VT NFC chair Paul Bugeja met artist Adriano Manocchia at the Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival in Arlington, VT, in April of 2023. Paul was immediately taken by a non-fishing native fish inspired painting Andriano had with him. The painting features a beautiful mountain freestone stream with a subtle wild native brook trout in the lower right corner.

Adriano generously worked with NFC to provide 9 signed and numbered copies of this unique work to raise money for wild native fish conservation. NFC matted the prints. These unique prints are available first come first serve until they are gone, with the profits going to NFC and wild native fish conservation.