dtrs5kprs Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'm not aware of any public lake in MO that is even close to running short of any native species. And there is a monumentally huge difference in the fishing pressure in KS and MO. But is it really fair to compare the two? Small, overly stocked, over fed lakes that sound really like a Mississippi catfish farm to huge reservoirs that have a multitude of functions? He supervised the COE lakes as well. Smaller yes, but challenging. Melvern in particular is a gem.
dtrs5kprs Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 This is the part of the story that stuck with me when Ned published it, especially given MO's reluctance to stock fish other than "bonus" species: Holscher and others have observed that in the 1970s, the KDWPT was primarily manned by biologists who thought that Mother Nature did an adequate job of managing Kansas waterways and its denizens. It was the opinion of these biologists that anglers couldn’t adversely affect Mother Nature’s manifold abilities. Therefore, stringent regulations were considered to be unnecessary. These old-school fisheries folks maintained that messing with Mother Nature or trying to give her a helping hand was sociology rather than biology, and they scoffed at the notion that it was necessary for a fisheries biologist to do the creative and hard work that Jirak put forth during his tenure with the KDWPT.
Chief Grey Bear Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'm curious about his Trophy Fisheries business? Was this something he was doing while on the tax payer dole? And if the next state record cat come from one of his artificially fed rearing ponds, should it count? What are bonus fish? Are are you very familiar with MO's stocking program? Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
Chief Grey Bear Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'll admit ol Ned is quite a writer. He paints quite the illusion with his pen. Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
dtrs5kprs Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'll admit ol Ned is quite a writer. He paints quite the illusion with his pen. I'm sorry you hate Ned personally. Perhaps you should seek counseling for that.
dtrs5kprs Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'm curious about his Trophy Fisheries business? Was this something he was doing while on the tax payer dole? And if the next state record cat come from one of his artificially fed rearing ponds, should it count? What are bonus fish? Are are you very familiar with MO's stocking program? Guess you missed that thread since it was not Ned related. I do apologize, I mixed up paddlefish with walleye, with respect to TR's "bonus" fish.
dtrs5kprs Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Clinton had a decent little smallmouth boom going, but I think they were hammered pretty hard.
Chief Grey Bear Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I'm sorry you hate Ned personally. Perhaps you should seek counseling for that. Why would anyone hate Ned? Everybody loves a good magician. Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
Chief Grey Bear Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Guess you missed that thread since it was not Ned related. I do apologize, I mixed up paddlefish with walleye, with respect to TR's "bonus" fish. So you are not familiar with the fact MO has both cold and warm water hatcheries that raise and therefore stock a multitude of species? Guess you wouldn't know since they are not Ned related. I guess the real question is, if KS management is so far superior to MO and the lakes are just overflowing with fish, why do you spend so much time in MO? buddygr53 1 Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
Members cbass12 Posted June 19, 2015 Members Posted June 19, 2015 Melvern in particular is a gem. SHHHHHHH!!!!!!
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