Lots of Rainbow Trout now swimming in the waters of the Westlake Rec Center Park Pond

WESTLAKE, Ohio – How many rainbow trout can fit in the Westlake Recreation Center Park Pond? According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) exactly 1004. That is the number of trout they dropped into the pond on March 29. Bill Beech, facilities and grounds manager at the recreation center, said ODNR told him the trout average about 1.95 pounds each. “They used to stock the pond all the time,” said Beech. “This is the first time they dropped rainbow trout here in at least a couple of years.” The park is 86 acres, Beech said, and includes soccer…