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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
[Re: texasflycaster]
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11/21/19 04:10 AM
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texasflycaster
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I know I am a photographer, but I am starting to enjoy the numbers ... 20-thousand in the Guadalupe River below the Dam and in second place, drumroll please ... PK with 9-thousand. That is A LOT of fish food for those striper! A grand total 343,650 makes me want to know; how much did the program cost and what does that mean each fish costs?
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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
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11/22/19 04:24 PM
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jackwagon
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Never tried to catch these fish but seems like it would be fun. When they release them in a river like PK, do the trout seem to swim up stream or do they go with the current downstream. It might be a couple days after the release and wanted to know which way to go? How far do you think they make it? Thanks in advance...
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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
[Re: texasflycaster]
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11/23/19 05:59 PM
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Smurfs
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I know I am a photographer, but I am starting to enjoy the numbers ... 20-thousand in the Guadalupe River below the Dam and in second place, drumroll please ... PK with 9-thousand. That is A LOT of fish food for those striper! A grand total 343,650 makes me want to know; how much did the program cost and what does that mean each fish costs? New Math, Im out
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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
[Re: texasflycaster]
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11/27/19 05:03 AM
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Cuervo Jones
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Stocking these things in Texas makes about as much sense as a mermaid on a bicycle. But they make great supplemental food for the bass. And they’re entertaining for kids I suppose. Still seems like a colossal waste of $$$ to me though.
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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
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11/29/19 01:32 AM
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texasflycaster
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Stocking these things in Texas makes about as much sense as a mermaid on a bicycle. But they make great supplemental food for the bass. And they’re entertaining for kids I suppose. Still seems like a colossal waste of $$$ to me though. Couldn't agree with you more!
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Re: Texas Trout Stocking Schedule
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12/01/19 02:44 AM
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karpbuster
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Stocking these things in Texas makes about as much sense as a mermaid on a bicycle. But they make great supplemental food for the bass. And they’re entertaining for kids I suppose. Still seems like a colossal waste of $$$ to me though. I don't know, New Mexico Game and Fish have been stocking ponds/ditches with trout during the winter and catfish in the summer for a long time, I have caught some large trout in ditches during the summer months that survived. A deep enough pond or lake with sufficient aeration will work fine, long term. I tested a trout in my 100 gal pond in my back yard (a 13" rainbow I caught), the Water Hyacinth (Native to the Amazon and invasive) provides enough aeration for the trout and a bazillon gambusia, goldfish, snails until it freezes and dies. At Sam Rayburn I noticed the plant lives on thru the winter. I expected the trout to die but the Water Hyacinth is an amazing water filtration and aeration plant. I have caught more trout in my life than most people, they are a fun fish and I would guess that the reason they stock them is because a lot of people love catching them. So I don't think they are a waste of money.
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