With an enthusiastic crew of schoolchildren helping out, doing their best to get a handle on squirming fish, state wildlife workers added 1,500 rainbow and brown trout to Lake Quinsigamond April 23.

Sandy Lake — 3,200-plus. The stocking went on without any major issues once again, Rood said. The trout were also stocked in time for the new fishing season, which begins May 3, Rood said.

Earth Day: How to celebrate our planet, protect its future MassWildlife began stocking trout during ... April 23: Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester Meet at 11 a.m. at Regatta Point in Quinsigamond ...