Trout redds found on the Mill River
By David Ader
The Mill River is alive and well.
On Sunday November 27, seven volunteers, led by Mike Piquette, located and geo-tagged 12 trout redds on the upper Mill River along Park Avenue in Easton.
We started at the first bridge on Park Avenue and walked downstream, about halfway, along the Warner Anglers Preserve and then reversed course and walked the stretch between the first and second bridge, which is being purchased by the Aspetuck Land Trust. (This is the property where we had a planting with ALT volunteers in the spring and were very active, which is to say generous, in fundraising for the acquisition.)
Most of the redds were obvious and one redd was holding a fish!
By the end of the tour, everyone was an expert at identifying active trout redds.
If you are interested in learning more and possibly surveying additional stretches or the Mill River, let us know.