The Eyes of Paint Branch - Fall 2001 Newsletter
Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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Twenty-second Year of Natural Trout Reproduction

Once again the Paint Branch wild brown trout have successfully reproduced, according to Charlie Gougeon, a fisheries biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Gougeon summarized the results at a meeting of the Paint Branch Technical Team on August 10 from an annual survey of the trout population recently conducted. The trout have successfully reproduced every year since the population has been monitored. Given the extreme drought conditions of the last few years, this is nothing less than incredible, once again illustrating the resiliency of nature.