FROM METRO NEWS

 

Amid the ongoing response to the Covid 19 pandemic, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced modifications to the daily trout stocking program and the upcoming Gold Rush fishing promotion.

 

Governor Jim Justice throughout the state’s response to Covid 19 has been adamant trout stocking will continue. However, with schools out and now with non-essential businesses shut down a lot more people are finding time to go fishing. Trout streams are becoming more and more crowded.

 

Crowds are the one thing the Governor and health officials have been warning against. Therefore, DNR Director Steve McDaniel said they’ve made a decision to stop publicizing the daily trout stocking locations.

 

“Temporarily we are going to cease posting the daily schedule online and on the trout stocking hotline. We’re going to continue to put the fish in the water as we always have, but we’re not going to announce where we’ve stocked. We think that’s in the best interest of the public at this time,” McDaniel said.

 

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