Steve Smith Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I would think that Roaring River and other trout parks would be a little different in that trout are the only game fish in the river. Relaxing the rule would make sense on tail waters with the variety of species to be caught from smallies to walleyes. However, I never really thought about it as I rarely keep trout during the keep season. The folks with multiple staged stringers are having a tougher time getting away now with the extra agents patrolling the park. I hope that continues. ___________________________ AKA Flysmith - Cassville MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members showmetrout Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 Trout Parks must be different on their regs regarding fishing after keeping your limit. Ten to 12 years ago I had 5 fish on my stringer & continued fishing at Bennet Spring. I had just hooked another trout when I received a subtle tap on my shoulder, when I turned around it was a Park Ranger. I paid the fine & learned a lesson. I always fish the restricted area at Taney, which is catch & release in the slot. If I have 4 legal fish on my stringer then why should I stop fishing in a catch & release zone, since it is possible that I may not catch another fish out of the slot to be able to keep anyway. All the slot fish must be released unharmed. That's my 2 cents worth.......but I only get a penny for my thoughts. Someone is making a penny !! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I'll give you the real reason you should stop fishing after you have your limit. If you continue to fish and hook one in the gills and it dies, then you are now OVER your limit. How many times is that going to happen? I'm sure it's not many, but I'm not very lucky. --Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peegee12 Posted December 1, 2005 Members Share Posted December 1, 2005 The answer is, yes, the rules are different in trout parks -- I was a conservation agent in southwest Missouri a number of years ago, and back then, the regulations required that you stop fishing for all species once you have taken a limit of trout into possession. Just double checked, and the regulation is still the same. The pertinent link is: http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/regs/fishsum.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted December 1, 2005 Author Root Admin Share Posted December 1, 2005 Hallelujah!! We have an agent on the board!!! Thank you for your comments- they are very welcome! I want the rules explained in a clear way so we can help educate the public to what they are, no matter who's right. I know there's gray areas and an agent has some latitude when dealing with anglers... I have a friend who is a retired Mo State Patrolman- he told me they are taught to have your mind made up to write a ticket or not BEFORE walking up to the car. He said that was hard to do sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peegee12 Posted December 2, 2005 Members Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hallelujah!! We have an agent on the board!!! Thank you for your comments- they are very welcome! I want the rules explained in a clear way so we can help educate the public to what they are, no matter who's right. I know there's gray areas and an agent has some latitude when dealing with anglers... I have a friend who is a retired Mo State Patrolman- he told me they are taught to have your mind made up to write a ticket or not BEFORE walking up to the car. He said that was hard to do sometimes. Glad I could chime in ... although I wouldn't presume to speak for the agents currently working SW MO, I was always able to exercise reasonable latitude as to how I dealt with offenders. Most violations should result in a ticket, but for very technical regulations, sometimes a little "friendly education" makes more sense than a citation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members showmetrout Posted December 7, 2005 Members Share Posted December 7, 2005 I'll give you the real reason you should stop fishing after you have your limit. If you continue to fish and hook one in the gills and it dies, then you are now OVER your limit. How many times is that going to happen? I'm sure it's not many, but I'm not very lucky. In that case what if I am not keeping fish....and hook one in the gills & it dies.....then do you keep it ? What if one does not have a trout stamp.... what if the fish is in the slot, can't keep it anyway ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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