'Important Reminder' For New York Trout Anglers

Press release from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation:

June 12, 2020

New York Trout Anglers - DEC Wants to Hear from You!

Comment Period for Draft Inland Trout Stream Management Plan Open until June 25, 2020

There are two weeks remaining to comment on theWoman angler with brown trout Draft Fisheries Management Plan for Inland Trout Streams in New York State (Plan). The purpose of the Plan is to guide the efforts and resources of DEC toward managing New York's trout stream fisheries according to their ecological and recreational potential. The Plan was written to communicate what outcomes the DEC will strive to achieve while managing for a diversity of fishing experiences and providing anglers with the means to find those experiences. Plan objectives and strategies address the management of both wild and stocked trout, habitat enhancement and protection, public access, and outreach.

To comment on the plan, send an email trout@dec.ny.gov with the subject line "Trout Stream Plan," or send written comments to the contact listed below by June 25.

Contact: Fred Henson, Coldwater Fisheries Unit Leader, NYSDEC-Division of Fish and Wildlife, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4753

This press release was produced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The views expressed here are the author’s own.