River Restoration Project: What about the fish?

Editor’s note: This is the final story in a series of stories on the Platte River Restoration Project.

Saratoga is “where the trout leap in Main Street,” and fishing enthusiasts from all over the country come to fish the North Platte. Those fishermen contribute a large amount to Saratoga’s economy, especially during the summer.

As the survey portion of the Upper North Platte River Restoration project finalizes in June, some who are concerned how the fishing will be impacted upstream, downstream and in the middle of the project. Not only will the project include placing structures to alter the...