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Visit one of the 19 community fishing ponds
7/23/2020 1:42:05 PM
Cheyenne - Grab your rod, choose a bait and head to the water. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked 6,000 channel catfish into 19 community fishing ponds statewide. The fish are considered “jumbo-sized” at 13 to 14-inches and make great table fare. The catfish come from the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk from their in-house aquaculture program. It is the first time Game and Fish has worked with the Women’s Center aquaculture facility to raise and provide fish for the state, and the collaboration has benefits for anglers. “Game and Fish doesn’t have a cool and warm water fish hatchery — our fish culture facilities are primarily supplied by colder water sources which make them great for raising trout,” said Guy Campbell, Game and Fish fish culture supervisor. “With the Women’s Center, there was a unique opportunity for them to raise a warm water fish to benefit anglers.” Typically, cool and warm water fish, such as catfish, stocked in Wyoming are acquired by fish trades with other states. The jumbo catfish were stocked at:
(Sara DiRienzo (307-777-4540))
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Applications must be submitted on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department website before midnight.
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