Sophia Noelting, a fifth-grade student of Dave McCool, prepares to release a net full of young catfish under the direction of Tim Wilson, the regional biologist for the the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission at Glade Mill Lake Saturday morning. ERIC FREEHLING/BUTLER EAGLE

MIDDLESEX TWP — It was a release-and-catch situation Saturday at Glade Mill Lake.

At 10 a.m. fifth-grade teachers Rob Takacs and Dave McCool and their classes from Butler Middle School released young catfish into the lake from the boat launch.

At noon, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission released trout into the lake. And also beginning at noon 80 families began a day of fishing.

Dave Andrews, the fishery science coordinator for the Butler school district, said the fifth-grade teachers and their classes raised 125 catfish in a large tank on the deck of the disused pool at the middle school.

Andrews added rainbow trout also are being raised at both the middle school and the high school and will be released later in two weeks in Connoquenessing Creek and Sullivan Run.

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