caddisflyer
Well-known member
New York until recently used to close the season for spawning and to give the trout a break. Seemed to work out great. they had excellent trout fishing. A lot of these guys will torment and intentionally snag fish on redds, especially bigger ones. The fish are stressed from spawning and it kills them. Pounding them year round like people do now, day after day on some streams definitely has been bad. Smaller fish for one thing. Expecting that people will behave ethically is not realistic.
