A Dumb Question

[Chris Barclay]

That's good to know - thanks guys!

[ozark trout fisher]

You don't have to buy the trout permit for catch and release in the Blue Ribbon area... But I do anyway, and it is something that you may think about. I consider it a very small donation to the agency that keeps the trout in the river.

[Buzz]

You don't have to buy the trout permit for catch and release in the Blue Ribbon area... But I do anyway, and it is something that you may think about. I consider it a very small donation to the agency that keeps the trout in the river.

Exactly.

[laker67]

You all have some pretty good reasons for buying or not buying a trout stamp. For all of you C and R guys this probably won't matter one way or the other. This a true story from back in the 70's when I first started fishing lake taneycomo. Back then a trout stamp was only required if you possessed trout. Being primarily a park fisherman, I never had the need for a trout stamp. Being primarily a C and R person made even more sense that I would not need one at taney. However, the thought of possibly catching a record fish so intrigue me, that I have purchased one every year, starting with that first trip.

[stlfisher]

I always purchase one because it is only 7 bucks and I fish a lot. The way I see it the more I can do contribute the better.

[mhall02]

You do however need a trout permit to fish the trout parks during catch and realease season right?

Yup

This I don't quite understand the logic of these rules, you need a stamp to catch and release in the park, but you don't need a stamp to catch and release elsewhere? I get a stamp every year as well, may only go four or times a year these days, but don't keep anything unless I'm in one of the parks.

[stlfisher]

This I don't quite understand the logic of these rules, you need a stamp to catch and release in the park, but you don't need a stamp to catch and release elsewhere? I get a stamp every year as well, may only go four or times a year these days, but don't keep anything unless I'm in one of the parks.

I think the logic behind it is the $3 daily tag for the trout parks during the regular season takes the place of the $7 trout permit fee. The parks are stocked more and fished more heavily that other trout areas. If you fish them a lot you end up paying a little more for that resource. $3 every visit instead of $7 for the whole year elsewhere.

During the winter you need a trout permit to help cover the cost's of the winter season. You are not required to buy a daily tag since you can't keep fish and the pressure on the resource is less, but there are still cost associated with keeping the park open etc.

One way to look at is it $3 every visit during the regular season and $7 for all of the winter season and every other trout water in the state.

I agree that rules can be a little funky which is why I always buy a permit to be safe.

[3wt]

This I don't quite understand the logic of these rules, you need a stamp to catch and release in the park, but you don't need a stamp to catch and release elsewhere? I get a stamp every year as well, may only go four or times a year these days, but don't keep anything unless I'm in one of the parks.

They used to have a daily C&R tag like the normal tag. I think it was more expensive to pay the guys to sit there and sell two or three a day than they were brining in. So they went to just having a 'stamp.'

And keep in mind that you have to have a stamp for taney even if you C&R. I guess it's special - just ask the guys that fish there.

[bikehikefish]

...and in the park you are fishing exclusively for trout. In the trophy management area there are other species to target which makes it harder to require everyone to have a trout stamp.

[laker67]

When they first started the C and R season in 76, you were required to pick up a daily tag when you started fishing, and also return the daily day at the end of the day. There was no charge for the tag, but you were required to fill out the info on the back. That info was about how you rated the fishing and the number of fish caught. They continued this for several years. Like someone said earlier, they had to pay someone to be available to issue the tags and recieve them at the end of the day. Now with the trout stamp you do nothing but show up and fish. I am sure the trout stamp helps offset some of the cost involved with the winter fishing, even though the hatchery personell are there anyway.