naples creek shocking

[Trouthunter]

any word on how the shocking went on the creek & the conditions of the fish

[camper4lyfe]

I saw a post on Facebook that said the numbers were down a bit this year.

[bulletbob]

typical... Once, just once in this lifetime  I'd love to see a NYS  DEC  electrofishing  survey report stating that recruitment and survival has been at an all time  peak high past few years, and the stream/river/lake/pond/bay/ocean is  now teeming with [name your favorite species].. So now the NYS DEC recommends increasing the  daily bag limit from 5 fish per day to 10,, and lowering the minimum size requirement from 18 inches to 12.... still waiting for that to happen..... bob

[sawbelliesam]

The total count was in the low 70's. There was an abundance of 2-3 pounders with the biggest being 6lbs. 7oz. Very few fish bigger than 4 lbs. Many of the males were very dark and beat up, indicating that they've been up there for a while. There were a few hard females, but not as many as one would hope. The water level was lower than optimal  for my liking. Still a very enjoyable day.

[Gill-T]

Warm winter means trickle spawn. They will be 75% finished by April 1st opener