2011 SPRING STOCKINGS

On February 23 some 1300 rainbows were stocked in the upper Patuxent Special area, the flies only section below Brighton Dam and in the Delayed Harvest section of the Middle Patuxent in south Columbia. On March 2, 2500 browns were stocked in these same three river sections. The rainbows were stocked largely under and around the bridges on the upper Pax, but were float stocked on the other two river sections. The browns were stocked almost exclusively by float boxes away from the access points. The browns were raised in spring fed ponds where they had access to natural prey...so they should know the difference between a bit of bark and a bug.

The final spring stocking of additional rainbows into the upper Patuxent River (above rt 97), Patuxent below Brighton Dam, and the Middle Patuxent in south Columbia is scheduled for March 28.

Have fun this spring and thanks to all those who have helped us stock this spring! Some photos from previous stockings are shown below. For up-to-date stocking information throughout the state, go to the Maryland DNR website.