Fishidiot wrote:
Stagger_Lee wrote:
Is it a finance issue or is there another reason?
I think it's mainly financial. I agree that, for streams that warm in summer, the cessation of fall stocking will end trout fishing on those streams in the autumn.
From the PFBC's point of view, the fish allotted for this program (the fall stocking) are not being utilized in a cost effective manner. That is to say, too few fishermen are targeting these fish and too few are being caught to justify the cost. This being the case, the PFBC feels that these fish would be better used in the spring. While I don't support ending the fall stocking program personally - for the reasons stated, it would end trout fishing on many streams in the fall - I do see the PFBC's point of view and agree that fall trout fishing is not being pursued by anywhere near as many anglers as the spring season. Purely from a cold costs/benefits analysis.... it's an understandable decision.