Trout stocking meeting Feb. 28

[Billfish715]

There a lots of guys on this board who were not around when the NJ trout came from Hackettstown. There were many seasons when NJ had to trade for trout from other states so there would be fish to stock. It was not uncommon for disease to wipe out populations of brook trout mostly. The trout that were stocked were small and a 12 incher was one to brag about. Only a few lakes were stocked and the major streams were closed to fishing until 5 A.M. the morning after they were stocked. Trout fishing has come a long way since then. Appreciate what you have. Rainbows are good for everyone because they are hearty, grow big, pull hard and eat everything making it good for sales of all kinds of bait, lures, flies etc. Win. Win.