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Sep 12


9/12/2007 9:48 AM

September 10, 2007

RAINBOW TROUT TO BE RELEASED IN OHIO WATERWAYS

  ODNR Division of Wildlife
2007 Fall Trout Stocking Schedule
  Directions to these facilities
  LOCATION COUNTY DATE
  BLUE ROCK STATE PARK Muskingum Oct 24
  LIMA LAKE Allen Oct 11
  LAMBERJACK (FOSTORIA #3) Hancock Oct 11
  RUSH RUN LAKE Preble Oct 17
  BLUE LIMESTONE PARK Delaware Oct 12
  NORWALK RESERVOIR #1 Huron Oct 11
  CROSSROADS POND Crawford Oct 11
  SYCAMORE STATE PARK POND Montgomery Oct 31
  TAWAWA LAKE Shelby Oct 10
  SCIOTO TRAIL PARK
(Caldwell)
Ross Oct 18
  YOCTANGEE PARK
(Chillicoe Res.)
Ross Oct 18
  PETROS LAKE Stark Oct 19
  TIMBRE RIDGE Lawrence Oct 25
  SWANTON RESERVOIR Lucas Oct 11
  OHIO ERIE CANAL Cuyahoga Oct 12
  HERITAGE PARK POND Franklin Oct 12
  FOUNDATION LAKE Knox Oct 11
  LAKE ALMA STATE PARK Vinton Oct 18
  ANTRIM LAKE Franklin Oct 26
  ROSE LAKE Hocking Oct 18
  GRAND LAKE ST MARYS Auglaize Oct 18
  EYMAN PARK Fayette Oct 12
  GRANGER POND Lake Oct 19
  PAINESVILLE
RECREATIONAL PARK
Lake Oct 19
  STONELICK LAKE Clermont Oct 19

COLUMBUS, OH - Approximately 25,000 rainbow trout, measuring 10 to 13 inches in length, will be released into 25 Ohio waterways this October, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

"This annual stocking, provides excellent opportunities for anglers to continue fishing through the fall all across Ohio," said Elmer Heyob, hatcheries program administrator with the Division of Wildlife.

The trout stocking program targets small inland waters, including state and community park lakes, as well as other easy-access lakes throughout the state.

Anglers age 16 and older must have an Ohio fishing license. Fishing licenses can be purchased online at www.wildohio.com and at any of the many license vendors around the state. Ohio residents who were born on or before December 31, 1937 may obtain a free license from any license vendor.

The 2007 annual resident fishing license costs $19 and is valid through the last day of February 2008. A one-day fishing license may be purchased for $11. The one-day license may also be redeemed for credit toward purchase of an annual fishing license during the same license year.

Additional information about fall trout releases is available from Division of Wildlife district offices in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Findlay and Xenia; or by calling toll free 1-800-WILDLIFE.

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For Further Information Contact:
Ken Cunningham, ODNR Division of Wildlife
Wildlife District 1, Columbus
(614) 644-3925
-or-
Larry Goedde, ODNR Division of Wildlife
District 2, Findlay
(419) 424-5000
-or-
Phil Hillman, ODNR Division of Wildlife
District 3, Akron
(330) 644-2293
-or-
Tim Parrot, ODNR Division of Wildlife
District 4, Athens
(740) 589-9930
-or-
Doug Maloney, ODNR Division of Wildlife
District 5, Xenia
(937) 372-9261

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