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Post by Hardcorehunter on Apr 11, 2008 22:52:01 GMT -5
O.k. not to stir up too much crap, I was thinking about fishing stocked ponds. Isn't it a lot like hunting a high fence animal. I mean they were introduced there by man and they probably don't have the natural "wild" instincts. A lot of people are very much against hunting high fence animals (deer, elk, buffalo, etc.)but not against fishing stocked ponds for fish like trout. Isn't it a bit like cheating? I mean the trout are grown and released only too be caught up rather quickly. Its not like going to a stream and catching a wild trout. Yet its alittle more challanging than going to the store ad buying a trout. What say everyone else?
For the record I have no problem hunting high fence animals or fishing stocked ponds. To each his own as long as its legal. I just wanted to throw out a question I have been pondering.
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Post by buckslayer on Apr 11, 2008 23:07:01 GMT -5
I dont see a problem with stocked ponds. I've only fished a few but tore'em up the times i did. Fish were put on this earth for one reason and that is for us to eat. If I caught a monster tout I wouldnt onsider it a trophy
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Post by brettgerhart on Apr 15, 2008 20:01:13 GMT -5
I fished streams in Pa that had about 2000 stocked trout and about 10 native trout. I grew up on it and treasured the native trout that I have caught. Trout would be a dying species if it were not for hatcheries. I would personally rather catch trout that were stocked then go to the store and buy them with no catching involved. Trout can not thrive in the ponds here and I do not know where there are any good streams that have native trout so i will fish the Trout out of all the ponds in the area..... like I did this year!!!  |
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Post by davep on Apr 15, 2008 20:36:13 GMT -5
Unless you've got scuba gear, a fish can refuse to play!
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Apr 24, 2008 6:07:19 GMT -5
Well I had my first taste of trout this past weekend. Yes I admit I don't eat much fish but the trout that I had was amazing. High fence or not, I'm going trout fishing!
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Post by BIG FOX on Apr 24, 2008 7:21:57 GMT -5
I grew up trout fishing wild or native trout in Utah.. I sure miss catching between 3 to 5 lb rainbows in the rivers and streams and lakes out there. just not that much trout fishing in this area. though the Deer Hunter is suppose to take me up to where he went to college to catch some "wild" trout.. Still need to take that road trip... I know Duckbuster goes to West Virginia every year and catches a bunch there. I enjoy catching the "stockers" here but nothing beats the fight of a wild trout in a river.. man those were some good times.... I still have a found memory of hitting a place called Deer Creek Resivoir (sp??) when I was like 10 or 11 and nobody was catching anything from the shore so i grabbed my gear and went for a walk.. found a nice lil stream that was running into the "lake" first cast i caught like a 5 lb cutthroat.. talk about a honey hole.. i sat there for like 15 minutes made maybe 15 casts and limited out on 2 5 lb cutthroats and some big ole rainbows.. went back to the truck and rubbed everyones nose in it.. it was a glorious moment in my young life.. |
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Post by mdbowhuntr on Apr 24, 2008 16:06:04 GMT -5
I'm with you Fox, nothing like pulling a 20" native brown out the Green River or 2-3 pound 'bow out of the Provo. I guided on the Green for a couple of years, there is nothing like it ;D ;D ;D
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Post by deerman1966 on Apr 24, 2008 21:19:38 GMT -5
I say see it for what it is a fun day fishing and some good food. If the stocked thing bothers you then catch and release and somebody else will come along and eat them.
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