April 11, 2017

O’Dea Tours State Park With Conservation Officer for Trout Season Opener

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PHOTO: Rep. Tom O’Dea with Officer Christian Hage of the EnCon Police at Southford Falls State Park on Opening Day of Trout Season.

HARTFORD – State Representative Tom O’Dea (R-125) took a tour of Southford Falls State Park over the weekend to see the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Conservation (EnCon) Police in action for Opening Day of Trout Season across Connecticut. O’Dea toured the grounds at the park with Officer Christian Hage.

“Our state has many excellent state parks and outdoor recreation resources for residents to enjoy,” said Rep. O’Dea. “Our conservation officers, like Chris Hage, do great work to ensure these resources, and our fish and wildlife populations, are regulated to ensure their endurance for future generations. This springtime I urge all residents to get their families together and take advantage of the great outdoors we have right here in Connecticut.”

Connecticut’s EnCon Police are charged with enforcing the state’s fish and game laws and regulations and are also sworn Deputy Special Agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, allowing them to enforce U.S. Federal Codes on fishing and hunting. The officers enforce these laws to ensure wildlife and fish populations are not exploited, or harvested illegally or excessively, keeping their populations stable.

Trout Season officially opened on April 8th, with DEEP stocking state rivers and ponds and streams with over 530,000 catchable trout through mid-May.

For more information about fishing across the state this season, as well as obtaining state licenses, you can visit the DEEP website section on fishing.

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