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Winnipeg Free Press
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Rainbow Trout organizers hit water to hawk tickets
All aboard the 'Good Ship Trout.' The Rainbow Trout Music Festival is commandeering the Winnipeg Waterways tour boat at The Forks today to sell 50 keepsake tickets for August's event, set to be held along the banks of the Roseau River south of St. Malo. The limited-edition tickets (cash only) will be available for $160, while online sales of full weekend passes ($160) are set to open to the public on Sunday at noon. Since 2009, the volunteer-led independent festival has made its home at the Oroseau River venue, bringing music and creativity to a site owned by George and Florence Beaudry. Earlier this year, the festival announced that following the 2025 festival (Aug. 15 to 17) — featuring Manitoba headliners Tired Cossack, Beth, Holy Void and Fontine — the organization would be moving to a new location. HITOMI PHOTOGRAPHY Rainbow Trout Music Festival takes place Aug. 15-17. 'Something that's very special about Rainbow Trout is its connection to nature at the festival site, so having our ticket launch on the river resonates with the spirit of the festival,' says communications and marketing director Katlyn Streilein. Starting at 2 p.m., Winnipeg songwriter Nic Dyson will rock the main dock as ticket buyers board the tour boat in groups of 10. 'We'll go out as many times as it takes to sell the tickets,' says Streilein. Festival organizers call the aquatic launch a 'full-circle moment' as Will Belford, the co-owner of Winnipeg Waterways Tours & Transit, is one of Trout's founding members. A former Rainbow Trout fun-and-games co-ordinator and operations director, Belford left the board two years ago to dip his toes into the tourism industry, and was eager to help kick off the festival's 'last hurrah' at its original riverside site from the ancient meeting point of The Forks. In a release, artistic director Keeley Braunstein-Black says the limited-edition physical tickets are a throwback to the festival's roots when 'hand-to-hand' ticket sales were the norm. 'These tickets are more than admission: they're a keepsake from the last summer at Oroseau,' Braunstein-Black said. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The festival will continue in the future, but that the volunteer board has yet to select a location for the 2026 edition and beyond, Streilein says, noting tentative conversations have been underway with potential hosts interested in sharing their land. Streilein says festival attendees this year can expect an extra-special version of the festival, where organizers are also planning to co-ordinate a time-capsule project to commemorate its 16-year run at its original location. Earlier in the week, the festival announced its 2025 lineup, which features Toronto headliners Luge, World News 808909 and So Tired, along with Manitoba acts Compost, Charlie Redstar, Prairie, CEC, Smoky Tiger, Tofusmell and Irvin Miller. All festival information and volunteer applications, is online at Ben WaldmanReporter Ben Waldman is a National Newspaper Award-nominated reporter on the Arts & Life desk at the Free Press. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Ben completed three internships with the Free Press while earning his degree at Ryerson University's (now Toronto Metropolitan University's) School of Journalism before joining the newsroom full-time in 2019. Read more about Ben. Every piece of reporting Ben produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trout season opens; PFBC stocking 3.2 million trout across Pennsylvania
Apr. 6—The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that the statewide opening day of trout season opened Saturday , April 5, with anglers across the state heading to lakes and streams. Throughout the 2025 season, the PFBC will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes open to public angling. These figures, which are consistent with the number of trout stocked over the past decade, include approximately 2.4 million Rainbow Trout; 693,000 Brown Trout; and 125,000 Brook Trout. As with past practice, the average size of the trout produced for stocking is 11 inches in length with an average weight of .58 pounds. The PFBC will also stock approximately 72,000 trophy-sized trout measuring 14-20 inches. Approximately 14,000 golden Rainbow Trout, weighing an average of 1.5 pounds, will also be stocked during preseason and in-season stockings. PFBC partner cooperative nurseries sponsored by sportsmen's groups and other organizations will combine to raise an additional one million trout that will be stocked into public waterways throughout the trout season. During the regular trout season (Opening Day through Labor Day), anglers may keep up to five trout (combined species) per day measuring at least seven inches long. During an extended season from Sept. 2, 2025, through Feb. 16, 2026, the daily limit is three trout. Find stocked trout waters To locate waters that have been stocked with trout, anglers can review the 2025 Trout Stocking Schedule on the PFBC website at Trout fishing opportunities will continue to be abundant statewide with replenishment stockings occurring throughout the spring. Get your licenses and permits Permits and licenses are available using the HuntFishPA online portal and in-person at nearly 700 license issuing agents. All anglers, including youth, are required to have their own account within the licensing system, which can be created either online or at a retail license issuing location. Upon creation of an account, anglers are issued a permanent, individual Customer Identification Number (CID#) that can be used for an improved, user-friendly experience during future transactions. Fishing from a boat? Anglers who plan to fish from a boat on Opening Day of Trout Season are reminded that the PFBC's cold weather life jacket requirement is in effect from November 1 through April 30. Under this rule, anyone aboard a boat 16 feet or less, including all canoes and kayaks, is required to wear a life jacket. Children ages 12 and under are always required to wear a life jacket while boating in Pennsylvania. A surge in reservations As several federal campgrounds close due to staffing shortages, Pennsylvania's state parks and forests remain open and ready for visitors — and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is launching a new tourism campaign to encourage Pennsylvania residents and visitors to choose state parks and forests for their next outdoor adventure. DCNR is seeing a nearly 30% increase in campsite reservations, compared to the same time last year, signaling strong demand for outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania. To encourage more residents and visitors to explore the state's natural beauty, DCNR launched the "Still Open Still Awesome" campaign, reinforcing Pennsylvania's commitment to accessible and affordable outdoor experiences. "From breathtaking hiking trails to peaceful lakeside campsites, Pennsylvania's parks are the perfect escape for those looking to unplug, unwind and reconnect with nature," said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. "With warmer temperatures on the way, now is the time to plan your next outdoor getaway." Pennsylvania's 124 state parks and 2.2 million acres of state forests offer free, year-round recreation with no entrance fees. With more than 7,100 campsites — including tent sites, modern cabins, and yurts — there's an option for every level of camper. Many state parks also welcome pets, and locations like Promised Land State Park provide overnight accommodations for horseback riders. Spotted lanternfly quarantine expanded Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding this week announced that Bradford, Sullivan, Venango and Wyoming counties have been added to the Pennsylvania counties quarantined due to confirmed populations of the invasive pest spotted lanternfly. Redding encouraged Pennsylvanians to look for and destroy lanternfly eggs prior to the spring hatch to help slow the destructive pest's spread. "As you clean up your yard or just enjoy beautiful Pennsylvania spring days, you can help keep lanternflies from becoming a summer nuisance and harming our valuable grape and nursery industries," Redding said. "Every spotted lanternfly egg mass you scrape and squash is 30-50 damage-causing insects that won't hatch in May." The invasive spotted lanternfly was first discovered in the U.S. in Berks County in 2014. While aggressive, coordinated efforts among states and industry have slowed its spread, the insect, which spreads largely by hitching rides on and in cars and other vehicles, continues to threaten valuable food and ornamental crops. In 2024, the department expanded the quarantine area by one county to 52 counties, although more than half of those counties have relatively small, isolated populations of lanternflies. The quarantine expansion comes after extensive surveys by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in concert with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in every Pennsylvania county, with a major emphasis on Erie County, where much of the state's $1.77 billion wine and grape industry is concentrated. In his 2025-26 budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed continued funding to combat lanternflies and other invasive pests and pathogens and to support producers whose livelihoods they threaten. The lanternfly quarantine prohibits moving lanternflies at any stage of life, as well as infested items like firewood, brush and other debris. Among other measures, it requires those who operate businesses or travel for business in and out of quarantined counties to get a permit. More than 33,300 businesses across the U.S. and Canada have gotten permits for more than 1.42 million employees, demonstrating that they know how to recognize lanternflies and avoid transporting them. Adult insects die off over the winter after laying tiny rows of eggs, covering them with a putty-colored protective coating. The egg masses, which can be on any outdoor surface, from trees and rocks to equipment and law furniture, each contain 30-50 eggs approximately the size of a pinhead and have survived winters in sustained sub-zero temperatures. Scraping and smashing them is easy and requires no special tools.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Trout season starting this weekend in Pennsylvania
(WJET/WFXP)– Get your rod and tacklebox ready, trout season starts this coming Saturday morning in Pennsylvania. Anglers across the Commonwealth will be able to cast off on April 5 for the season with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) also set to stock millions of trout in the Keystone State's waterways throughout the season. PA Game Commission releases harvest estimates for 2024-25 deer season Trout season in Pennsylvania runs from April 5 to Labor Day (Sep. 1) and anglers are allowed to have five total trout of any species per day at least seven inches long and three trout during the extended season which runs to Feb. 16. During that time, the PFBC will be stocking about 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes in PA with about 72,000 of them being trophy-sized to go with 14,000 golden Rainbow Trout being stocked ahead of and during the season. Moving on! Smith's advances to Elite 8 of Coolest Thing Made in PA Throughout the season, the PFBC partners with several nurseries to raise another million trout to be stocked in waterways as the season goes on. For a map of trout stocking by county around PA, check out the PFBC website here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Approximately 3.2 million trout will have been stocked statewide by PFBC
By the time Pennsylvania's statewide trout season opens Saturday, April 5, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will have stocked approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes open to public angling. These figures, which are consistent with the number of trout stocked over the past decade, include approximately 2.4 million Rainbow Trout; 693,000 Brown Trout; and 125,000 Brook Trout. As with past practice, the average size of the trout produced forstocking is 11 inches in length with an average weight of .58 pounds. Once again, this year, anglers will have an excellent chance to catch large, trophy-sized trout. During 2025, the PFBC will stock approximately 72,000 trophy-sized brood fish, which are 2 ½ year-old and 3 ½ year-old hatchery-raised Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout measuring 14-20 inches. Roughly 70% of these large fish will be stocked into streams and lakes during the preseason prior to opening day of trout season, and 30% will be stocked during in-season replenishment stockings. In 2025, the PFBC will stock approximately 14,000 goldenRainbow Trout. In addition to being stocked during the preseason period before opening day, these highly prized fish featuring vibrant golden orange pigmentation and weighing an average of 1.5 pounds will be stocked during in-season replenishment stockings. Approximately 75% of golden Rainbow Trout will be stocked during the preseason, and approximately 25% will be stocked in-season. In addition to trout raised at state fish hatcheries, PFBC cooperative nurseries operated by sportsmen's clubs and other groups across the state will add another 1.2 million trout to waters open to public angling throughout the year. Anglers looking for stocked trout fishing opportunities ahead of the opening day should explore Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters , a program where sections of 24 streams across the state are stocked with large trout measuring 14-20 inches and managed under Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only or Miscellaneous Special regulations. Under the program, approximately 10,000 large trout will be distributed among the streams. The trout will be stocked at a rate of 175 to 225 per mile of stream, which is comparable to the numbers of similarly sized fish in Pennsylvania's best wild troutwaters. 2025 TROUT SEASON FAST FACTSMentored Youth Trout Day: Saturday, March 29, 8 a.m. Statewide Opening Day: Saturday, April 5, 8 a.m. Fishing Hours: After 8 a.m. opener, 24 hours a day. Minimum Size: Seven (7) inches. Creel Limits: Regular season opening day through Labor Day, 5 combined species; Extended season day after Labor Day-December 31 and January 1-February 20, 3 combined species. Creel limits apply to the majority of trout fishing waters. Other rules apply for Special Regulation Areas . Anglers should consult the Summary of PA Fishing Laws and Regulations for more details. Fishing Licenses: Trout anglers 16 and older must posses a fishing license, a Trout Permit or a Combination Trout/Lake Erie Permit. A Lake Erie Permit or Combination Trout/Lake Erie Permit is also needed to fish for trout, salmon andsteelhead in Lake Erie and its tributaries. Licenses shall be kept about the person while fishing and shown upon the request of any waterways or other officer designated by the Commission. In addition to showing the license to the officer, the holder thereof shall, upon demand, establish further identification to the satisfaction of the officer by producing some other positive means of identification. Valid dates for 2025 licenses and permits are valid through December 31 — except 1-3-and 7-day licenses and are available at issuing agents statewide and online through Multi-year licenses are also available. Schuylkill County Regulated Trout Waters: Bear Creek (500 meters downstream T- 895/Bear Creek Road junction to a cable 800 yards above T-662), Deep Creek (Creek Road to mouth), Little Catawissa Creek (Reservoir Road to Trout Run Road), Little Mahanoy Creek (Malone's Road bridge to Gordon Mountain Road bridge), Little Schuylkill River (Locust Creek to Panther Creek and 1.1 miles upstream mouth to mouth), Lizard Creek (1 mile upstream Andreas Road bridge to 0.5 miles upstream Stone Mountain Road bridge), Locust Creek (Locust Lake Dam to mouth), Locust Lake Lower Little Swatara Creek (Blue Mountain Road to mouth), Mahantango Creek (Route 125 bridge to Kiwania Farm Road bridge), Mahoning Creek (Berry Road bridge to Lehigh River), Pine Creek (Dam at East Mahanoy junction to mouth), Pine Creek (Fountain Road to mouth), Pine Creek (Whitetail Lane to 340 meters downstream T-723 bridge), Rabbit Run Reservoir, Upper Little Swatara Creek (upstream boundary Frog HollowEnvironmental Center to Sweet Arrow Lake), Whippoorwill Dam. Schuylkill County Stocked Trout Waters Open to Year-Round Fishing: Sweet Arrow Lake, Tuscarora Lake. Schuylkill County Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only: Bear Creek – 1.74 miles; from a cable 800 yards above T-662 downstream to the downstream side of the bridge on T-676, Little Schuylkill River – 1.7 miles; from SR 895 in New Ringgold downstream to the T-848 bridge near Rausch's. Fishing Events Mentored Youth Trout Day: Saturday, March 29, 8 a.m., Gordon Game and Fish; Refreshments available. Dietz-Schneck Year-Long Memorial Tournament: Saturday, April 12, Sweet Arrow Lake, Pine Grove; opening day registration deadline 4 p.m., Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission access pavilion. Rabbit Run Kids Derby: Saturday, April 12, 8 a.m., includes hourly prize, trophies for largest trout for a boy and a girl and a trophy for first limit for a boy and girl. Rabbit Run Button Day: Sunday, April 13, 7 a.m., cash prizes of $300 for heaviest stringer of trout, $200 for second heaviest stringer and $100 for third heaviest stringer. Lone Pine Kids Fishing Rodeo: Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Walnut St.,Middleport. Paul Foster Memorial Youth Trout Rodeo: Saturday, April 26, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Williams Township Baseball Field, South Orange St.; ages 12 and younger. Free Children's Fishing Derby: Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, Kellner's Dam, Fishing Rodeo: May 3, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., South End Field & Stream, WhippoorwillDam, Frackville; call 570-205-5527 for information. Orwigsburg Children's Trout Rodeo: May 3 and 4, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., both days, Fishers Dam. Gordon Game and Fish Kids Fishing Derby: Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Gordon Community Park; Registration, 8-9 a.m.; for preregistration call 570-794-1512; free hot dog and soda for each kid. Trout Derby: May 17, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., all anglers, South End Field & Stream, Whippoorwill Dam, Frackville; call 570-205-5527 for information. Annual Fishing Rodeo: Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; sessions 9 a.m. to Noon, 1-4 p.m.; Port Clinton Playground; register at clubhouse; for information call Greg Boltz at 610-562-3220. Schuylkill Haven Children's Trout Rodeo: May 24, 8 a.m. to Noon, Stoyer's Dam, Bubeck Park; age groups 5-10, 11-15. Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce Tom Banditelli Sr. Memorial Trout Derby: Saturday, May 24, through Labor Day, Owl Creek Reservoir; register online at or pick up forms at chamber office or Tom's Auto and Marine, 250 South Greenwood St. or from 11 a.m. to Noon opening day at Owl Creek. (Dietz is a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association) Contact the writer: outdoors@
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Electrofishing efforts help protect Rainbow Trout populations at Catharine Creek
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — Researchers and volunteers were out in Catharine Creek on Wednesday, for Rainbow Trout sampling — measuring and tracking fish to monitor their populations and ecosystems before fishing season. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation used a technique called electrofishing. According to Brad Hammers, aquatic biologist, for the DEC, it's a process that temporarily stuns trout with an electric current, allowing them to study the fish before releasing them back into the water. The sweet process of maple syrup from a tree to your pancakes 'What we will do is we use electrofishing gear; it's a backpack electrofishing gear. So, we'll put electricity in the water which will stun the fish temporarily,' Hammers said. 'We're able to get a net on them. We'll put them in a live car cage, which keeps them alive and then we'll get the information that we need,' he said. They collected data on the Rainbow Trout's length, weight, sex, spawning stage, and any markings left by Lamprey. Hammers highlighted the importance of this data collection. 'It gives us a good chance to figure out what's going on with the population, how fast they're growing, what condition they're in,' Hammers said. 'For Catharine Creek, it gives us a really good chance to ID what the Lamprey population is doing,' he said. How to avoid problems with coyotes this spring Lamprey, parasitic creatures that latch onto trout are a significant concern for fish populations. In rivers and streams, Lamprey are one of the biggest predators of Rainbow Trout, and once the fish migrate to lakes, they face threats from other species like Pike, other trout, and anglers. 'Some of these fish may have lamprey wounds or scars on them, and that'll tell us the less scars the better our program is going, to lower the population of Lamprey out in the lake,' Hammers said. 'The more scars that means there's a lot more Lamprey out in the lake,' he said. For those concerned about the well-being of the trout during the process, Hammers reassured that the equipment that was used is safe for the fish. 'The equipment that we're using is pretty safe,' Hammers said. 'Occasionally there will be a fish that may come succumb to the electrofishing, but generally we try not to,' he said. Rainbow Trout Sampling plays a vital role in preserving the health of local streams and fish populations. This hands-on effort also included local BOCES students who observed and assisted throughout the sampling process. According to the DEC's website fishing season opens April 1 in New York State. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
