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Verle's, WDFW call Trout Pond day a success
Viktor Tittsworth, 5, of Shelton, celebrates after catching a fish at the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Verle's Trout Pond Day Saturday at Verle's in Shelton.
The first Trout Pond day - Saturday at Verle's on Golden Pheasant Road just outside Shelton - was reportedly an overall success.
WDFW Region 3 State Hunting Coordinator Kelly Riordan said the event drew a few hundred families and at least 225 kids fished. The mobile fish pond was stocked with 300 Rainbow Trout and a few jumbo-sized Rainbow Trout.
"The message of introducing all generations to the outdoors hit the mark, even in quite poor weather," Riordan told the Journal in an email. "A steady stream of potential anglers never slowed down and at almost any moment, there was an angler 'whooping' with excitement as a trout danced on the end of the fishing line."
Riordan said by all reports, everyone caught a fish to take home.
As part of its yearlong 75th anniversary celebration, Verle's will host a trout fishing seminar from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on April 19 where fishers can learn about trout fishing around the county.
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