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DEM Stocking
Trout this Week for the Holidays
The
Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking ponds across Rhode
Island this week with several thousand brook and rainbow trout for the winter
trout fishing season. Fishing is a popular winter activity for people of all
ages in Rhode Island.
To protect
public health during the Covid-19 public health emergency and particularly
during Rhode Island s Pause, which lasts through Sunday, December 13, fishing
should be enjoyed as a solitary experience, with just the members of your
immediate household, and not as a group activity.
Anglers must wear a face
PROVIDENCE â The Department of Environmental Management is stocking ponds across Rhode Island with several thousand brook and rainbow trout for the winter trout fishing season.
The hatchery-raised trout has been stocked in the following local waterways: Watchaug Pond in Charlestown; Carolina Trout Pond, Wyoming Pond, and Meadowbrook Pond in Richmond; Barber Pond in South Kingstown; and Carbuncle Pond in Coventry.
To protect public health during the COVID-19 public health emergency, fishing should be enjoyed as a solitary experience, with just the members of an immediate household, and not as a group activity. Anglers must wear a face covering, follow social distancing practices, maintain a distance of at least six feet from others