I have a question for those of you on the board. I live in Missouri and do all of my fishing (thus far) in the Missouri Ozarks. Most of the streams I fish are managed as put and take fisheries by the MDC (although they do have "special management areas" managed for trophy fish, thier survival is at best minimal). The majority of my fishing is C&R, but keep a fish or two every so often (depending upon where I am fishing). Missouri has 4 "trout parks" that are managed by the MDC on a put and take basis where you must buy daily tags, etc. We also have some rivers below the parks that are the "special management areas." Also in Missouri there are a few privately owned streams that do the "pay by the pound" for the fish you keep, or you pay a flat fee ($30 - $60) for a day of C&R. I tend to favor the later, as there are not the crowds like in the parks or on certain sections of rivers. I do like fishing the rivers and parks during their specified C&R seasons though.
Given the status of the fisheries I am fishing, what is the difference between paying the daily fees to fish at an MDC managed trout park or fishing at a privately managed trout stream. I tend to believe there really isn't one, although a few of my fishin' buddies act like I am fishin' in a barrel when doing the private C&R thing. Is the "your just fishin' in a barrell" comment valid, and is it as common in other states? Just Curious, Matt Tucker _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
