Stocking starts today!

Thousands of brook, brown and rainbow trout, including some trophy-sized specimens from area hatcheries, are being deposited in area waterways in preparation for the 2008 trout fishing season.

As always, the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission encourages volunteers to turn out and help with the stocking.

Here's a partial schedule:

• Saturday, March 8, Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek, meet at railroad crossing, Rt. 120 and Rt. 155, 11:30 am.

• Thursday, March 13, Bell Run, meet at Myrtle, 9 am.

• Friday, March 14, First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek, meet at Sinnemahoning Post Office, 11 am; West Branch of Pine Creek, meet at Galeton John Collins Park, 9:30 a.m.

• Monday, March 17, Kettle Creek, meet at Cross Fork Post Office, 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, March 18, Cross Fork Creek and Kettle Creek, meet at Cross Fork Post Office, 10:30 am.

• Friday, March 21, First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek, Stevenson Dam and Brooks Run, meet at Stevenson Dam, 11 am.; Bailey Run and Big Moores Run, meet at Old Tannery Inn, Costello, 9:30 am.

--Saturday, March 22, Allegheny River, meet at Alliance Church in Coudersport, 9 am.