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Originally Posted by shep dog
Why not? Correct me if I'm wrong, but ice fishermen buy licences to support the same put-and-take stocked fishery. Somehow, they're not entitled to take stocked trout? Because they choose to fish for them through the ice?
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The goal is to create quality fisheries with larger trout, which is achieved through reduced mortality rates. Unfortunately ice fishing inherently has higher mortality due to the way fish are handled and the cold air temperatures.