#256214 - 12/11/0609:12 PM
The Stocking of State Record Breaking Fish
Brown Bagger
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Registered: 11/05/04
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Loc: Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT
If a trout was stocked at a weight that is greater than the standing state record and was subsequently caught, should it be counted as the new state record?
The Stocking of State Record Breaking Fish Only one choice allowed (187 total votes)
#256217 - 12/13/0606:57 PM
Re: The Stocking of State Record Breaking Fish
Brown Bagger
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Registered: 11/05/04
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Loc: Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT
Well there arent that many votes but maybe that will change. So the people that voted yes, the fish should be recognized, is the state then responsible for raising/ releasing a larger fish periodically?
It would become a matter of how big can the state raise a trout to be vs how big a trout can an angler find and catch.
#256220 - 12/13/0607:07 PM
Re: The Stocking of State Record Breaking Fish
carlynewlondon
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Stocked or not it's a record fish.
What if it was stocked 1-oz less than the record at release and was caught later 1-oz heavier than the record? Would it qualify then? What if it was 1-lb less at release and was caught 2 years later and was 1-lb over?
Taken to an extreme should any fish raised in a hatchery qualify?
Yes, an angler would still need to find and catch it by legal means just like any other fish. If the state releases the fish I think they should let people know its out there to potentially be caught but not what body of water they put it into.
#256221 - 12/14/0612:46 AM
Re: The Stocking of State Record Breaking Fish
Brown Bagger
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Loc: Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT
WOW 50/50 still!!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS, it really sucks when no one participates in these kind of polls etc.
I will say that I'm against any fish that is raised to be larger than a standing state record and released into fishable waters counting as a state record. Carlynewlondon, I dont believe that these fish should be raised to even close to state record size IF they are intended for release. I believe that a lot more attention should be put into making efforts to see that the lakes and rivers that recieve hatchery fish are capable of growing and sustaining the fish that are placed there. I'm no biologist but i believe with the fishing pressure our rivers/ lakes receive and the size/creel in place limts that hatcheries are necessary for trout to exist at all in our state. So your argument is a little extreme, in my opinion.
Thanks for voting and sating your opinion I really do appreciate it.
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