Catskill Mountain Man
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Sup guys
Salmon in the Neversink and a 20" brookie are the mythical beasts of the Catskills; but I want to focus on Neversink salmon.
Anyone up to date on the subject knows that they aren't doing too well because of the decline in smelt population. Should they even be stocked there anymore? Maybe stop stocking them and support nice lake runs of browns/rainbows/brookies in their place.
The upper Neversink will become more open to the public in the future and I believe this is a critical time to make a decision on how to protect certain fish species (hopefully brookies).
The salmon's future is bleak and stream fishing opportunities for them have basically dried up. Maybe a different approach should be taken to enhance the upper neversink's experience.
I'm sure whatever population of salmon sill exist stresses the trout population.
Also the upper neversink is the most infertile bigger river I've ever seen. It's difficult to find sediment between the cobble even.. I wonder if this fact would affect any decision made.
Salmon in the Neversink and a 20" brookie are the mythical beasts of the Catskills; but I want to focus on Neversink salmon.
Anyone up to date on the subject knows that they aren't doing too well because of the decline in smelt population. Should they even be stocked there anymore? Maybe stop stocking them and support nice lake runs of browns/rainbows/brookies in their place.
The upper Neversink will become more open to the public in the future and I believe this is a critical time to make a decision on how to protect certain fish species (hopefully brookies).
The salmon's future is bleak and stream fishing opportunities for them have basically dried up. Maybe a different approach should be taken to enhance the upper neversink's experience.
I'm sure whatever population of salmon sill exist stresses the trout population.
Also the upper neversink is the most infertile bigger river I've ever seen. It's difficult to find sediment between the cobble even.. I wonder if this fact would affect any decision made.