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Someone’s happy this morning!
05/02/2026

Someone’s happy this morning!

04/20/2026

Congratulations to Rich Courtright who shattered the state record for a Rainbow Trout with this 16 pound 7.5 ounce beast (former record 14 pounds from 1998 in Mansfield Hollow Lake). Rich caught the fish in the West Branch Farmington River in Riverton at about 2:00 pm on Spring Fishing Day (April 11).

Interesting story: The Kensington Hatchery does not raise Rainbow Trout, so why was this fish there? This fish had spent the past several years "helping" to trigger the Atlantic salmon to feed. What? Yes, that is right, helping to feed. Captive Atlantic salmon are timid about feeding on pellets at the hatchery. So, to solve this fish culture problem, add 20 or so rainbows, who love to eat and will start to feed immediately, in with the salmon. Once the Atlantic salmon see/sense the splashing and then are eager to join in. Win-Win. Big Salmon Big Rainbow.

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