Fishing News
By Gauley, these guys really know fly fishing - Rafting group helps stock river with a ton of trout
By Andrew Beckner, [email protected]
SUMMERSVILLE -- The annual summer trout stocking at the Gauley River proved to be a traumatic experience today for the 2,000 pounds of fish whose new homes waited in the gorge below.
Before being transported to the sky, frantic fish tried to escape to the unfriendly pavement before they were loaded into barrels. Those that did hit the ground were quickly returned to their confinement.
For several years, the West Virginia Professional Outfitters Association has been purchasing hundreds of trout and -- with the help of the state Division of Natural Resources -- dropping the bounty from a helicopter.
The association has been purchasing the fish for several years, said Heather Johnson, president of the organization that represents whitewater rafting companies.
Johnson said the project is a way to say thanks to the fishermen who are inconvenienced by the thousands of Gauley River rafters each season.
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