Trophy stocking 2010 will see the continuation of the VT “trophy” fish stocking program. The number of trophy fish (2YR +) stocked will be close to 20,000 statewide. Nearly 25 miles of streams and rivers designated as trophy water will be available for angling this year in Vermont. In addition 39 ponds and lakes will be stocked with trophy fish totaling more than 5000 acres recieving 2 year old fish. 2010 will be an exciting year of angling if you like catching big fish. Water Dates* RBT 2 YR BNT 2YR BKT 2YR Total Black River Towns:Cavendish-Weathersfield 1,700 300 0 2,000 Lamoille River Towns:Fairfax 0 800 0 800 Otter Creek Towns:Danby/Mt Tabor 800 300 156 1,256 Passumpsic River Towns:ST. Johnsbury 500 300 0 800 Winooski River Towns:Waterbury, Duxbury 1,000 200 0 1,200 East Creek Towns:Rutland 1,250 0 0 1,250 Missisquoi River Towns:Enosberg 1,000 0 0 1,000 Total 6250 0 0 6250

Yearlings/Smolts Inland waters of Vermont will be stocked with over 390,000 yearling landlocked salmon, brook, brown, lake, and rainbow trout. This area encompases over 500 miles of streams and rivers, and over 67,000 acres of lakes, and ponds. Lake Champlain will be stocked with over 240,000 yearling landlocked salmon, steelhead, and brown, trout. And over 160,000 landlocked salmon fry, and over 150,000 walleye fingerlings. Its hard to think about open water fishing when there is two feet of snow on the ground but spring is right around the corner. So get your rod and reel ready, and tune up your boat because 2010 should be and exciting year on the water, and remember if you have the oportunity, take a kid fishing. Inland Waters Lake Champlain Brook Trout 120,115 0 Brown Trout 66,810 48,000 Landlocked Atlantic Salmon 33,000 121,400 Rainbow Trout 106,100 0 Lake Trout 57,000 15,800 Steelhead Trout 10,000 58,000 Total 393,025 243,200

Additional Trophy Stockings
Waterbody	Towns	Species	Total Stocking (YR & 2YR)
Adams Reservoir	Woodford	BKT	451
Amherst Lake	Plymouth	RBT	300
Baker Pond	Brookfield	BKT	310
Bean Pond	Sutton	BKT	39
Beck Pond	Newark	BKT	20
Brown Pond	Westmore	BKT	20
Colby Pond	Plymouth	BKT	451
Colton Pond	Killington	BKT	600
Echo Lake	Plymouth	RBT	300
Goshen Dam	Goshen	BKT	350
Harriman Reservoir	Wilmington-Whitingham	BKT	780
Kent Pond	Killington	RBT	350
Kent Pond	Killington	BKT	272
Knapp Pond No 1	Reading-Cavendish	RBT	260
Knapp Pond No 2	Reading-Cavendish	BKT	740
Lake Paran	Bennington/Shaftsbury	RBT	480
Lefferts Pond	Chittenden	BKT	175
May Pond	Barton	BKT	390
McIntosh Pond	Royalton	BKT	350
McIntosh Pond	Royalton	RBT	200
Mill Pond	Windsor	RBT	200
Miller Pond	Strafford	BKT	428
Miller Pond	Strafford	RBT	350
Newark Pond	Newark	BKT	194
Osmore Pond	Peacham	BKT	78
Raponda, Lake	Wilmington	RBT	660
Rescue, Lake	Ludlow	RBT	500
Rood Pond	Williamstown,Brookfield	BKT	700
Searsburg Reservoir	Searsburg	BKT	420
Shaftsbury, Lake	Shaftsbury	RBT	190
Smith Pond	Pittsford	BKT	233
Stoughton Pond	Weathersfield	RBT	200
Sunset Lake	Brookfield	RBT	200
Sunset Lake	Brookfield	BKT	350
Wheeler Pond	Barton	BKT	40
Zack Woods-Perch Ponds	Hyde Park/Wolcott	BKT	78

*Trophy area stocking dates are subject to change based on weather and water conditions. Regular stocking updates will begin by the first week of May and will continue until all stocking is complete. For further information, please contact Dave Yasharian (802-467-3660 or David.Yasharian@state.vt.us).