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RWole · #1 01-22-2018, 03:33 PM

Will they be stocking Browns and Brookies or still just Rainbows?

JDTuna · #2 01-22-2018, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RWole

Will they be stocking Browns and Brookies or still just Rainbows?

Just rainbows for the foreseeable future.

AndyS · #3 01-22-2018, 03:54 PM

So many trout, so little time !

Rich196 · #4 01-23-2018, 10:56 AM

YIKES... Two beautiful fish right there. Every time you go fishing, you never disappoint. Good job.

Mikey topaz · #5 01-23-2018, 02:17 PM

That's a awesome pic of that brown! Love it tuna man!

RWole · #6 01-23-2018, 05:38 PM

When the Hatchery had issues they said only Rainbows for a few years.
That time frame is here and gone , maybe they should think about
updating the hatchery so they could produce browns and brookies.

NJSquatch · #7 01-23-2018, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RWole

When the Hatchery had issues they said only Rainbows for a few years.
That time frame is here and gone , maybe they should think about
updating the hatchery so they could produce browns and brookies.

They are. It is all wrapped up in some solar project funding that will enclose the raceways and install solar panels on the enclosures. Like all things with the government we are talking glacial time tables.

Best cast scenario would be another few years.

Dave B. · #8 01-24-2018, 02:38 AM

Outstanding brown as always! Glad to see you gents were rewarded by the 'trout gods' for taking the time to get involved! Sorry we didn't get a chance to talk more at the forum, perhaps at the trout meeting in March.

As for these newly passed regs, it's not entirely out of the question to have them reversed or otherwise modified at some future time. Much will depend upon what the electro-fishing results show over the next several years as to whether they actually deliver the purported desired results of helping to increase the populations of wild trout, brookies in particular. Of course heavy angler involvement in the regulations process will also be a key factor, as Chrisper, JDTuna, and others have indicated.

Personally I was very pleased to see the turnout on Sat. Far better than the past many years. However I did miss Andy's presence and our annual chance to BS.