![]() Adults are not permitted to possess trout during this event. On Mentored Youth Trout Day, the participants are able to keep two trout that are at least 7 inches long. The commission receives no federal reimbursement for Mentored Youth permits. These funds are dedicated to be used in youth outreach and education programs. The agency reports for each voluntary youth license purchased, the PFBC receives $5 back in funding as a federal reimbursement. ![]() ![]() The voluntary purchase option helps fund the Fish and Boat Commission. Youth anglers are required to have a free Mentored Youth permit or a voluntary youth fishing license ($2.97) and be accompanied by a licensed adult angler. Mentored Youth Trout Day starts at 8 a.m. In addition, the agency’s staff plans to release about 14,000 golden rainbow trout and about 70,000 older brood trout, which measure 14-20 inches. The average size of a trout is 11 inches long. The tally includes about 2.3 million rainbow trout 707,000 brown trout and 168,000 brook trout. “Over the last couple decades we have been shifting production to more rainbow trout and less brown trout and brook trout, and that will continue to be the same (this year),” he said. “The numbers have remained the same as last year and previous years, right around that 3.2 million mark is what we are striving for in adult-sized fish.” said Dave Nihart, chief of fisheries management. The agency is raising 3.2 million trout, and about 150 sportsmen groups across the state raise an additional 1 million trout for public fishing each year. Raising trout: See the trout at the Reynoldsdale Trout Hatchery Plan a trip: Discover walleye, perch, musky, trout and more at Linesville State Fish Hatchery
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