Rainbow Trout Stocking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2005

Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) will be provided with rainbow trout for public angling opportunities by the Aurora District Ministry of Natural Resources, as part of its Urban Fishing Initiative in the GTA. Approximately 6000 trout will be stocked at the Ken Whillans Resource Management Area pond off Hwy 10 in Caledon . Angling is permitted until the end of November. Ice fishing will also be permitted at Ken Whillans but only when ice conditions are safe. Conditions will be monitored for public safety.

CVC will also be experimenting with a stocking of 2000 trout in Muskrat Pond at our Terra Cotta Conservation Area. The success and feedback of this stocking will be assessed to help determine future management of such ponds on site. Angling will be permitted to the end of November and re-open the last Saturday in April 2006.

In addition the Ministry will also be stocking Lake Aquitaine in the City of Mississauga with 4000 trout. This stormwater pond was rehabilitated for a recreational fishery by CVC in the mid 1990's and also supports populations of bass, sunfish, perch and catfish. It is also the location of an annual Urban Fishing Festival each July. Again fishing for trout will be permitted until the end of November and re-open at the end of April 2006. There is no ice fishing permitted given the unsafe conditions here.

Please note

• there is an admission fee to both Conservation Areas but no additional fees for fishing.

• Ontario fishing regulations apply to these stocked ponds, including licenses and a catch and possession daily limit of 5 fish.

For further information contact CVC at 905-670-1615/1-800-668-5557 or visit www.creditvalleycons.com or MNR at (905) 713-7400

MEDIA CONTACT:
Bernadette Fernandez,
Communications Specialist
905-670-1615 ext 240