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Story By: Associated Press
Source: AP
51 day(s) ago
A $20,000 project on a one-mile stretch of the Arkansas River will give brown trout better places to feed.
The project, supported by three Trout Unlimited chapters, the Canon City Recreation and Park District and the Colorado Division of Wildlife, is placing boulders in the river channel to provide
protected pockets for feeding. The Division of Wildlife fishery biologist Greg Policky says fish
are better able to maintain weight gain when they aren't fighting the current.
The improved habitat is expected to increase survival rates, which in turn could improve opportunities for fishing.
