Rubber trout shouldn’t disappear entirely, but let’s put ‘em where they won’t hammer healthy wild fish populations.
That’s especially true on free-flowing rivers capable of supporting healthy wild trout populations, where managing for wild trout is healthier – and much, much cheaper (this includes the Upper Sacramento).
Until the 16th, California anglers can weigh in on California Fish & Game’s Draft Environmental Impact Report on stocking and hatchery operations (via the Trout Unlimited site).
Let Fish & Game know what you think about wild fish vs hatchery fish (and I’m guessing the fleet-fingered among you could do it under a minute).
See you at the online form, Tom Chandler.
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Go get ‘em guys. We’re fighting rubber trout on our McKenzie River in Oregon and meeting w/ ODFW tomorrow. Hopefully we’ll be able to use Calif. as a case study on how to do hatchery trout right! Matt(Quote)
Never lose that sense of humor. Really. Tom Chandler(Quote)