Public Events 
& Activities

Prior to starting our nursery, the site was monitored by the PA Fish Commission and approved as a Cooperative Nursery site.  The nursery was established in 1979 on lands owned, at that time by one of our members, Bob Hines.  The area that contains the nursery had an ample spring water supply to raise trout from fingerling to stocking size.  Bob has since sold the property to Lynn Bricker.  We hold a perpetually renewable lease on the property and have had a good relationship with the present landowner. We started the nursery by building 3 wooden framed wire baskets, approximately 3’ x 3’ x 8’, and placing them in the small stream created by the flow from the springs.  We received 1000 Brown Trout fingerlings from the PFC that first year. They were fed twice daily, 7 days a week by volunteer club members and stocked in the Little Juniata Creek.  The trout did extremely well. The following year we built the present 75-foot-long concrete raceway. All design followed Fish Commission guidelines and construction was completed by volunteer members.  After completion of the raceway, we received 3,000 Brown and Rainbow trout fingerlings.  This second year, the trout were again hand fed.  We continue to receive 3,000 trout annually, and currently include rainbows, browns and a few golden trout. The club has performed all necessary maintenance and improvements and also, some enhancements, to make this endeavor a continued success.  We have added a feed and storage shed, automatic feeders, an aeration system, an emergency generator, stocking tank and float stocking boxes.

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Activities:

• Annually stocks trout in the Little Juniata Creek.

• Sponsor a Youth Trout Derby at Wagner Park in Wheatfield Twp. The first Saturday in June.

• Sponsor and donate trout to the Perry County Federation of Sportsmen Special Needs Persons Derby held at Marysville.

• Donate fish to the Perry County Youth Field Day when fishing is part of the program.

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Maintenance: Routine maintenance is required and is taken on by club volunteers as needed.  Annually, after stocking has been completed, any repairs needed on the raceway are completed and the raceway is cleaned and disinfected prior to receiving the next year’s fingerlings.

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Stocking Dates: Please see CALENDAR.

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Location: 2007 Newport Rd. Newport, PA 17074, at the intersection of SR 0849 and Old Limekiln Lane, in Miller Township, Perry County.

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VOLUNTEER: If you would like to become involved with the trout nursery or stocking, please reach out to the contact below.

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Contacts: Lee Clugston 717-834-3607 or Dean Bowers 717-636-3096

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