waters and check out other clips on DEC's YouTube Channel.Įach year DEC releases approximately 900,000 pounds of fish into more than 1,200 public streams, rivers, lakes and ponds across the state. Key Aquatic Insects of the Lower Mountain Fork SPECIESĭisco Caddis, Red Hot, Thread Midge, Brassie V eteran's Park Pond (Jenks) - Stockings occurs from December 1 through February 28.


Under this revised plan, a single Statewide. Edwards & Route 66 (OKC) - Stockings occurs from December 1 through February 28. For the 2021 Trout Season, the PFBC will operate under a consolidated statewide schedule for all counties.Robbers Cave - Stockings occur from November 1 through March 15.Lower Illinois River - Stockings occur year-round.The Wildlife Department will requests water releases as necessary to maintain the trout fisheries, but lack of available water and high summer temperatures could curtail trout stockings anytime during the remainder of the summer. Stream temperatures and low dissolved oxygen often threaten continued stockings, especially during the summer months. Mountain Fork (Beaver's Bend State Park) - Stockings occur year-roundīiologists are continuing to collect water profile data at both of the state’s year-round trout fisheries, Lower Mountain Fork, and the Lower Illinois River.Blue River - Stockings occur from November 1 through March 31.Anglers can find information about the most recent stocking dates in the weekly ODWC fishing reports. If stockings are temporarily suspended due to water conditions, they will resume once conditions allow. Stocking is tentative based on flooding, water temperatures, trout availability, road conditions, and other unforeseen circumstances.
