What the DEC is up to behind the scenes!

[T_barb]

I would hate to imply a conspiracy theory, but...

does anyone think that the DEC would stock fish that do not have thier fins clipped to make it look like there are more wild fish than there actually are?

I keep reading reports of 50% of the skippers not having thier fins clipped and that seems like an awful high percentage to me... I am not sure what I would expect it to be, but 50% just seems high

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

Anythings possible, and yes, 50% seems ridiculously high. Heck, the west coast canners will move operations here with that figure.

In the early 90's while clipping Kings at the Hatchery, a few of us saw with our own eyes a memo from the then fisheries chief stating that a major objective of the DEC into the future was to reduce dependency on stocked fish. Keep your eyes and ears open, as stated elsewhere in this thread, our policy and decisions are now being made by non-fishermen and people with no history link to this winning program.

[ontariofisher]

Thanks guys, Do you know how many lake trout are stocked, out of sodus i usually onlyget one or two a year.

[ontariofisher]

Thanks guys, Do you know how many lake trout are stocked, out of sodus i usually onlyget one or two a year.