Thursdays at RR?

[Nick Adams]

Anyone know what happens if one were to go to RR on a Thursday during C&R season?

[tjm]

There are no Thursdays during C&R at RRSP, the C&R season opens on Friday and closes on  Monday of each week. All the other days are outside of the C&R season.

So, if you go to RRSP on a Thursday leave the C&R tackle in the rig and enjoy walking your dog or picnicking or camping.

[Gavin]

You could get a ticket, but the odds of that happening are low. Montauk is closed Monday-Thursday, and closed below the handicapped pier to the wire all winter long, but I see folks fishing it all the time when we camp there in the winter. Not worth my vacation time, I’m not the game warden.

[Devan S.]

Not supposed to fish on Thursdays in the park. Roaring river is wide open and I would think Hatchery staff would see you on the upper stretches. The rest is readily visible basically right off the highway. Park Rangers like to sit in the park and patrol F and 112 from the normal weekday traffic so I assume they would see people fishing. Guess it all depends on how gungho they are that day.  

You could however go below the park. 

 

[tjm]

I've always thought the C&R season was prejudicial, being set up only for people that have weekends free. Having worked every weekend for many years before I retired, Tue & Wed were my fishing days and even years into retirement I still never go fishing Sat or Sun. If they closed C&R at RRSP completely I'd lose nothing.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, tjm said:

I've always thought the C&R season was prejudicial, being set up only for people that have weekends free. Having worked every weekend for many years before I retired, Tue & Wed were my fishing days and even years into retirement I still never go fishing Sat or Sun. If they closed C&R at RRSP completely I'd lose nothing.

I’ve always wondered why it was just weekends.   Was there ever a reason given?

[Johnsfolly]

47 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I’ve always wondered why it was just weekends.   Was there ever a reason given?

Probably to cater to the Springfield, KC, Jeff city, and STL crowds. But they no longer need to fish during C&R since all the lunkers are being dumped into the urban lakes 😅!

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I’ve always wondered why it was just weekends.   Was there ever a reason given?

Well, people USED TO work during the week.    But judging by the amount of traffic on the roads, and the crowds in all the stores and malls at any given time nowadays........ Apparently the whole "working" lifestyle is a thing of the past.  

I wish we could have gotten rid of that concept back in the late 70's - early '80's when all I wanted to do was ride dirt bikes, hunt/fish, and smoke dope.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

22 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Probably to cater to the Springfield, KC, Jeff city, and STL crowds. But they no longer need to fish during C&R since all the lunkers are being dumped into the urban lakes 😅!

Don’t forget Columbia 

[fishinwrench]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Don’t forget Columbia 

And Moberly & Mexico &.......