Trout Coming To Busch Soon

[patfish]

SIO3 were you out at BWL today?

[snagged in outlet 3]

No Pat, but I will be tomorrow.

[BredMan]

I'm going to chime in now. I've fished for trout for over 30 years now, and I now live about 15 minutes from Busch, grew up 15 minutes from Capps Creek, 30 minutes from Roaring River, and less then an hour from a couple other creeks with 'wild' trout (including Crane Creek). Later spent three years at College of the Ozarks, 10-15 minutes from the Taneycomo tailwater, before wrapping up my degree and MU. I mainly fish the catch and release lakes at Busch because I don't like to eat trout, but my experience has been pretty good, for what it is. It is 15 minutes from the house, I don't see more than 10 fishermen at each lake when I fish (angler spacing much better than you would see at any trout park or Taneycomo tailwater), and I don't burn 4-5 hours of driving time and ~$40 in gas to go. With the kids my fishing time is more limited in this season, so I get what I can. I would like to take my 8 year old daughter there this year since her only experience so far has been the kids fishing day at Meramec Spring (talk about a zoo!!). My experience for the catch and release lakes, minimal poaching, minimal litter and fairly polite anglers. No I don't expect to have to most scenic trip, no the trout are not born in the pond, and it is a pond versus a stream. I see it as on opportunity to catch trout on my fly rod only 15 minutes from home.

eirc1978, taxpayer dollars have been and will be spent on much, much worse things lately than putting some trout in the urban lakes....but that is another topic and not this forum.

I wanted to keep my mouth shut on this subject but I agree with everything stated by mhall02. I live close to BWL as well and have fished the winter trout lakes for many of the years it has been in effect. Yes, there are times you would like to tell some anglers to "get a life" but most anglers are polite and follow the rules. My joy is seeing seniors get a chance to trout fish when they no longer can wade and fish streams etc. Always enjoy gabbing to them as well. One day my fishing will be limited to my health as well and I hope there are places such as BWL to enjoy. The stocking is done well and I have yet to witness any fish kill due to water temps or stress. IMO it is not a wasted use of tax money.