When Bernie Pientka started with the department 22 years ago, the fisheries biologist said he could not have imagined they would ever stop stocking lake trout in Lake Champlain. Every gift sends $ ...

The entry went on to note that Mark and I woke up at 5 a.m. and were out the door in full fishing regalia by 5:15, something I’d never do now for a stocked trout. But back then, the Loyalsock wa ...

These figures, which are consistent with the number of trout stocked over the past decade, include approximately 2.4 million Rainbow Trout; 693,000 Brown Trout; and 125,000 Brook Trout.