In fact, if there was nothing but catch and release, I believe that the fishing might be poorer than it is.
Greetings Del!
You need to go to Montana, Idaho, or Colorado, and fish the Madison, Henry's Fork, or the Blue or Frying Pan!(but don't use bait there...) No stocking of fish in any of those places, and the fishing is excellent! They also have restrictive regulations. Perhaps the best example would be the Blue in Colorado, which is designated as part of their "Gold Medal" program, waters singled out as capable of sustaining naturally reproducing wild populations of trout. They used to stock the Blue, I helped the CF&G guys do it one time. The fishing is better today with the restrictive regulations, NO KILL! As I mentioned in a previous post, I think there are places where harvesting of fish is warranted, and in fact, absolutely necessary. Ecosystems capable of supporting trout, unfortunately, are also quite fragile, and often times there's a fine line between what it takes to make a flurishing fishery, and a mediocre one.
TomTully, PA-C
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