Question - 4 generators last few days TEMP Shock Fish?

[Phil Lilley]

I haven't heard that. Not sure why they would be short unless it was planned ahead of time. No trouble at the hatchery. Haven't lost any raceways to construction.

[Danoinark]

I guess what I am referring to is that while wading in the upper stretchs there seems to be as many nice fish feeding at my feet as before. Dano

[Wayne SW/MO]

Here's another theory, the warm waters have accelerated the insect population, providing more food for fewer Trout. This would certainly make them harder to catch, and of course they would'nt necessarily be as active on the surface, or at least I wouldn't think they would.

[Bill Babler]

Here is what I have heard very reciently. You know my sources. Numbers were not to be at the 04 levels due to new regulations to take trout to a larger size before stocking. Total weight of the stocking was to be the same, just not as many fish. Thus the limit reduction to 4.

Drought period in 05 put a strain on the other state hatcherys that help furnish fish to the trout parks and growth and numbers at these hatcherys were reduced. Especially when the opening of the season occured, as we were in a state wide drought at that time.

Shepard of the Hills helped furnish more trout than usual to the parks and the Shepard trout already on reduced numbers due to the new plan, did not grow quite as well as usual, for the same reason.

ie, not as many or as big as thought for taney.

You will get no one to admit to this, but believe me its what has happened.

[gonefishin]

Bill, you are right it is what happened. I knew it was what was going to happen and not because of the weather. They opened several new trout fishing areas in the state and also started supplying trout to other states. There is no way they can support the new areas as well as supply trout to other states without shorting our current fishery. That is why I was against it from the start. I am not against reduced limits for bigger fish. The thing I was and am against is that under the current plan it will never actually happen.

The fishery wasn't broken and it didn't need fixed. The state just wanted to make more $$bucks$$. No one has to agree with me on this. The results are there for all to see if they just look.

[Snow Fly]

I guess I'am behind as usual, where are the new places in the state they are stocking trout?