apparently most of us missed the new state law: as of April 1st, 2010 u can no longer hold a trout with more than two fingers and your thumb cannot be one of those fingers. takes some practice but it can be done the fish & game council is also working on other rules involving wild trout...

yep - much ado about nothing. 30 million licensed anglers(thats just freshwater) - who, oh btw, inject billions into the economy - won't allow it and many of those are registered voters(most are males ages 30 to 55). enough said. there's plenty to worry about out there but fishing being banned...

sun, no snow and clear water? That can't be in the northeast :D our most current round of winter weather is passing by now. I can't wait until the weekend and 50F

I like it to because its true on both counts ;-)

Its like watching a video titled "man gets hit by train": you know whats going to happen will be bad but keep watching anyways... And like it or not, thats how most "slob" anglers release fish - trout or otherwise. most anglers don't know or care about a fishes protective slime coat and...

last i heard - or read more accurately - it was a brookie-only stream and few at that because of low pH issues and small size.

My stats and personal experience are enough but common sense should tell you a freestone stream can change dramatically from year to year. I've seen it first hand on many Pa streams. Limestoners seem to fluctuate less. If you want actual data, there are plenty of PFBC biologist reports to...

i could spend days answering this question. I have 30 years of stats - before and after stocking; before and after special regs, et al but alas I'm reluctant to share TOO much info. I'll just say this: angler pressure and/or competition from hatchery trout generally have little affect on wild...

i didn't say law enforcement wasn't needed. quote: 'quite the contrary; we need more' your original point implied that would be one downside related to less trout. my point is there are so few already, cutting them wouldn't make much difference so why not just keep them? i'm pretty sure their...

Not to sound uncaring but most of us are in the same boat as far as layoffs so I can't worry about their jobs when mines at risk every day too(mostly from being online too much ;-) ). As for the trout, I always thought they produced/stocked more trout then they really needed anyways - at...

although I would love to see that, the truth is less stocked waters means a few things: - those places that will continue to be stocked will see far more anglers but will see more trout as well. IOW, you'll deal with more guys fishing but more trout should be available to be caught. -...

I agree with everything Mark S. says...I mean NJAngler...I mean Mark S. ohh, never mind.

oh no - not dangling trout!

gee, thats nice. lets try that on every brook trout stream:down: yet another reason to not like private clubs...

brian - i've caught tigers in many strange situations. you think they'd be most common where both species are abundant - like a 50/50 mix - but thats not true. its usually where one species is much more dominant - like 95% or more brown or brook. in fact i've caught wild tigers in streams where...

this is from last tuesday when the weather was less winter-like. caught some nice wild browns the wild tiger trout was the highlight. based upon my own numbers(i've kept track since 1981), the odds of catching one are about 2500 to 1. rare indeed... the fly of choice was a Orvis Beadhead...

Sure about that? I know about 15-20 public streams in NJ & Pa where 100 trout is a lock and 200 is not uncommon and 300 is not out of reach. Thats 100 to 200 trout in one day. I can't imagine any private water being much better which is why I'll never join one. Sure I could afford any of them...

On more than one occasion I found myself fishing while on public land, come to the park border and stood there staring glaringly at posted signs. I'm pissed because I know beyond those signs are miles of trout water I can't access. I pause a moment and then I start thinking "hey I'm in the...

I agree NJAngler - we think alike ;-) As for the klg incident, I just find it hard to believe they did what they did on purpose since there are signs everywhere explaining the rules. either its boldly arrogant or amazingly ignorant. most wouldn't for fear of being caught and confronted by a...