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Hatchery Ponds
Open for Fishing 4th
Virginia anglers will have another chance to fish in a fish hatchery this year as the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries again plans to open eight of its Front Royal Hatchery Ponds to public angling beginning May 4. In addition to providing sport, the unique fishing experiment is providing biologist with information on the effects of fishing on known fish populations. Last year anglers caught 5,249 fish totalling 1,081 pounds from the Hatchery Ponds, a harvest of 173 pounds per acre, which was just slightly below the first year’s take. Fishing hours at the hatchery located near Waterlick, Virginia, are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Fishing on Sunday is limited from L p.m. to 8 p.m., and the ponds are closed to all fishing on Mondays. Four of the ponds have a 14” minimum size limit on bass and anglers are allowed to keep any size they
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