01-16-2024, 05:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-16-2024, 06:05 PM by wormandbobber.)
I wish more were stocked too...but, you have to remember that biologists have to put in quotas in advance. In other words, without the crystal ball of knowing that last winter was going to bring so much good water, the quota was going to be smaller because hatcheries only produce so many and quotas are scheduled prior to the production. With that being said, gill netting numbers last spring were much higher than expected. I bet there are more fish there than you think or realize...and, with lower numbers, growth will be really good. Fishing may be tougher, but sizes are going to be awesome! Those fish that survived the open regulations and low water from two summers ago will be hogs!!
Let's look at how last year's stocking compared to previous years: 2017--about 45,000 bows were stocked and about 27,000, cutts 2018--14,000 bows were stocked, 2019--17,000 bows were stocked and 10,000 browns, 2020--32,000 bows were stocked, 2021--30,000 bows were stocked, 2022--15,000 bows were stocked. So, last year's trout stocking was higher than any other year in the past 6 other than 2017 when the cutthroat stocking combined with the rainbow trout stocking were higher. And, last year's stocking of rainbow trout was higher than any other year. I'm happy with the 48,000 because it shows that they are trying to up the numbers. Also, those beat up fish were probably extras that were not initially scheduled to be dumped into Minersville. That, too, is a sign that they are trying to increase numbers and is a good thing.
Let's look at how last year's stocking compared to previous years: 2017--about 45,000 bows were stocked and about 27,000, cutts 2018--14,000 bows were stocked, 2019--17,000 bows were stocked and 10,000 browns, 2020--32,000 bows were stocked, 2021--30,000 bows were stocked, 2022--15,000 bows were stocked. So, last year's trout stocking was higher than any other year in the past 6 other than 2017 when the cutthroat stocking combined with the rainbow trout stocking were higher. And, last year's stocking of rainbow trout was higher than any other year. I'm happy with the 48,000 because it shows that they are trying to up the numbers. Also, those beat up fish were probably extras that were not initially scheduled to be dumped into Minersville. That, too, is a sign that they are trying to increase numbers and is a good thing.