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Originally Posted by UglyStick
This is a little off topic but good for people to know since some rules just changed:
Trout May No Longer Be Used as Bait Within the Pequest River Drainage
Trout may no longer be used as bait within the Pequest River Drainage including Furnace and Mountain lakes. Small trout are purchased as bait by some anglers targeting larger trophy-sized species such as muskellunge. A common practice for some anglers is to keep unused bait trout obtained from outside the Pequest River drainage area in submerged cages between fishing trips or to release them directly into the lakes. This practice can result in a transfer of disease from a private fish culture facility into waters within the Pequest drainage where the state trout hatchery is located. Birds of prey feeding between these waters and the hatchery's nearby raceways can transfer these pathogens into the facility.
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good to know, I haven't used trout as bait before but I see a LOT of ppl using them in those waters. Usually from musky hatchery or PA hatchery. this is good news for the fish too. Is this new rule posted somewhere in a link?
savage gear trout it is !