Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The commonwealth’s efforts raising and then releasing non-native fish into the state’s waters runs contrary to the biodiversity ...

MassWildlife is expected to once again begin stocking local waterways with fish in the coming weeks to ensure plenty of catches for anglers in the warmer months. But this year, an environmental group ...

Mature rainbow trout at the Bitzer State Hatchery in Montague. A decision on the longstanding practice of stocking rainbow trout in the upper Deerfield River will come before the state Division of ...

Advocates for the Deerfield River affirmed their support for a request to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife asking the agency to cease stocking rainbow trout, pictured at the Bitzer Hatchery in ...

The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. May 26—MassWildlife is stocking nearly 500,000 hatchery-raised brook, brown, rainbow, and tiger trout statewide this year. MassWildlife raises these trout at ...

MassWildlife stated on its website that hundreds of bodies of water in the state will soon be stocked with trout Residents of the state - along with non-residents - need a license to fish in fresh ...

The commonwealth’s efforts raising and then releasing non-native fish into the state’s waters runs contrary to the biodiversity mandate announced last year by the Healey administration, according to a ...

MassWildlife is about to stock many lakes, ponds, rivers and streams with an abundant supply of trout. "Whether you're a seasoned angler or new to the sport, now is the perfect time to grab your gear ...