Hatchery we es young anglers

A New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife truck pulled up to a trough filled with trout at the Pequest Trout Hatchery in Warren County on Saturday morning.Then the truck turned on its feeder, and a crowd of parents and children watching from an observation deck cheered as the fish jumped, flopped and splashed while the truck drove past, spraying food to the tens of thousands of trout in the troughs.The feeding frenzy kicked off the annual open house weekend, held at the hatchery and its adjoining Natural Resource Education Center one week before the start of the state's trout fishing season. The day also featured trout fishing, archery and hunting, as well as vendors selling outdoor gear and promoting the region's growing conservation efforts.Wholesale Cheap New Arrival A-line Appliques White Satin Short Wedding Dress Wedding Party The event continues today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Al Ivany, principal biologist for the state's Division of Fish and Wildlife, said the event has been held for about 27 years, and each year it has b e more popular, with thousands turning out to gear up for trout season.



The hatchery typically stocks about 570,000 trout for recreational use annually. But this year, a bacterial disease at the hatchery led to the need to euthanize about 114,000 trout, dropping this year's number to about 450,000, Ivany said.

"The fish are safe to eat," he said. "They're no threat to people."Kiera Terrill, 8, of Hackettstown and her sister Brooke, 3, were fishing with their father, Arsenius Terrill, at the hatchery's trout-filled pond, their lines tangling here and there with neighboring fishermen. Kiera was able to pull a healthy-sized trout out of the water not a total surprise because she has been fishing since she was her sister's age.

Kiera's favorite part about the sport?"The fish!" she shouted, throwing her hands up.This weekend's event also sought to highlight efforts to bat habitat loss caused by excessive development and poor planning."We're reversing that trend," Ivany said.Bob Jonas, program director of the Mahwah-based New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, which preserves and creates trails, said there are growing efforts to try to link up trails to downtown urban centers.Taffeta sweatheart Embroidery beaded a-line Quinceanera DressesBut if there were any major takeaway from the weekend's open house,White chiffon v-neck beading a-line plus wedding/party dress it was to remind people to get back outside, Ivany said."There are exciting opportunities to hunt and fish here," Ivany said, "Get outdoors and get away from the puters."