Round Valley Reservoir will be stocked with trout in the upcoming days:
April 30th – NJ DEP will stock 6610 brown and rainbow trout. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/trt_allocation12_dates.htm
May 6th – Round Valley Trout Association will stock 400 rainbow and brown trout between 16 and 17″. https://www.fishrvta.com/
The 2012 Freshwater Fishing DIGEST is now available at license agents and on the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife website in PDF format. The DIGEST is will also be available in an interactive version on the publisher’s website soon.
In addition to regulation information, anglers will find several articles concerning the 100th anniversary of the Hackettstown Fish Hatchery of interest.
To view the PDF version, either in its entirety or in sections which download faster, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/digfsh12.htm ; for the interactive version, visit http://www.eregulations.com/NewJersey/fishing/freshwater on the publisher’s website.
Harrisburg, PA – The Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, but there is still time for families to register for one of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) six Fishing Festivals to be held around the state. So far, more than 400 individuals have signed up for the events, which will be held at state parks in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
“We’ve seen a tremendous amount of interest in the programs,” said Carl Richardson, PFBC manager of Education and Outreach. “Four of the regions have a lot of people signed up. The northwest region around Erie and Crawford counties and the northern tier area near Wellsboro still have a number of spaces open. We’re hopeful that more families will sign up this week for those two programs.”
On Saturday, Sept. 3, the PFBC will host Family Fishing Festivals at six locations in Pennsylvania. And on Labor Day, Monday Sept. 5, it’s the Commission’s second Fish-for-Free Day for 2011. This day allows anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish with no fishing license required on all Pennsylvania’s waterways on this day. All other fishing regulations still apply.
The festivals will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at six locations:
NW Region: Pymatuning State Park, Linesville, Crawford County
SW Region: Raccoon Creek State Park, Hookstown, Beaver County
NC Region: Hills Creek State Park, Wellsboro, Tioga County
SC Region: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Gardners, Cumberland County
NE Region: Frances Slocum State Park, Wyoming, Luzerne County
SE Region: Marsh Creek State Park, Downingtown, Chester County
The fishing license requirement is waived for registered festival participants 16 and older. The program is open to all ages. However, the program is designed for children ages 5 and older. All equipment, bait and tackle will be provided.
Space is limited at the event, so pre-registration is required. Deadline for registration is Aug. 31, and there will be no registration taken the day of the event.
Visit www.fishandboat.com/fishforfree.htm to register and learn more about these events and Labor Day’s Fish-for-Free Day. Don’t forget that Monday Sept. 5, is Fish-for-Free Day on all Pennsylvania’s waterways.
As you can tell by the lack of current rainfall and oppressive heat, there have been additional stresses placed upon the Authority Reservoir Complex. The Authority has postponed releasing water above the minimum flow releases from Round Valley Reservoir as long as possible. However, it has become apparent that the status quo cannot continue.
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, the Authority started releasing water from Round Valley Reservoir. In addition to system demands, there are some internal pipe inspections that will take place within the next two days. Presently, release is being made to the South Branch of the Rockaway River via the Whitehouse Station in the amount of 50 million gallons per day and 130 million gallons is being released to the South Branch of the Raritan River via a pipeline to the South Branch Pumping Station. Once the pipeline inspection work is completed, the release from Round Valley to the South Branch of the Raritan River will continue. The 50 million gallon day release thru Whitehouse will continue. This release will be monitored and adjusted depending on the needs of the water purveyors along the downstream river and the Delaware and Raritan Canal. The balance of the water releases will continue from the Spruce Run Reservoir.
The USGS flow measurement device at Port Mercer was recently recalibrated. The net result was that the present flow thru the D & R Canal is above the regulatory maximum level of 100 MGD. Efforts are under way to bring the Authority in compliance. Any differences will be made up by releases from the Authority Reservoir System.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Bill Bogosian
Manager – Raritan System
(908) 638-6121 ext. 264
http://www.njwsa.org/
N.J. DEP warns of health risks of eating blue claw crabs from Newark Bay, Lower Passaic River
NJNewsroom.com
“About those blue claw crabs found in Newark Bay and the Lower Passaic River: don’t eat those things, they could kill you.
Scientists have found the crabs continue to show harmful levels of cancer-causing dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as well as other contaminants, including mercury.”
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