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April 7, 2006

R.I. waters aswim with trout for season's start

Get your hooks, lines and sinkers ready -- the 2006 trout and general freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island starts in less than 13 hours.

State environmental officials expect more than 20,000 anglers to turn out at the state's lakes, streams and ponds when the season opens at 6 a.m.

The Department of Environmental Management has been busy stocking more than 80 ponds and streams with about 70,000 two-year-old brook, brown, and rainbow trout, with an average individual weight of about one pound.

About 10 percent of the fish are two-pound brown and rainbow trout.

DEM has set up a Web page with opening day information, including a list of trout-stocked waters, freshwater boat ramps, kids-only ponds, and freshwater fishing regulations.

For more, visit projo.com's fishing and hunting page ...

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 4:27 PM | Permalink

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