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I'd rather have Conservation Agents police it - not fishermen. But agree with you that legal fishermen are preferable, and more likely to report something illegal when they see it. Depends on what you mean by overfish, I suppose. To me, one guy a hundred yards ahead of me and it's overfished. But, I'm selfish. But seriously - what is overfished? Always?? That's not a sure thing at all. I'd wager I could screw that creek up for you and everybody else, from right here in this chair... How about we worry about all three, and add poaching to the list? A few phone calls to the local CA would get the place front-of-mind. As a matter of fact - as soon as I post this, I'm gonna call the Game Thief hotline - 1-800-392-1111 - and tell them I've seen evidence of bait fishing there and see what they say.

Hey guys, New to this forum, not new to fishing or the internet though. I wanted to weigh in on the subject of talking about fishing spots on the web. Those of you that say it's a public place and well known are spot-on. That being said, anybody that has been there and given it any thought, probably realizes it's a fairly fragile place, and really couldn't take a lot of pressure. Of course posting a fishing report is going to increase awareness and most likely increase pressure, especially when there are big numbers tossed out there for all to see. In that regard, Poke em was also spot-on. Crane is some of the most difficult trout fishing there is in MO, so it won't ever end up looking like a trout park. But, it wouldn't take too much to ruin the place. Not being critical at all, Greybear and Tim - to each his own. Follow the rules and talk about it all you want. But my advice (and I know no one was begging for it ) is this: if you find a place you like, and part of the reason you like it is that you didn't have to deal with other people, you may want to weigh that into your decision to talk about it - especially on the internet.