Trout Virus Found in AR Hatchery
Rainbow trout at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery have tested positive for infectious pancreatic necrosis, a virus that can be fatal to fingerling trout. IPN is not transmittable to humans and presents no risk to anglers who handle or eat trout. An annual fish health inspection at the hatchery recently revealed the presence of the virus. Biologists will gather fish samples from the state’s tailwaters to determine the presence or absence of IPN in the wild.