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NGPC highlights hatchery upgrades and larger spring trout stocking
Summary
NGPC described a pond‑lining project at the North Platte Fish Hatchery and a larger spring trout stocking program: roughly 57,000 trout were stocked in March and a further 28,000+ are planned for April.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission told anglers on a webinar that hatchery improvements and altered production schedules are yielding larger trout for spring stockings and potentially larger stocking-size fish for anglers.
Tony Bridal, fisheries division administrator for NGPC, described a multi-year pond‑lining project at the North Platte Fish Hatchery that lines earthen ponds to conserve water and retain nutrients. Bridal said comparisons between lined and unlined ponds show early improvements in growth for walleye…
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