Buying Permit Online

[fshndoug]

Johnsfolly,We send all of our politicians your way,what more do you want.Please come back to Mo.

[fishinwrench]

They spent all that time and money studying streams and designating them as red/white/blue management areas, then enacted specific rules and regulations for each.......THEN what do they do with the fish?    Stockpile them until Fall and toss them into muddy ponds.  

What in the Sam hell ? 

And you're pissy with ME for venting about how ignorant it is.   🙄

 

[Gavin]

Head on down to your local tackle/hunting shop and buy there. They get a small cut of the price of your permits and no extra fees.

 

[moguy1973]

4 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Head on down to your local tackle/hunting shop and buy there. They get a small cut of the price of your permits and no extra fees.

 

I didn't have any additional fees tacked on to my permit when I bought it online.

[moguy1973]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Why did the trout tags take a $3 hike this year? 

Is that to cover the gas for the stupid urban trout program ?    

Daily park tags went up $1 too

[Johnsfolly]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

They spent all that time and money studying streams and designating them as red/white/blue management areas, then enacted specific rules and regulations for each.......THEN what do they do with the fish?    Stockpile them until Fall and toss them into muddy ponds.  

What in the Sam hell ? 

And you're pissy with ME for venting about how ignorant it is.   🙄

 

The urban program receives such a small number of fish in comparison to even just Bennett's that your arguments are laughable. There are about 35 urban lakes that may receive about 1000 to 1500 trout each. Even if it were 10K trout each that is still far less than the trout parks. Based upon 2 to 2.5 fish per permit sale Bennett's gets stocked with well over 400K fish annually. Taneycomo used to get stocked with over 600K trout annually. Yes those lakes do get a few lunkers just like the trout parks.

I can't speak to what trout fishing was like in Missouri in the 60s and 70s. Maybe it was the best ever. Lots of things cost less then. I also believe that there were a number of private hatcheries releasing fish back then as well. Your rants just seems to me that if they aren't dumping big dumb fish into the Niangua for you to catch the whole program is garbage. 

On a side note I have had my tags checked many times while fishing the urban lakes. Only once in over 20 years was I checked on the Current. Maybe you need to go fish one of those mud holes to actually speak from experience.

[fishinwrench]

30 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Even if it were 10K trout each that is still far less than the trout parks.

I'm not comparing it to the trout parks, I'm comparing it to the Red and White ribbon areas, and the fact that instead of purposely producing more fish for the urban program they take it from the numbers that they used to put in the ribbon areas. 

If you're gonna invite another family to dinner, don't starve your kids and your dog.....Throw an extra plate of hamburgers on the grill.  Especially if you are collecting cash at the door.

The economy is good, they have no reason to be cheap.

[top_dollar]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Are they even actively checking the urban trout anglers to see if they possess a trout stamp?    (The correct answer is NO).  

I've seen guys checked at the following lakes: jefferson lake in forest park, busch wildlife lake 21, and the union city pond.  

[fishinwrench]

Sounds like they are following you 😊 or maybe they just have less to do around the big cities.  Everyone else I've talked to (from the Jeff City, Columbia, Mexico area) says they have never seen an agent there.  

[fshndoug]

My brother fishes for trout at a  MDC wildlife area and has never been checked by an agent.