When brown trout were introduced to the United States in the late 1800s, the goal was to provide more sport-fishing opportunities. It worked – brown trout have ...

When a Pennsylvania angler hears “stocking,” their thoughts almost always turn to trout. Considering the Fish & Boat Commission stocks nearly 3.2 million trout annually, this is not a surprise.

Rainbow, brook and brown trout were driven to Chicopee in insulated fish tanks from hatcheries in Sunderland and Belchertown. “Stocking three different types of trout is meant to provide people ...