FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Local anglers can fish for rainbow trout starting this weekend, Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday.
Friday, 200 fish each are being stocked in Shoaff and Franke parks in Fort Wayne. At Shoaff Park off St. Joe Road, the pond is at the west end of the park, along the St. Joseph River. At Franke Park, the stockings can be found in Spy Run Creek, across the parking lot from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard.
Fishing for trout can begin in Fort Wayne after 3 p.m. Friday, DNR said.
Rainbow trout will also be found at Memorial Park, west of downtown Huntington.
DNR said 300 fish will be stocked in the park’s north pond. That stocking will include a family fishing event that begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, DNR said, and no trout fishing will be allowed beforehand.
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All the stocked trout will average 12 to 14 inches in length, DNR said.
The DNR reminds anglers the catch limit is five trout, and anglers ages 18 and older need a valid Indiana fishing license and trout stamp to fish.