There’s A Lot More Fish in Jamaica Pond After Last Week
By David Ertischek on May 2, 2023
Last updated on April 30, 2023
One of the great benefits of being governor of Massachusetts means you have the option of participating in the annual stocking of Jamaica Pond — and Governor Maura Healey didn’t miss her first opportunity to do so.
Healey was joined Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Ryan Woods, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, students from John F. Kennedy Elementary and Curley K-8 schools, and MassWildlife staff on April 27.
According to Boston Parks and Recreation, more than 1,000 trout were released into Jamaica Pond — approximately 800 rainbow trout averaging 14 inches long, 25 brook trout and 65 brown trout averaging 18 inches long, and 170 tiger trout, a cross between a female brown trout and a male brook trout, averaging 14 inches long. The fish for the stocking event were raised at state hatcheries.