Important new information for those of you who fish at Shenandoah: Starting March 31, 2020, Pass Run and the North Fork of Thornton River will be closed to harvest. Catch and release fishing in accordance with park regulations is still permitted. The park’s Fishery Management Plan has two objectives: (1) to preserve and perpetuate native brook trout as a key component of the park’s aquatic ecosystems; and (2) to allow for recreational fishing on those park streams that consistently produce adequate numbers of brook trout for maintaining population stability. Due to declines in brook trout populations in these streams, harvest could put the populations at risk of disappearing. The populations will continue to be monitored to evaluate whether harvest can be reopened. Please help preserve our native brook trout by adhering to park and state fishing regulations.