It also ruined thousands of small ponds. There were ponds, miles into the wilderness, with huge Brook Trout populations. I fished them with my dad in the 1970 a

It also ruined thousands of small ponds. There were ponds, miles into the wilderness, with huge Brook Trout populations. I fished them with my dad in the 1970 and 1980s. By the mid to late 80s all the fish were gone. I went back in 2005 and there wasn't a single fish in the ponds still. I am hoping they will come back one day. EDIT: Looks like these ponds have been restored by the state with thousands of dollars of state money. These ponds are literally 3 miles from the closest dirt road. I might be able to take my kids there in a few years.