Avalon,

I agree.

Also, the state needs to relize that in the long run, more money will be made by appeasing traveling anglers via creating quality fisheries rather than filling the freezers of the opening day crowd. The prices of non resident licenses are rather high, but if the fishing is good, people will pay the price.

The PAFBC needs to take a serious look at the popularity of special regs and wild trout. DH, FFO, C&R, Trophy Trout, etc. are almost universaly popular across the state. Why? Because they provide good long term fishing opprotunities as opposed to opening day mayhem.
Additionally, rather than stocking over wild fish they need to promote C&R or restrictive regs for wild trout whenever possible. There have been several creeks in recent years with good wilds pops that have returned to the stocking list.

End of rant.

Kev

[This message has been edited by Penn. Kev (edited 18 July 2006).]