VTDigger reporter Ethan Weinstein nets a walleye after it was stunned with electricity while joining Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department scientists on the Lamoille River in Milton on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

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