Catfish Join Trout In Maryville s Greenbelt Lake Thursday, April 22, 2021
Channel Catfish have joined Rainbow Trout as another fish species stocked into Maryville’s Greenbelt Lake for angler’s enjoyment.
On April 15, about 600, 1-lbs. or larger catfish were stocked into the lake with two more stockings planned for the week of May 10 and the week of June 7, which is prior to Tennessee’s free fishing day on June 12.
Over the winter, Rainbow Trout were stocked in Greenbelt Lake and Pistol Creek although catfish will only be stocked in the lake portion. TWRA will be conducting angler (creel) surveys to help further management and stockings at this location.
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Rainbow trout are back in Maryville, ripe for catching and greater in number than in 2019.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on Friday restocked Greenbelt Lake and a portion of Pistol Creek in downtown Maryville, this year with even more of the colorful fish than last year.
TWRA, the city of Maryville and the Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited (LRCTU) teamed up for the first time in December 2019 to put 400 fish in the lake and 300 in the Jack Greene Park portion of Pistol Creek three times from December through February.
On Friday, the agency brought 600 trout for the lake and 300 for the creek. Once again, the two bodies of water will be stocked once each month through February.