Bumpus' "Bites"- Trout STOCKED!

[Harold]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rainbow Trout to Be Stocked This Fall


LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will stock 9- to 10- inch (catchable) rainbow trout in many bodies of water across the state this fall to provide anglers a fishing opportunity through winter.
The bodies of water to be stocked, with quantities, are (dates subject to change):
Oct. 9 – Windmill State Recreation Area Lake (SRA) Lake No. 1, 4,000; Lexington City Lake, 750.
Oct. 13 – Grabel Ponds Nos. 1-3, Fort Robinson State Park (SP), 800 each; Carter P. Johnson Lake, Fort Robinson SP, 1,700; Bridgeport SRA middle pit, 1,000.
Oct. 16 – Birdwood Lake, North Platte, 4,000; Arnold SRA lake, 850; Bessey Pond in the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, 200.
Oct. 19 – Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 4,000; Bowling Lake, Lincoln, 400; Niobrara State Park pond, 1,000.
Oct. 20 – Fremont SRA Lake No. 5, 4,500; Benson Park Pond, Omaha, 1,050; Lake Halleck, Papillion, 1,200; Standing Bear Lake, Omaha, 4,000; Auble Pond, Ord, 1,500.
Oct. 21 or Oct. 22 – Crystal Cove Lake, South Sioux City, 4,500.
Oct. 21 – TaHaZouka Park, Norfolk, 1,500; David City Park west pond, 600; Qwest Lake, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 2,500; Weeping Water Pond, 1,200; Humphrey Pond, Ogallala, 1,800; Curtis Golf Course, 450.
Oct. 26 – Towl Park Pond, Omaha, 300; Hitchcock Park Pond, Omaha, 450.
Oct. 27 – Steinhart Park Pond, Nebraska City, 1,200; Auburn Rotary Club Lake, 1,400.
Oct. 28 – Heartwell Park Lake, Hastings, 900; Such's Lake, Grand Island, 1,300; Standing Bear Lake, Omaha, 3,500.
November – Pawnee Park east pond, Columbus, 1,500; Crystal Springs middle lake, Fairbury, 1,000.

The following bodies of water were stocked Oct. 2: Barnett Park, McCook, 1,000; Holdrege City Lake, 3,000; Elm Creek, 1,000.

Trout fishing in these waters is a great way to introduce new anglers, including children, to fishing because simple equipment may be used. A spinning or spit-cast rod and reel with a hooked baited with a worm will work well. Add a split shot a couple feet above the hook and a bobber a couple of feet above the split shot. Adjust the levels of the split shot and bobber to change fishing depth.
Trout also may be caught with small spinners, salmon eggs, PowerBait, and artificial flies.
Resident anglers age 15 and below do not need a Nebraska fishing permit. For more information, read the 2009 Nebraska Fishing Guide, available where permits are sold and at OutdoorNebraska.org.