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Originally Posted by NUK SOO KOW
What would your guys opinion be on re-stocking river systems that are in bad shape? Fish stocking of flowing waters was made illegal some years back and I'm not sure why. I was told by biologists that stocking non native species is against the law(ie brown/rainbow trout) even though they are already in many rivers reproducing. . Browns were stocked in the oldman river when the dam was built. There is a small self sustaining population but I always thought it could use a boost. Even try stocking browns or rainbows upstream from the weir in Lethbridge. There are several trout holding rivers that join the oldman anyway. My point is if cutties are hurting in a river system. Stock it. Bulls hurting... stock it. Instead of closing them down boost them up. Thoughts??
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You are probably quoting our future plans here
I’m just re-reading trout fishing in Arizona and down there, Canyon Creek for example, the brown trout have taken and they do not stock them as they reproduce and thrive naturally. While, the rainbows have not. So, they stock 250 per week. That is correct, per week, during the months of Nov-Mar to keep the generally angling public happy. What is also interesting is the lower section has limits on any trout while the upper “blue ribbon” area is C&R and fly fish only.
Not that we can do exactly what AZ does as our weather patterns are a world apart but it is interesting to see how “pin point” managed some places are.