SKOWHEGAN - The Somerset County SWCD will once again conduct a trout sale this spring.
There will be two separate trout sales this year, one for brook trout (Micmac Farms – Caribou, ME) and another for rainbow trout (Spectrum Trout – Paris, ME).
Stocking permits from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in Augusta must be obtained before trout can be ordered. You will find a link to the permit application on our web site. There permit fee is $10, and the person picking up the order must be named on the permit.
Highlights:
Brook trout delivery date for Somerset County sales will be Friday, May 12, at the USDA Office in Skowhegan at 12 PM. The order deadline is Monday, May 8. Cost is $3.50 per fish.
Rainbow trout delivery date for Somerset County sales will be Saturday, June 3rd , at the USDA Office in Skowhegan at 11 AM. The order deadline is Wednesday, May 31. Cost is $3.00 per fish.
Fish will be provided in oxygenated plastic bags and boxed as in previous years’ sales.
Order forms are available here. Please call our office at (207) 474-8323 x 4 for additional information.