TROUT STOCKING, 2 Christmas comes early for freshwater 
anglers ... we have details on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas with support from the WSFR Program

If you're an angler who likes to eat what you catch, then 
now's the time to reel in a rainbow trout.

14 -- We stock them at a catchable and eatable size. They are 
good fighting fish; they're relatively easy to catch. We usually 
stock them in smaller bodies of water, so they're a good fishing, 
catching opportunity and good eating opportunity as well.

Carl Kittle (kitl) is a program director for Inland Fisheries, 
and oversees winter trout stocking in Texas. Distribution 
began this month and continues through February 2013.

17 - We've been stocking [rainbow] trout around Texas for almost 
40 years. One interesting note about trout is that we often say 
there are no established populations of trout in Texas, but 
actually, way out west in the Davis Mountains there's a small, tiny 
stream at high enough elevation that there is a reproducing 
population of rainbow trout.

In the rest for the state, however, it's just too hot to 
sustain rainbow trout populations year round, and that's 
why we will stock up to 275-thousand in 120-130 locations 
this year ... including urban areas. 

11 - And we have a special program; we actually stock somewhat 
larger trout in urban areas in our Neighborhood Fishin' Program. 
And that's something that you can specifically look for on our 
web page.

With the winter holidays here, it's is a great time go fishing 
with the kids. Find the stocking schedule and locations at 
the TPW website.

The Wildlife and sport fish restoration program supports 
our series and funds rainbow trout stocking in Texas ... 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.



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