Vermont dam repair prompts change to trout stocking plan
April 25, 2021
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CHITTENDEN, Vt. (AP) Repairs to a dam in the mountains of Vermont have prompted the Department of Fish and Wildlife to change its trout stocking plan for this spring, officials said.
The reservoir was slated to be stocked this month with 1,350 yearling brook trout averaging nine inches and 450 two-year old “Trophy Brook Trout” averaging 13-inches in length.
Instead, the trout will instead be stocked in Lefferts Pond in Chittenden, Smith Pond in Pittsford, Silver Lake in Leicester and Prentiss Pond in Dorset.
During the repairs to the Goshen Dam, the water level in the reservoir is being lowered to a maximum depth to about 1 feet (30.48 centimeters) with a surface area of approximately 1.5 acres (0.61 hectares).
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A change in travel plans for brook trout originally destined for a popular Vermont reservoir will benefit anglers at four other sites, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced this week.
Water levels in Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam, will be lowered this year to fish-unfriendly levels maximum depth 1.5 feet to allow for upgrades to the dam, according to a news release from the department.
The 1,350 yearling brook trout (averaging about 9 inches) and 450 two-year-olds (about 13 inches apiece) scheduled for stocking at the reservoir will be rerouted to Lefferts Pond in Chittenden, Smith Pond in Pittsford, Silver Lake in Leicester, and Prentiss Pond in Dorset.