North Branch Potomac River Catch and Return Trout Fishing Area

Type: Nontidal
Region: Garrett County
Location: North Branch Potomac

Western Region Fisheries staff with the assistance of the Garrett College�s Fisheries Management Class recently conducted the annual fish population survey in the upper C&R Trout Fishing Area downstream of Jennings Randolph Lake. We collected some fine specimens of rainbow trout greater than 20 inches as well as some wild young of year rainbow trout. Brown trout measuring up to 14 inches were also collected. The students performed exceptionally well, pulling the inflatable electro-fishing barge and wading in some strong current atop of substrate that is likened to �greased bowling balls� � without a single person falling in the river! I did observe a good number of caddis fly larvae in the river, and there was a decent hatch of small mayflies and a few caddisflies while we conducting the survey. (note: the trout in the live well are alive and healthy � just sedated to make weighing and measuring a lot easier. They soon �come around� and were released back into the river). [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mddnrfish/6207763080/][img]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/6207763080_f14b242dc5.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mddnrfish/6207763080/]Courtesy of Alan Klotz[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/mddnrfish/]mddnrfish[/url], on Flickr