[jon1977]

Originally Posted by fishfindergeneral

I came across something disturbing. The Federal Gov. is considering discontinuing funding for the Wolf River and Dale Hollow National Hatcheries. The source of all the trout in the south eastern U.S. Here is a link to the proposed funding cuts http://www.friendsofwolfcreeknfh.com/site/fundingcuts.aspx Here is a link to the petition to stop this from happening. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-National-Fish-Hactheries/ This is serious people. Please let's not turn this into a political debate. We all need to stand together and make sure this does not happen. The Dale Hollow Hatchery raises $94.00 for every $1 of funding from the Gov. This means jobs for local economies. Here is a link to the break down. http://www.fws.gov/dalehollow/dale%20hollow%202010%20econ%20fact%20sheet.pdf

Calm down guys, TWRA has their own hatcheries.