streamerguy wrote:
A localish(under an hour) stream I fish in the fall got removed from the list. There's two other stocked streams nearby that are still getting stocked this fall but I am a little bummed about the one not being stocked to be honest. Noticed two other ones I fish also got taken off the list too, but I usually only fish those ones in the spring.
There's always real trout.......
WildTigerTrout wrote:
IMO the PFBC is becoming as useless as the PGC.
They cut stocking but WASTE 5000 fingerlings by putting them into a stream that is marginal...
...and then survey it a year later and they can only find 15 of them. Not 15% but 15 total. Then they will do it again this fall and WASTE 5000 more and then 5000 more the following year for a total of 15000 fingerlings totally WASTED for a study that was stupid to begin with.
Spend all that time, effort and money to determine that the stream should continue to be put and take. I could have told them that without a 3 year study! :-x
Spin it and justify it any way you like. I have my opinion and you have yours. IMO it's a WASTE plain and simple.PennKev wrote:
WildTigerTrout wrote:
IMO the PFBC is becoming as useless as the PGC.
Whatever.
They cut stocking but WASTE 5000 fingerlings by putting them into a stream that is marginal...
Fingerlings are significantly cheaper to raise to a stockable size and quantity. Raising fingerlings and cutting stocking of adult fish do not directly correlate. One does not directly affect the other.
...and then survey it a year later and they can only find 15 of them. Not 15% but 15 total. Then they will do it again this fall and WASTE 5000 more and then 5000 more the following year for a total of 15000 fingerlings totally WASTED for a study that was stupid to begin with.
Even natural populations have boom and bust years. By stocking over several years, they can determine if this is a normal survival rate. This is not a waste, it is part of the process.
Spend all that time, effort and money to determine that the stream should continue to be put and take. I could have told them that without a 3 year study! :-x
Maybe. Maybe not.