Freer Park fish stocking for youth fishing tournament
Rensselaer County
Summary
The Rensselaer County Conservation Alliance wants the state to stock trout or panfish in Freer Park's pond so low-income Troy kids can hold a fishing tournament, but DEC refused, citing a policy against stocking waters that aren't trout habitat — even though it stocks Albany's Six Mile Waterworks. The group asked the Legislature to pass a resolution urging the state to make an exception.
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Last discussed Feb 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
The alliance says it cannot afford the roughly couple thousand dollars it would cost to buy fish privately.
Low-income kids in Troy two blocks from Freer Park who would get a fishing tournament.
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