Farm Raised Fish: Making a Splash All Over West Virginia

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Farm Raised FishMaking a Splash All Over West
Virginia
Trout for Cheat has been stocking the Cheat River
in Preston County with Trophy Trout
Individuals stock private streams for their own
personal recreational enjoyment
A Trophy Trout Rodeo is the highlight of
Sprinfest held in Franklin
Guyses Run Fishing Park is a converted AMD
Treatment Plant operated by Marion County Parks
and Recreation and stocked with Trout, Bass,
Bluegill, and Catfish
Whether to catch or just feed them, many
landowners stock their ponds with fish

The Stocking of Simpson Creek in Bridgeport with
trout is an example of reclamation efforts of an
impaired water shed
A Kids Fishing Derby, utilizing tagged hybrid
bluegill, has been added as part of the Mountain
State Arts and Crafts Festival held at Cedar Lakes
Producers and landowners can stock catch-out
ponds and pay lakes with trout, catfish, bass,
carp, or bluegill
Pipestem Resort and State Park is hoping that
stocking a section of the Bluestone River with
Trophy Trout will enhance their outdoor activities