A recent episode of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) bi-weekly podcast “DEC Does What?!” highlights the work of DEC’s fish hatcheries and how these facilities support fish species restoration and opportunities for anglers in New York’s freshwater streams. [Read more…] about Hooked on Hatcheries
Catskill Fish Hatchery
DEC Fisheries 2023 Year in Review
Here is a list of highlights and noteworthy items from the past year here in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Fisheries. [Read more…] about DEC Fisheries 2023 Year in Review
Catskill Fish Hatchery: Home of Historic Trout Fishing
In the 1890s as the Catskills was becoming a very popular summer resort, in part due to the service provided by the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (O&W), the people of Sullivan County sought to have their own fish hatchery. [Read more…] about Catskill Fish Hatchery: Home of Historic Trout Fishing