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Ron Troversial Clay
Guest
What do you think the the concept, abeit an old one, of stocking rainbow trout for anglers to catch in reservoirs.
Sure they may be taking up space better left for our native fish. And there is the problem with pollution from trout farms in many of our rivers.
But at the end of the day, we can at least fish these resevoirs because the trout are there.
What some fail to understand is that if there were no rainbow trout, angling would never be allowed on many of these water supply reservoirs. The day of the coarse fisher being allowed access, other than a bit of controlled pike angling in winter, will hardly ever come.
In the Sheffield area, many of the reservoirs are denied to anglers full stop.
There are many thousands of fly fishermen who fish our reservoirs. They enjoy the sport very much indeed. In many cases, coarse and game fishing do not mix.
What do you think? Should we open up the reservoirs to all kinds of fishing? Should we stop stocking them with rainbows and have no fishing at all or should we leave things as they are?
Sure they may be taking up space better left for our native fish. And there is the problem with pollution from trout farms in many of our rivers.
But at the end of the day, we can at least fish these resevoirs because the trout are there.
What some fail to understand is that if there were no rainbow trout, angling would never be allowed on many of these water supply reservoirs. The day of the coarse fisher being allowed access, other than a bit of controlled pike angling in winter, will hardly ever come.
In the Sheffield area, many of the reservoirs are denied to anglers full stop.
There are many thousands of fly fishermen who fish our reservoirs. They enjoy the sport very much indeed. In many cases, coarse and game fishing do not mix.
What do you think? Should we open up the reservoirs to all kinds of fishing? Should we stop stocking them with rainbows and have no fishing at all or should we leave things as they are?