The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced that the agency has collaborated with the Office of Information Technology Services to provide trout stocking data on the Open NY (Data.NY.GOV) website.
Previously, the fish stocking information was only available in county listings on the DEC website.
Two different data sets are available from the Open NY website:
Current Season Spring Trout Stocking contains the current year DEC spring stocking information for "catchable sized" brown, brook and rainbow trout. This data set will be renewed annually in mid-March.
Fish Stocking Lists from 2011 to 2015 contains the actual fish stockings by DEC and Essex, Onondaga, and Warren counties for all fish species.
This data set is particularly useful for people who want to fish in "put-grow-and-take" waters where fish are stocked at a small size and allowed to grow to a size anglers can keep.
DEC also stocks more than 2.3 million catchable-size brook, brown, and rainbow trout in over 309 lakes and ponds and roughly 2,900 miles of streams throughout New York each spring.
source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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FishBoatPA Smartphone App
More than 33,500 users have downloaded the FishBoatPA mobile smartphone app, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC).
The FishBoatPA app is available for free on both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store.
The app shows anglers which waters have been stocked with trout, provides driving directions, and other information.
When the FishBoatPA app opens, one of the first item anglers see is an “Upcoming Trout Stocking” link, which updates in real-time.
Users can sort stocking schedules by county. The app is tied directly into the PFBC’s online stocking schedule, so anglers can see past and upcoming stockings and the type of trout placed in a water.
GIS coordinates allow users to use mapping apps installed on their phones to get directions to their favorite stocking site.
The “Near Me” feature uses a phone’s GIS coordinates to locate and display trout waters within 5, 15, 25 and 50 miles of the user.
Using the ‘My Trophies’ feature, anglers can post pictures to share with others by email, text message, or through social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
Another prominent feature on the app home page is the link “Get a license today.” This enables users to find an issuing agent near them and to see pricing options for licenses.
The app also links to a “Fish ID” guide with color pictures; a “Learn” section with links to helpful information like tying knots and learning how to properly handle fish; and to PFBC rules and regulations.
source: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
The FishBoatPA app is available for free on both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store.
The app shows anglers which waters have been stocked with trout, provides driving directions, and other information.
When the FishBoatPA app opens, one of the first item anglers see is an “Upcoming Trout Stocking” link, which updates in real-time.
Users can sort stocking schedules by county. The app is tied directly into the PFBC’s online stocking schedule, so anglers can see past and upcoming stockings and the type of trout placed in a water.
GIS coordinates allow users to use mapping apps installed on their phones to get directions to their favorite stocking site.
The “Near Me” feature uses a phone’s GIS coordinates to locate and display trout waters within 5, 15, 25 and 50 miles of the user.
Using the ‘My Trophies’ feature, anglers can post pictures to share with others by email, text message, or through social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
Another prominent feature on the app home page is the link “Get a license today.” This enables users to find an issuing agent near them and to see pricing options for licenses.
The app also links to a “Fish ID” guide with color pictures; a “Learn” section with links to helpful information like tying knots and learning how to properly handle fish; and to PFBC rules and regulations.
source: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
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