Stocking Trout

[AndyS]

Just hit one of the MANY scum hole duck ponds that will be stocked with these big trout.

[thmyorke1]

Wow it's already next week. I can see it now, those spots I scouted on the NB... ah it's wonderful... it's me not catching any trout! HAHA

Ill just excuse myself fishing for smallies with mini floating rapalas and jigs.

[Eskimo]

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I'll be out there doing a rain dance.
If you see someone on the shoreline wearing a loincloth and feathers dancing around in a circle , please don't call the Park Police.


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[logs22]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Just hit one of the MANY scum hole duck ponds that will be stocked with these big trout.

Take it easy on the scum hole duck ponds, I happened to pull my PB Bow out of one of them last Feb. Having a local pond stocked with fall breeders provides me and many others who don't have access to good trout streams the ability to fish (and catch) through the winter (I.e maintain sanity through the long cold months)....

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by logs22

Take it easy on the scum hole duck ponds, I happened to pull my PB Bow out of one of them last Feb. Having a local pond stocked with fall breeders provides me and many others who don't have access to good trout streams the ability to fish (and catch) through the winter (I.e maintain sanity through the long cold months)....

Amen, brother.

[baetis]

Somehow standing under a bridge with a dozen other anglers in a circle surrounding a 2 1/2 foot deep hole with stockies stacked like cord wood is much nobler than fishing a scummy pond.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by baetis

Somehow standing under a bridge with a dozen other anglers in a circle surrounding a 2 1/2 foot deep hole with stockies stacked like cord wood is much nobler than fishing a scummy pond.

You make it seem that river fishing is confined to the nearest clearing on the river bank or the bridge.

In actuality many people hike up and down river to explore, not only to find better spots to fish but because its a more enjoyable and scenic way of spending time outside (for me at least)

While I'm neutral about where trout are stocked; I'd obviously admit stocking them where they could holdover and supply a better trouting experience is better.

The kinds of folk that prefer to sit and fish can still fish off the bridges too. But I understand a pond supplies more area for that activity to prevent crowding.

[thmyorke1]

Also if you're worried about the trout not being able to swim out of the stocking holes on the river and spread out, that's where I agree that something could be done to fix that. Waiting for higher water, or moving stocking locations to rivers that don't actually go too low to begin with. (*Cough* Raritan) although some parts of North and South branch do have long stretches that stay deep.

[tycomps]

Hopefully Nate will help levels.

[Castaway]

Weren’t the water levels even lower this time last year?