Last October, using a crane, 4,000 juvenile rainbow trout were transported and placed in the AquaFort for their two-year growth period in the saltwater, Doherty said.

The state’s eight trout hatcheries combined are expected to release approximately 2.4 million rainbow, 693,000 brown, 125,000 brook and 14,000 golden rainbow trout.

For decades, sturgeon numbers have fallen in the Great Lakes. But in recent years, the ancient species has been coming back. One juvenile gives us a glimpse into some of the conservation efforts.

Scientists have been surveying the salmon stream and the river it flows into, exploring the extent of a fuel spill.

Spring and summer are the times when little streamer flies dart and sink with the look of a juvenile rainbow trout or a short, broad-headed sculpin. Black, olive or purple and black hold a silhouette ...