To: Mr. Lance Durfey, Region 5 Fisheries Manager, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

A Sewer Runs Through It: Save the Cayadutta Brown Trout

Establish a "Catch and Release Only" zone for the lower Cayadutta Creek.

Why is this important?

The Cayadutta Creek, one of the most polluted streams in New York during much of the 20th Century, is now supporting trophy-sized brown trout in the lower portion of the stream below the sewage treatment plant to the Mohawk River (where NYS has not been stocking). These fish are now being threatened by overfishing and need to be protected by a "Catch and Release Only" zone.