Updated Trout Stocked Waters

[thmyorke1]

Good question. Id reconsider the stocking points that lay on Wild Trout Streams. I cant say much about other bodies of water. There's such a large # of spring stockies that it's understandable how they're tossed everywhere to make all the anglers of the state interested.

[AndyS]

Any water listed NO KILL should get NO TROUT.

[akoop]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Any water listed NO KILL should get NO TROUT.

The issue is that many trout are lost to predators and poor water conditions during the summer so I feel they should still be stocked. Fishermen are not the only reasons that trout disappear.

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by akoop

The issue is that many trout are lost to predators and poor water conditions during the summer so I feel they should still be stocked. Fishermen are not the only reasons that trout disappear.

Then why have a no-kill stretch at all? If the fish are going to die to predators or temperature anyway, why not allow anglers to keep them before that happens?

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by Lard Almighty

Then why have a no-kill stretch at all? If the fish are going to die to predators or temperature anyway, why not allow anglers to keep them before that happens?

PA does it better with delayed harvest sections vs. no-kill

[RWole]

Remove trout stocking from the urban/public ponds. Trout are taken before opening day, people fishing without licenses.
The conservation officers are spread thin enough and can not patrol the entire state every day. This
stock fish in urban areas plan to try to increase interest or license sales does
not work but yet some good lakes in Sussex, Morris and Passaic Counties
have been dropped from stocking over the years.

[thmyorke1]

Im pretty sure "no kill" isnt about keeping a river abundant with trout, it's more like a trick to convince CnR anglers that they are separated from the put-and-take mindset.

Originally Posted by RWole

This stock fish in urban areas plan to try to increase interest or license sales does not work

Not sure about that, sure some people break the rules but I think trout stocking ponds does increase interest/sales a bit. No hard evidence. I just know from experience at two urban ponds that people are trout fishing around it.

[JIMMY L]

Originally Posted by RWole

Remove trout stocking from the urban/public ponds. Trout are taken before opening day, people fishing without licenses.
The conservation officers are spread thin enough and can not patrol the entire state every day. This
stock fish in urban areas plan to try to increase interest or license sales does
not work but yet some good lakes in Sussex, Morris and Passaic Counties
have been dropped from stocking over the years.

Urban youth get to try something new. License sales and interest in fishing does increase. Old guys like myself don't have to drive far to fish. As much poaching is going on in the sticks. Sometimes even more. The defense rest, your snobbiness.

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by Drossi

PA does it better with delayed harvest sections vs. no-kill

Check out my reply on the end of the ‘Trout Meeting March 2’ thread. I agree that for the BFB C&R section a ‘DHALO’ reg set would be more appropriate.

[RyanLoughney]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Any water listed NO KILL should get NO TROUT.

agreed.