Rainbow trout to be released into Huckleberry Park Thursday; catch and release begins same day

Huckleberry Park Lake will be re-stocked with 725 rainbow trout Thursday. The first day to keep trout is Feb. 1. | Photo courtesy of Hannibal Parks and Recreation

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Huckleberry Lake Park is scheduled to have 725 rainbow trout, including five “lunkers,” released into the lake on Thursday, Oct. 31. Shelby Lovelace, fishery biologist with Missouri Department of Conservation, said the trout will be transported from Montauk Hatchery that morning. The rules for trout fishing are: All other fish species in…

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Huckleberry Park Lake to be stocked with trout Monday

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Huckleberry Park Lake will be stocked with trout on Monday, Oct. 31, and regulations to fish in the lake have been updated. The following rules pertain to trout fishing: Trout must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught Oct. 31, 2022-Jan. 31, 2023. Only artificial lures and unscented…

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