some thoughts on what I've been reading here
This mostly has to do with the Lake Arthur posts. First, there are alot of kids who still look forward to opening day and all of trout season. This is where they learn to fish and get into fishing as a hobby to begin with. The elderly who can't do the variety of fishing the used to do can still rely on this for some time on the water. Trout are easy and cheap to raise and they are stocking less of them due to the lack of fishing pressure and harvesting. Supply and demand basically. For 'non trouting' waters, you are wondering why they don't stock more walleye, musky, etc. Well, they do, but spawing conditions in a lake are by far more important than the stockings. The better spawing conditions, the more fish will survive. If you see the PFBC or a state park making changes or doing some work to the waters, be sure it's to benefit the fishing and spawing habitat and not the campers or swimmers. Tell them to take there camper and find some other woods or go to a waterpark. As far as Lake Arthur goes, it has poor oxygen levels. You will find alot of fish suspending in that lake. Do some research on fishing lakes with low oxygen levels the how, when, and why's and you will have more success. Bass touraments are killers too, they say catch and release is what's being promoted along with exposing the lakes and rivers, that's bull****. They are making money and exposing the fish and where they are and to be caught. Save them for the bigger waters that are always challenging and not just every body of water that holds fish. Catch and release today, go back with your buddy the next day and keep them along with everybody else and their Uncle.