Trout Farms

[Don]

Thanks for the feedback everybody,

I'm intrigued by catching trout in all types of environments. That's why I take many various trips every other weekend. The next time I'm on my way home from either the White or Norfork, I'm tempted to stop by Rockbridge and see if I can work out a half day deal for catch and release.

Don

[leo]

Just bumping the other topic down. It was smut from a spammer.

[Ham]

$75 bucks seems high unless you play golf or run a boat with a big motor or fill up an SUV or ...

If you can afford it and want to have an easy and successful trip, why not ?

[ColdWaterFshr]

I can't knock Rockbridge because I've never been there. If its like Springrise, which I suspect it is -- maybe a little nicer scenery, and with a nice restuarant on premises -- sure it would make for a fun trip, tie into a couple pigs, but not my idea of sport. Dogwood Canyon is along the same lines.

Hard to consider these places anything more than a groomed hatchery raceway with the illusion that you brought your A game, when all you really brought was your credit card.

You should be suspicious of ANY place where the fishing is consistently good and money is involved. Its called PROSTITROUTION. And if you start to enjoy it too much, then I guess that makes you a JOHN.

[Ham]

Well CWF I'd guess then you wouldn't be happy at Lil Mo. Lower Mt Fork, Roaring River, Bennett Springs/Niangua, Taneycomo, or the Spring river. Heck you might not even be happy on the White River or the Norfork since sometimes the fishing is pretty close to easy there too.

[MTM]

Like I said before it all depends on were you are fishing. Here were I live it cost you $100.00 a day per rod during high season to fish any of three world famous spring creeks. That and you can't keep any fish. Which makes the fishing get tough after the fish have seen everything even the kitchen sink. You had best know your P's and Q's to catch fish there. Early in the season it is easier but this time of year you had best be a good fisherman. I have seen more than one fly fisherman that thought they knew a lot talking to themselves after 5 hours without a fish.

It is the streams that have a lot of put and take that are the one's that I am not interested in. To easy I like it tough LOL. Makes me think harder. If I get skunked for the day then it was my falt for not figuring it out that day. The fish were sure there. Ron

[Jeff House]

I fish RockBridge once a year with a friend and his son. The facilities are very well kept and the owners are very accomodating. The only difference between a trout park and a private pay to play fishery is the quality of the fish you'll catch and the dent it will put in your wallet. You can make the experience as technical or as easy as you choose. When I go I fish only dry flies and at times it can get pretty tough. If you go down and fish a SJ worm or egg fly under an indicator you might find the fishing too easy, just depends on your ability and what you're used to. I would recomend RockBridge as a great place for a special treat, but not somewhere I would want to fish on a regular basis (couldn't afford it if I wanted to).

[ColdWaterFshr]

For the less discriminating Johns . . . there's a little place you can go near Highlandville, MO - I forget the name of it. Might just be the ultimate LEGAL hatchery fishing experience. It ain't real pretty or quaint, and there isn't any Orvis sweaters on sale in their pro-shop, but the fish are mighty big and always hungry.