Ray Brook, N.Y. — It’s been roughly a year since the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released the Adirondack Brook Trout Management Plan, 2025-2040, and one of its key developments is about to be realized.
In an effort to simplify certain aspects of brook trout management within the Blue Line of the Adirondack Park for both anglers and DEC fisheries staff alike, and to create a high level of awareness regarding baitfish use in Adirondack brook trout ponds, the agency on Oct. 28 announced a proposal that will prohibit the use of live baitfish in the Adirondack Park in all but 146 waters.
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