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[RobotLegJim]

One day, a few years back, I was fishing the shoreline of a local river, & an Environmental Police Officer (Game Warden) was walking the shoreline also, and picking stuff up along the way.
When I asked him what he was picking up, he said it was used/discarded Power Bait. “We just wrapped up a study that found it only takes 2 Power Eggs to kill a duckling, so I’m doing my part to save as many as I can. Please let the other folks using them know about this, and to not leave them where you fish!”

[carlosli]

One of my favorite things to do is to when I’m in Pennsylvania is to actually go to the nurseries where they are grown. They are free to go to, and they sell bags of fish food that you can feed to the fish in the tanks. It’s really fun and if you dump enough in you can see a jumble of top water blowups.

[BigBass-xfyi]

I certainly hope there are “stockings like going on. Certain folk can’t help themselves and feel the need to take everything that swims. No matter size or regulations.

[danmucklow]

State of california stocks are local pawn three times a year in the winter. And then within thirty days the otters eat all the fish.

[BK]

In my state of Indiana they stock more striped bass then anything. Especially in one massive local lake that had some kind of invasive minnow population so they released stripers to control it and they release more every few years along with releasing wipers.

[texanvFisherman]

ITS TROUT TIME YES I WAITED ALL YEAR AND I HEARD THEY STARTED TO STOCKE NEAR ME YES THANK YOU GOD

[johnschauder]

That clip in the beginning of the guy throwing all the fish in the water was pretty bad. Trout are very delicate fish and don’t handle stress that well. So after a couple hours in the truck packed in with all the other trout in water with low oxygen, a 10 foot fall like that into the water can be the difference of those fish swimming off or going belly up. If you are ever stocking trout, take the few extra seconds it takes to get down to the water and put them in gently.

[fantomphoenix]

For those wanting to target trout, check your local regulations, many places don’t allow use of treble hooks when targeting trout (or even using treble hooks in certain bodies of water, as well as restricting live/dead bait, and stuff like power bait or gulp) and some places are even fly fishing only!

[wbangling]

I just love it when they stock the malls with coy so easy to catch! Thanks government!

[chroniccomplainer]

I live in PA and have volunteered to go stocking. You drive behind a huge truck thats full of buckets of trout. Every couple miles you have to stop and everyone dumps 2 buckets, gets back in their car, and keeps driving. You need community service for Catholic confirmation and to graduate middle school / highschool in my town so its a decent options if you dont mind fish.

[jacoblor]

And Michigan we have a whole road and museum for it 😅

[atozproductions]

Did you know the government stocks pray for you to hunt at the local zoo 🤣🤣🤣

[JAYMAN]

They stock them here in Texas as well in the winter.

[PaleRider]

It may not be some folks cup of tea, but pan-fried trout, scrambled eggs, buttered toast, and coffee is a great breakfast. =)

[Themanshane]

There's places in Massachusetts that u think u never see a trout but there r millions

[turtleofpride]

Grew up know about the fish an game commission in PA, everybody would get excited when restocking the local lakes rolled around

[cflowers]

Kayak fishing became my favorite thing this past summer. I fly fish, and use sinking line and beadhead woolys. I set the reel under my leg, and the rod is between my feet. I paddle backwards and land fish after fish with this method.

[joshp]

If you're going to fish make sure to buy a fishing guide from whatever state you are in. Here in PA you are limited to how many fish you can eat because of the chemicals from farming that made their way into the different bodies of water. I'm in NE PA and some of the lakes and ponds here limit you to eating 1 fish every 1 to 3 months. It's good to know information.

[fishingfanatic.]

Trout are some of the best fighting and eating fish!

[xyz]

it’s nice catching a stock trout but when you get a beautiful wild one it’s such an amazing feeling