by Bea Peterson
In April young conservationists Colin King, Noah Abbott, and Michael Matatt helped stock fish in the Walloomsac River. The New York trout fishing season is winding down now and hopefully most fishermen had a good season due to the kids’ hard work.
For the past 50 years members of the Pioneer Fish and Game Club, along with their families and friends, have assisted DEC personnel in stocking local streams. That spring day over 5,000 brown trout were released into the River.
The Pioneer Fish and Game Club would like to thank all the landowners along the Walloomsac who generously allow fishermen to pursue their sport. The endeavors this year were overseen by the area’s new DEC officer Lt. James H. Hayes Jr.