News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
April 13, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
For information and online licenses, visit 
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us

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CONTACT:
Steve Perry: (603) 271-2501 
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
April 13, 2005


MIDDLETON'S JONES POND WILL NOT BE STOCKED IN 2005

CONCORD, N.H. -- Jones Pond, in Middleton, located within the Jones 
Brook Wildlife Management Area, will not be stocked with trout during the 
2005 season because of serious structural integrity issues with the 
pond's earthen outlet dam, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 
reported today. 

Jones Pond is a fly-fishing-only water that has been managed to provide 
a quality trout fishery, and therefore is a popular fishing destination 
for a segment of New Hampshire's anglers. 

Recent heavy rains and snowmelt apparently contributed to significant 
damage to a portion of the Jones Pond dam. As a result, the water level 
in the pond has dropped 6.5 feet, a substantial change, since the 
maximum depth in the pond is just 11 feet. 

Around the state, fishing opens in fly-fishing-only ponds managed for 
trout on April 23, 2005; the season extends through October 15. For a 
list of waters around New Hampshire managed as quality trout fisheries, 
visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/trout_quality.htm. 

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the 
state's fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. For online 
license sales and fish stocking updates, visit 
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us.

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