brandon4455
Save the stocking for the local frogwater so the bucket-heads who feel some sort of accomplishment/pride catching them can choose to fish an area in which their Powerbait won't get sucked to the bottom by the current.
It's sad to see people that have fished for quite awhile that still haven't upgraded from hatchery Trout waters, the only reason why I still target them is so I have a good stash of bait for ocean trips.
Stock the frogwater, leave our rivers alone, the last thing we need are the clueless slug people in lawnchairs on our river banks, competition towards native fish, and screwing the genetics.
Save the stocking for the local frogwater so the bucket-heads who feel some sort of accomplishment/pride catching them can choose to fish an area in which their Powerbait won't get sucked to the bottom by the current.
It's sad to see people that have fished for quite awhile that still haven't upgraded from hatchery Trout waters, the only reason why I still target them is so I have a good stash of bait for ocean trips.
Stock the frogwater, leave our rivers alone, the last thing we need are the clueless slug people in lawnchairs on our river banks, competition towards native fish, and screwing the genetics.
Save the stocking for the local frogwater so the bucket-heads who feel some sort of accomplishment/pride catching them can choose to fish an area in which their Powerbait won't get sucked to the bottom by the current.
It's sad to see people that have fished for quite awhile that still haven't upgraded from hatchery Trout waters, the only reason why I still target them is so I have a good stash of bait for ocean trips.
Stock the frogwater, leave our rivers alone, the last thing we need are the clueless slug people in lawnchairs on our river banks, competition towards native fish, and screwing the genetics.
I am not trying to pick a fight here but you would be calling myself and my son bucket-heads. I can't take a 6 year old trout fishing on a river. If you have ever been to the Salmon river by the 101 bridge then you would witness your slug people trying for those precious salmon. Not to mention you have also called yourself a bucket-head since you fish for them as well, bait or not you called yourself a bucket-head.
I am not trying to pick a fight here but you would be calling myself and my son bucket-heads. I can't take a 6 year old trout fishing on a river. If you have ever been to the Salmon river by the 101 bridge then you would witness your slug people trying for those precious salmon. Not to mention you have also called yourself a bucket-head since you fish for them as well, bait or not you called yourself a bucket-head.
Leave the names to your grade school cafeteria or your political podiums. If you want a clean respectful forum then act that way. Opinions can be respected but name calling should be beyond all of you.
One more point to make, if you are upset that ODFW is stocking trout in your local river then voice your concerns to them. Otherwise you are just preaching to the choir. At least ODFW is making some sort of effort to get fish out there. I would rather see them use native brooders than your prepackaged trout but we don't have that kind of money or power. There are illegal alternatives you could try in your backyard by breeding natives and releasing them into the river. I will say that I have heard of and seen worse.
I am not trying to pick a fight here but you would be calling myself and my son bucket-heads. I can't take a 6 year old trout fishing on a river. If you have ever been to the Salmon river by the 101 bridge then you would witness your slug people trying for those precious salmon. Not to mention you have also called yourself a bucket-head since you fish for them as well, bait or not you called yourself a bucket-head.
Leave the names to your grade school cafeteria or your political podiums. If you want a clean respectful forum then act that way. Opinions can be respected but name calling should be beyond all of you.
One more point to make, if you are upset that ODFW is stocking trout in your local river then voice your concerns to them. Otherwise you are just preaching to the choir. At least ODFW is making some sort of effort to get fish out there. I would rather see them use native brooders than your prepackaged trout but we don't have that kind of money or power. There are illegal alternatives you could try in your backyard by breeding natives and releasing them into the river. I will say that I have heard of and seen worse.
I think if they should continue..instead of cross breeding trout to make them more resilient they should only use the native trout from the river they plan to release them in. Still remove the adipose fins to separate the natives and lower the bag limit to two fish.
Or get rid of it all together make us purchase special tags to harvest the native trout maybe 20 per year 1 per day between 14&18inches and you cannot buy more tags. Use the extra money saved from the trout hatcheries and the tags to actually have a dedicated fish and game law enforcement in this state instead of relying on already busy local police and sherrifs to uphold the game laws.
:clap::clap::clap:I think it's disgusting the way many of you look down upon people who enjoy fishing for and catching stocked trout! Sometimes your opinions are better left unspoken. Just because someone fishes for stocked trout does not make them any less of a fisherman than someone that fishes for natives.