WV brook trout restoration

[sixfootfenwick]

Brook trout revival in West Virginia bucks the trend

A 19-year stream project that began in the nooks and crannies of mountain ravines in West Virginia has transformed the headwaters of the Potomac River into one of the most

www.bayjournal.com

 

[raftman]

That's great news. Thanks for sharing!

 

[sixfootfenwick]

That's great news. Thanks for sharing!

Indeed. WV and MD are accomplishing many great things and leading the way.

 

[The Rodfather]

Awesome share! Thanks! Hopefully PFBC reads this and takes some hints.

 

[nd1001]

Dustin and others are doing some great work down in WV. Really inspiring to see.

 

[td566]

Great article and great news.
I lived and worked in WV for over 30 years. I saw some of these projects where landowners had fenced stream banks and the difference between them and unfenced areas is truly amazing.
Usually WV is at or near the bottom of the list in most discussions. So happy to see them at the forefront in this arena.
I need to head down and fish that beautiful state again.

 

[goose54cdd]

Great work, great article, and great news!

 

[Broodstock]

It is great to see this. The pattern of interconnected watersheds above a reservoir seems to have worked out great in the Savage and NB systems. I would love to see this replicated in PA. What candidate systems do you suppose would be ideal?

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

Thanks, Fenwick.
The best statement in the article is at the very bottom.
"He’s already seeing proof. His daughter Brooklynn caught her first brookie at age 2 on a fly rod and dry fly in one of the restored streams."