On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 08:23:23 -0800 (PST), Halfordian Golfer
wrote:

In man's quest to provide good fishing and eating in Colorado the
brook trout was stocked heavily along with the rainbow and brown
trouts. As we make our way back to a more natural state we might find
ourselves with extreme bountry of these species as we selectively
harvest them we will find ourselves the benefactors of these mis-
stockings.

Correctamundo! There should never have been brook trout stocked in
Colorado. I would be super ****ed if rainbows or browns were
introduced to native-brook-trout-only waters in Maine. There are lots
of put and take places to fish in New England. I have no problem with
someone following the hatchery truck. I have no problem with the
state stocking *certain* waters, but leave the native fish alone. If
a river has nothing but greenback cutts in it, it should remain that
way. The same with brook trout water. Introducing alien fish to
fisherey is a sure way to eventually ruin it. When will man learn to
not interfer with things that are wild?

Dave