communicating with the mdc

[tjm]

7 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

Don't know where all of those derby-generated dollars are going but they ain't buying us any more bass

Are the derbies set up to pay MDC to stock fish or to build hatcheries to produce bass? How much does a derby pay MDC per man per event?

If you are paying for something and not receiving it you have a right to squawk.

[tjm]

1 hour ago, m&m said:

. I would like to know if other major reservoirs in MO are stocked with bass. And if they are, I would ask why not TRL.

As far as I know Mo. has no hatchery set up for Black Bass. Why would they?  Bass are native and self sustaining and relatively long lived and for the most part unharvested.

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Missouri’s has four hatcheries that produce warm- and cool-water fish. Lost Valley Hatchery near Warsaw is one of the nation’s most advanced and largest public hatcheries. Lost Valley is known for raising paddlefish and white bass/striped bass hybrids. Chesapeake hatchery near Mount Vernon warms its water to get catfish to spawn early, producing 12- to 14-inch catfish in one growing season. Blind Pony Hatchery near Sweet Springs is known for producing the endangered pallid sturgeon, which is being used to restore populations in the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Hunnewell Hatchery raises hybrid sunfish, which grow fast and large and are used in kids’ fishing clinics.

 

[bobby b.]

17 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

that there will be no bass stocked into Table Rock in the foreseeable future

Was a reason given for this and if so do you guys agree?

[fishinwrench]

9 minutes ago, bobby b. said:

Was a reason given for this and if so do you guys agree?

I agree.  There should be no need to stock black bass IF the methods and limits are managed properly.   

[Ellros]

11 minutes ago, bobby b. said:

Was a reason given for this and if so do you guys agree?

   if it is like Nebraska...  it's because bass sustain themselves.   Nebraska stocks bass, bluegill, channel cats in every new lake, then the bluegill and bass are on their own.  No more stockings.  Channel's are occasionally re-stocked in some lakes.   Some new lakes get a SMALL stocking of black crappie (a few dozen), then the crappie are left to reproduce naturally.

[olbasser]

Again back to the money.  I think there are about 10 fisheries operated by MDC.  Of those fisheries the majority are trout fisheries as trout have to be stocked to keep up with fishing pressure.  In addition, most missouri streams do not support a native population.  I think a few MDC fisheries raise channel cat, etc. but no bass fisheries. that I know.  So where do you get the fish?

 I can see why MDC doesn't give missouri lakes a high priority.  Financial impact info is available for trout fishing but little info on the financial impact of lake fishing.  Anybody in their right mind goes with the money (  tags, etc)  that directly effects their income or budget.

[bobby b.]

44 minutes ago, olbasser said:

So where do you get the fish?

Years ago some friends built some private ponds and bought bass and catfish to stock them or you could get them free from MDC but if you took the free ones from MDC you had to let anybody fish your pond and the MDC published where they where.  I don't know if that program still exist but I would guess that you can buy bass somewhere. 

[bfishn]

Lots of places you can buy LM bass fingerlings for around a buck a pop (delivered).

[Flysmallie]

15 minutes ago, bobby b. said:

Years ago some friends built some private ponds and bought bass and catfish to stock them or you could get them free from MDC but if you took the free ones from MDC you had to let anybody fish your pond and the MDC published where they where.  I don't know if that program still exist but I would guess that you can buy bass somewhere. 

Last I heard (a couple of years ago) that program still exists but you don't have to open your pond to the public. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

I agree.  There should be no need to stock black bass IF the methods and limits are managed properly.   

then why is texas and other states constantly stocking bass in their lakes?  there are way more bass and other species leaving the lake than one would think.

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