Small Fish

[oneshot]

I usually don't fish below 64 HWY Bridge but I knew they had stocked it and it was getting ready to rain. So I decided to drive down check it out.

I was using Power Bait, had too much weight on, Leaves were giving me fits. Just put on a Split Shot let it float. Was catching Rainbows but they was real small, it started raining I went back to the house.

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[dennis boatman]

...that's the way it's been...they'll grow...

[laker67]

as in the park, they will grow up to be 11 inch monsters

[Wayne SW/MO]

The stocking they made at Barclay were really nice fish, but I'm not sure what brought that about. The browns were really small and before the stocking I saw a lot of small fish. I turned back a 16" male, maybe he'll move to a secure location.

[XP 590]

I wan't going to spill the beans, but since Wayne brought it up, I have had a blast lately around Barclay. I hope all the "sportsmen" that fish around there are aware of, and follow the rules regarding taking browns. Two weeks ago, I landed a 20" brown swinging a soft hackle. He was big and fat and one hell of a fight. I was hoping he was a resident from a previous stocking, but couldn't say for sure. Turned him loose to fight again.

[Greasy B]

Good for you, good browns are few and far between.

[Wayne SW/MO]

There would be more browns if they would force the knotheads to learn the difference and release them.

[oneshot]

There would be more browns if they would force the knotheads to learn the difference and release them.

Yea lot of people catch Small Browns thinking they are Rainbows. You say anything the fish already has its Gills damaged and been on Stringer for awhile, so it is dead anyway.

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[laker67]

if you leave them on a stringer long enough, they change colors and are hard to distingish from any other dead and spoiled fish.