LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KY3) - Winter trout stockings for Arkansas Family and Community Fishing Locations will see a shortened season this year after recent losses in trout production at two of the three publicly owned coldwater fish hatcheries in Arkansas earlier this year.

Although the total trout available has been reduced, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff are committed to delivering trout for the Christmas holiday to all FCFP locations that traditionally see the winter bonus fishing opportunity.

Spring floods wreaked havoc at the Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery in Mammoth Spring, damaging equipment and infrastructure and washing many trout out of the raceways before they had a chance to grow to catchable size. During October, additional setbacks at Norfork National Fish

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