Gone fishing: Hundreds of trout added to Lake Quinsigamond

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WORCESTER — About 200 people showed up at Regatta Park Wednesday to watch the stocking of Lake Quinsigamond with trout. Members of state Division of Fisheries & Wildlife arrived with two tankers holding 900 brown trout and 700 rainbow trout. Some families helped carry them across the beach to the water. Each year, the state adds about 500,000 brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout to various lake and ponds. There are hatcheries in Sandwich, Palmer, Belchertown, Sunderland, and Montague.

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Lucas Roman, 5, and his father, Nick, and brother, Samuel, 3, were among those at Regatta Park who helped restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.
Lucas Roman, 5, and his father, Nick, and brother, Samuel, 3, were among those at Regatta Park who helped restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.
Matthew Molina, 7, of Worcester pours out the trout as his father, Victor, watches.
Matthew Molina, 7, of Worcester pours out the trout as his father, Victor, watches.
WORCESTER - Cormac O'Brien, 8, of West Boylston tosses in a trout as his brother, Henry, 5, tries to get one out of his bucket. They were among a couple hundred (at least) locals who showed up at Regatta Park to help restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.
WORCESTER - Cormac O'Brien, 8, of West Boylston tosses in a trout as his brother, Henry, 5, tries to get one out of his bucket. They were among a couple hundred (at least) locals who showed up at Regatta Park to help restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.
WORCESTER - Families line up at Regatta Park to get trout in their buckets to help the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.
WORCESTER - Families line up at Regatta Park to get trout in their buckets to help the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife restock Lake Quinsigamond with trout.

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