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No Fishing Allowed At Popular West Hartford Park
The site is designated as a trout park by the state of Connecticut.
WEST HARTFORD, CT — Town officials said Friday that fishing at a popular park in West Hartford is off limits.
According to town officials, fishing at Spicebush Swamp Park, located near the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Mountain Road, is not allowed until further notice.
The town is investigating possible bacterial contamination from an unknown source upstream.
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"There is no danger to park visitors. Just no fishing," town officials wrote in an announcement.
The site was designated as a trout park by the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection in 2020, and the pond is stocked with trout in the spring.
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Established in 1962, Spicebush Swamp Park was West Hartford’s first park to be set aside as a natural area for nature study or walking, and as a 33-acre, outdoor classroom for schools to use, according to the town's website.
McGovern Pond was created in the park by excavating an area of approximately 1 acre in Spicebush Swamp Park around 1968.
The pond, which was dredged in 2021, is maintained by a flow of water from a branch of the Trout Brook.
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