pa brookie stream - friday, 4/2/10

On 4/5/10 8:55 AM, rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
I don't know about Pennsylvania but fisheries management in
the Midwest includes a closed season so the trout, especially
wild brookies, can spawn and reproduce without angling pressure.
The closed season doesn't have anything to do with hatchery
trucks or hordes or the fact that you bought a trout stamp.

Brook trout aren't spawning in April.

Water flows downhill in April.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Look, I take this seriously, and the reason I didn't have rules/
reasons at my fingertips is that my friends and I figured out the
rules a long time ago, became comfortable that we were doing the right
thing, and haven't thought about it since. I don't think I'm
poaching.

http://fishandboat.com/fishpub/summa...eleaseffo.html

Now, the creeks I might fish before official opening day aren't on
this list. However, they're not any of the stocked stream lists,
either.

On 4/5/10 9:49 AM, dr.narcidan wrote:
Look, I take this seriously, and the reason I didn't have rules/
reasons at my fingertips is that my friends and I figured out the
rules a long time ago, became comfortable that we were doing the right
thing, and haven't thought about it since. I don't think I'm
poaching.

http://fishandboat.com/fishpub/summa...eleaseffo.html

Now, the creeks I might fish before official opening day aren't on
this list. However, they're not any of the stocked stream lists,
either.

That's your rationalization ? Some creeks are open to C&R fly fishing
year round so it's OK to C&R fly fish any creek I want year round ?

I'd like to hear you try to run that one by the game warden. LOL !

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...

I don't know about Pennsylvania but fisheries management in
the Midwest includes a closed season so the trout, especially
wild brookies, can spawn and reproduce without angling pressure.
The closed season doesn't have anything to do with hatchery
trucks or hordes or the fact that you bought a trout stamp.

Rationalize all you want but fishing for trout when the trout
season is closed is poaching. Period.

PA is different, I think. My reading of the rules says that the only
prohibition is on 'approved trout waters', which have to be posted as such.
Thus, any water not so marked is open for fishing, except for endangered
species, year-round. What Mr. R did is perfectly legal.
Tom

On Apr 5, 2:12*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:


PA is different, I think. My reading of the rules says that the only
prohibition is on 'approved trout waters', which have to be posted as such.
Thus, any water not so marked is open for fishing, except for endangered
species, year-round. What Mr. R did is perfectly legal.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tom

this type of thing is exactly what I expected to hear when I first
posed the question. I vaguely ( very vague) remembered PA having
some odd regulations and thought maybe only some waters had a season,
per se. My first fly rod was given to me by a PA friend, when I was
living in Maryland, and I mucked around a bit fly fishing with him
years before I got serious about the sport.

On 4/5/10 4:12 PM, Tom Littleton wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
I don't know about Pennsylvania but fisheries management in
the Midwest includes a closed season so the trout, especially
wild brookies, can spawn and reproduce without angling pressure.
The closed season doesn't have anything to do with hatchery
trucks or hordes or the fact that you bought a trout stamp.

Rationalize all you want but fishing for trout when the trout
season is closed is poaching. Period.

PA is different, I think. My reading of the rules says that the only
prohibition is on 'approved trout waters', which have to be posted as such.
Thus, any water not so marked is open for fishing, except for endangered
species, year-round. What Mr. R did is perfectly legal.

Thanks for clearing that up Tom. I'd hate to think Kyle was
a poacher.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 4/5/10 4:56 PM, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Thanks for clearing that up Tom. I'd hate to think Kyle was
a poacher.


That's odd. It seemed like you were creaming your pants at the thought
he was a poacher.

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On 4/5/10 7:36 PM, rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Thanks for clearing that up Tom. I'd hate to think Kyle was
a poacher.

That's odd. It seemed like you were creaming your pants at the thought
he was a poacher.

It shouldn't surprise anyone on roff to know that I am not fond
of self-admitted poachers. Nor should anyone be surprised that
you are a ****in' putz. And you truly are a chronic ****in' putz.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 4/5/10 7:55 PM, Ken Fortenberry wrote:
On 4/5/10 7:36 PM, rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Thanks for clearing that up Tom. I'd hate to think Kyle was
a poacher.

That's odd. It seemed like you were creaming your pants at the thought
he was a poacher.

It shouldn't surprise anyone on roff to know that I am not fond
of self-admitted poachers. Nor should anyone be surprised that
you are a ****in' putz. And you truly are a chronic ****in' putz.


Check out the barracuda I caught in Mexico.

http://www.ruralnetwork.net/~troutbum/barracuda.jpg

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Nice report, thank you very much!

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Jarmo Hurri (who has not wet line this season yet)

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