When Are They Stocking?

[fishinwrench]

Yeah they used to stock rainbows in the river 10 months of the year, and browns once in the fall.    Then they spent a bunch of money expanding/improving the hatchery, and buying new trucks and machinery so they could produce way more trout.....and then started producing less trout/smaller trout than they ever have.   

Makes no sense to me, and if you point out that they did much better back when they had less, then everybody thinks you're a jackass.  🙄

[tjm]

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The James Foundation will reopen Maramec Spring Park to a limited number of visitors (maximum of 250 people at one time) on May 4. There will be no admission to enter the park, daily trout tags are currently waived until May 16, and the campground and bathrooms will be open while the store, playgrounds, pavilions, museum, cleaning station, and café will remain closed. For more information, visit the Maramec Spring Park website at maramecspringpark.com/.

Daily trout tags, along with a fishing permit, unless exempt, will be required beginning May 16 for fishing at all four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. MDC hatchery staff will resume stocking the parks on May 15 to provide angling opportunities prior to May 16. State Parks will begin to reopen retail operations in parks leading up to May 16. For more information, visit Missouri State Parks website at mostateparks.com/.

Daily trout tags at Bennett Spring State Park, Montauk State Park, and Roaring River State Park are $4 for adults and $3 for those 15 years of age or younger. The daily limit at these three parks remains four trout per day. The pilot program at Maramec Spring Park remains in effect. The daily trout tag at Maramec Spring Park is $5 for adults and $3 for anglers 15 years of age and younger. The daily limit at Maramec Spring Park remains five trout per day.

Due to social distancing concerns, MDC previously cancelled the kids’ fishing day events at the trout parks, including May 2 at Montauk State Park and Bennett Spring State Park, and May 16 at Roaring River State Park and Maramec Spring Park.

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[oneshot]

Thank You! Thing is water will be high because of rain. Oh well more for the river.

oneshot

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19 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah they used to stock rainbows in the river 10 months of the year, and browns once in the fall.    Then they spent a bunch of money expanding/improving the hatchery, and buying new trucks and machinery so they could produce way more trout.....and then started producing less trout/smaller trout than they ever have.   

Makes no sense to me, and if you point out that they did much better back when they had less, then everybody thinks you're a jackass.  🙄

I’m totally with you.  Shame is what it is.  

[oneshot]

Few years ago a person could catch Rainbows regular then all of a sudden they just quit stocking them.

They were like any other fish if they was biting they would but if they got lock jaw it didn’t matter what you threw.

I might be off but I think the MDC has gotten away from Fishing and Hunting and more to Horseback Riding and Nature Exploring. More none killing use because the country is becoming more PC.

oneshot 

[fishinwrench]

34 minutes ago, oneshot said:

Few years ago a person could catch Rainbows regular then all of a sudden they just quit stocking them.

They were like any other fish if they was biting they would but if they got lock jaw it didn’t matter what you threw.

I might be off but I think the MDC has gotten away from Fishing and Hunting and more to Horseback Riding and Nature Exploring. More none killing use because the country is becoming more PC.

oneshot 

There's no denying that they are much more friendly to people with camera's than they are to people with rods and guns.

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Just now, fishinwrench said:

There's no denying that they are much more friendly to people with camera's than they are people with rods and guns.

Their magazine certainly reflects that.