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June 02, 2008
Brook Trout Restoration
In an effort to bolster native brook trout population in the area, an eight-mile stretch of Lynn Camp Prong and its tributary Marks Creek is open to rainbow trout fishing. Anglers are allowed to keep all the rainbow trout they catch from June 2 through June 14 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m regardless of its size. Park biologist will then re-stock brown trout in the designated area. Anglers are required to check in at the Park Service Station ΒΌ mile up Middle Prong Trail at the end of Upper Tremont Road.
Rainbow trout were introduced in the late 1880 and are now the dominant trout species in Tennessee.
See the full press release from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/lynn-camp-fishing.htm
Visit the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for more information about the trout in Tennessee.
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/StreamRiver/wildtrout/wildtrout.html
Click here for more information on the TWRA brook trout restoration.
http://twra4streams.homestead.com/abstract2.html
Posted by Allison Roberts at June 2, 2008 12:16 PM
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