DEC: No Rainbow Trout Sampling Events this Year for Finger Lakes Tributaries

[Steve D]

DEC Acting Regional Director Tim Walsh announced the 2021 rainbow trout sampling events for Naples Creek in Ontario County and Cold Brook in Steuben County will not be held as a precautionary measure to prevent the community spread of COVID-19.

These events, which have been held annually since the 1960s with a few exceptions, often draw large crowds. Last year, DEC canceled the annual events following the COVID-19 outbreak. For information about DEC's efforts to support healthy fish populations in waters across New York State, visit DEC's website.