Debate Begins on Stocking the Batten Kill
A new debate has begun on whether to stock the fabled Batten Kill with 1000 sterile rainbow’s. The idea behind the plant as described by Ken Cox, district fisheries biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Department,
“There’s two distinct perspectives out there: one that favors stocking for recreational purposes and managing for maximum harvest, the other supportive of wild trout and increased habitat management.”
The increase in population would allow ‘recreational’ fishers to take home their catch.