go-n-fishn
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This years fish
Put some realy nice trout in last week. ( McKean Co.) Everyone should be happy with the size of the fish this year.
There will be days when fishing is better than ones optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home. **Roderick Haig-Brown
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/27 14:42:02
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Sweet, I just hope bigger trout = bigger flatheads
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/27 16:38:33
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ORIGINAL: go-n-fishn
Put some realy nice trout in last week. ( McKean Co.) Everyone should be happy with the size of the fish this year.
Did it seem the stocking numbers were down compared to last year?
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/27 19:38:04
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Word on the street is the number of fish being stocked is less, but the size of the
stocked fish is to average 12 or 13 inches.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/27 20:39:22
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 02:46:47
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Get Informed, Get Involved, And Make A Difference. Step Up, or Step Aside The next time you say "Somebody should do something", remember that YOU are somebody. GL
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 11:21:17
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U R a Dk!
...and so it begins. 
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 12:14:03
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Report from some of the people that helped stock where I fish did surprise me with the size that were put in, lots from 18 all the way to 27 in. Now will it be elbow to elbow everywhere the first day ??
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 16:57:55
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You meen its not already elbow to elbow? I think your gonna see people get ****ed, you get a fish that size, give someone a couple of misses they are gonna have the locky jaw. Then Ill roll in about dark and fish when everyone goes home... Ill take pictures for ya :), cause they will be a swimn!
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 17:26:09
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I think theres plenty to go around
Summary for 2007
Streams (745)
Brook = 463,890
Brown = 877,550
Rainbow = 1,394,060
(inc. 7,485 trophy golden)
Total = 2,735,500
Lakes (128)
Brook = 95,210
Brown = 43,690
Rainbow = 545,200
(inc. 1,415 trophy golden)
Total = 684,100
Combined (873)
Brook = 559,100
Brown = 921,240
Rainbow = 1,939,260
(inc. 8,900 trophy golden)
PFBC Total = 3,296,100
Contracted = 123,500
Coop. Nurs. = 1,067,000
Total to be Stocked = 4,486,600
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 19:25:01
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I have pondered over posting on this thread As I know what I will say is gonna be called bs..I helped stock a few different stream this spring and I did not see an average size bigger than any other year at the places I helped stock. These were both Plesent Gap and Corry fish.I noticed still quite a few fish still in the 7-9 in range and about the normal number of bigger fish 15-20 plus.I was not impressed to say the least. Possibly I just witnessed a few bad batches who knows. but It was no different then I have seen for the last 25 years I have helped stock fish.
SO MANY FISH SO LITTLE TIME. WHY ARE ALL THE PLACES I HAVE YET 2 FISH SO FAR AWAY?
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 20:12:29
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I didn't help stock trout this Spring, but I have helped in the past a few times. It is my understanding that the amount of total weigh of the trout being stocked is what its based on. An example of this in that the last few years the overall size of the trout stocked were small compared to many of the previous years. This year's stocked trout are supposed to be larger, but I'll bet the overall tonnage is kept the same. Anybody else know?
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 21:28:06
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Basically correct Greg. The hatcheries base capacity by poundage. X percent bigger fish = X percent less fish.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/28 21:28:17
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The state reported in the paper last sunday that the trout are 30 percent bigger this yr???/ Ya right will see.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 00:51:27
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 10:27:14
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It would be nice if they would stock 6 or 7,000 of those browns into Lake Erie.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 18:08:54
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ORIGINAL: egg sac
I have pondered over posting on this thread As I know what I will say is gonna be called bs..I helped stock a few different stream this spring and I did not see an average size bigger than any other year at the places I helped stock. These were both Plesent Gap and Corry fish.I noticed still quite a few fish still in the 7-9 in range and about the normal number of bigger fish 15-20 plus.I was not impressed to say the least. Possibly I just witnessed a few bad batches who knows. but It was no different then I have seen for the last 25 years I have helped stock fish.
I have seen the same thing, but I have mostly help stock the delayed harvest streams. It seems like they always put the hogs in the regular sections of the streams.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 18:17:51
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I believe that Chuck Murray told us tuesday night, they stock around 35,000 browns in the lake or it's tributaries.
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 18:41:19
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Now if those browns can stay off the stringer, we may get some mixed in with the steel in a year or two...... ahh its nice to dream I guess, unfortunately those fish will probably get a visit from this guy..... 
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 18:52:10
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We already do get some. But most that go into the lake, will most likely seek out the more receptive waters of New York. If every brown caught during pellethead season were kept, or every one released, you probabley wouldn't see any significant difference.
post edited by spoonchucker - 2007/03/29 18:56:20
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 19:05:19
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Spoon, I would have to disagree.
What makes NY waters more receptive?
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/29 21:37:26
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ORIGINAL: go-n-fishn
Put some realy nice trout in last week. ( McKean Co.) Everyone should be happy with the size of the fish this year.
I,ll be going to camp to open it up on the 12th. Will more than likely hit marvin and potato. Glad to here the nice ones are there. Usually catch one big brown every year. Have fun, John
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RE: This years fish
2007/03/30 10:33:37
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We caught some pretty nice trout through the ice from the February stocking on the waterworks ponds on PI this winter. All the trout we saw caught there were nice, too. Also caught a few on Lake Pleasant, they looked more like the average sized fish.
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RE: This years fish
2007/04/05 20:43:11
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ORIGINAL: go-n-fishn
Put some realy nice trout in last week. ( McKean Co.) Everyone should be happy with the size of the fish this year.
I,ll be going to camp to open it up on the 12th. Will more than likely hit marvin and potato. Glad to here the nice ones are there. Usually catch one big brown every year. Have fun, John
Stock Potato this Saturday and Marvin on the 12th. We will see what they put in this year.
There will be days when fishing is better than ones optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home. **Roderick Haig-Brown
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RE: This years fish
2007/04/05 21:41:34
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