Trout Day to return to Pleasant View Park

RUSSELLVILLE — The Caddis Fly Fishing Club, the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are again partnering to bring seasonal trout fishing to Russellville.

The AGFC will stock Pleasant View Park pond with 1,200 Rainbow Trout, and Trout Day 2019 will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 7. This will be an opportunity for folks of all ages to catch a limit of trout in Russellville.

The AGFC Family and Community Fishing Program has brought urban trout fishing to more than 20 communities around the state and has been tremendously successful. Hundreds of adult catchable trout will be stocked.

“We hope that novice and seasoned fisher-persons will take advantage of this convenient opportunity to catch trout in Russellville,” said Jerrold McKaughan, project leader for the Caddis Fly Fishing Club. Both bait fishing and fly-fishing will be available, and bait will be provided.

Maurice Jackson, program coordinator for the AGFC’s Family and Community Fishing Program, announced that a Basic Trout Fishing Clinic has been scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Hughes Community Center in Russellville, 1000 E. Parkway Drive, in conjunction with Trout Day 2019. The clinic is free, and a certificate for a free rod and reel will be given to the first 50 kids ages 15 and younger who attend the clinic. Each child must bring the certificate to Trout Day to receive the rod-and-reel combo.

The Family and Community Fishing Program is an effort by the AGFC to provide families and children the opportunity to catch trout and enjoy a day of fishing. People are asked to bring their own fishing gear, and bait will be provided. A fishing license and trout permit (stamp) are required for people ages 16 and older, and all trout regulations will be enforced. The limit of five rainbow trout will apply for the trout-fishing event.

“Members of our club will be on hand to help those folks who would like to try fly-fishing for trout,” said Jerrold McKaughan of the Caddis Fly Fishing Club. “Bring your fly rod if you have one.

“We hope the community really enjoys Trout Day, and we are very fortunate to be able to co-sponsor it with the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.”

For more information, call the Hughes Center at (479) 968-1272.