Weekly Trout Stocking Reports

[Deplorable Birdhunter]

It's pretty lame having stocking reports!!!

 

[BubDBuilder]

Tiger Creek is now posted so it will no longer be stocked. Holly Creek looked fished out from the bridge, it was raining so I didn’t stay very long. Guy said it was stocked on Wednesday. My grill was freshly stocked.

 

[BubDBuilder]

 

[Striperfan]

More and more of these stock sites are going to lost because of peoples lack of respect for the land owners. Lots of these places are on privately owned land and the land owners are good enough to allow people to fish. There once was six or seven places stocked in my county and now there is only one left. I talked to land owner last week and if people continue to not show respect by leaving their garbage then it to will be lost soon. I'm not sure people know or care that private land owners are doing g us all a service by allowing free access to their property . The Warden in my area told me that they would stock more places if given permission by land owners. So if you have land on stackable streams and are willing ,more places could become available to fish.

 

[BubDBuilder]

More and more of these stock sites are going to lost because of peoples lack of respect for the land owners. Lots of these places are on privately owned land and the land owners are good enough to allow people to fish. There once was six or seven places stocked in my county and now there is only one left. I talked to land owner last week and if people continue to not show respect by leaving their garbage then it to will be lost soon. I'm not sure people know or care that private land owners are doing g us all a service by allowing free access to their property . The Warden in my area told me that they would stock more places if given permission by land owners. So if you have land on stackable streams and are willing ,more places could become available to fish.

Yep, Tiger Creek was posted between this season and last. No sure exactly why but there was the usual trash on the bank.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

More and more of these stock sites are going to lost because of peoples lack of respect for the land owners. Lots of these places are on privately owned land and the land owners are good enough to allow people to fish. There once was six or seven places stocked in my county and now there is only one left. I talked to land owner last week and if people continue to not show respect by leaving their garbage then it to will be lost soon. I'm not sure people know or care that private land owners are doing g us all a service by allowing free access to their property . The Warden in my area told me that they would stock more places if given permission by land owners. So if you have land on stackable streams and are willing ,more places could become available to fish.

For trout to live in such beautiful places, trout fishermen (not all of us) are some of the trashiest people in the outdoors. I'm astounded every time I go to one particular stream at the amount of garbage left by inconsiderate people.

 

[BubDBuilder]

For trout to live in such beautiful places, trout fishermen (not all of us) are some of the trashiest people in the outdoors. I'm astounded every time I go to one particular stream at the amount of garbage left by inconsiderate people.

It’s ~20% of us doing the littering. It’s interesting to me how often 80/20 ratio comes up.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

I’m going to try to pick up more litter when I go out.

 

[j_seph]

I am curious of the some 1600 views on this post, how many actually knew they did a stocking report? I mean some of us get it on our phones or email an others had no clue of a stock report and just went when they could not going based on these reports.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

I am curious of the some 1600 views on this post, how many actually knew they did a stocking report? I mean some of us get it on our phones or email an others had no clue of a stock report and just went when they could not going based on these reports.

I get weekly emails from the DNR.

 

[Striperfan]

I knew

 

[Striperfan]

I'm curious why more people have not commented about why some locations are being lost or the fact that there could be even more stocking locations by encouraging more land owners to allow access to their property.

 

[GAEngineer]

More and more of these stock sites are going to lost because of peoples lack of respect for the land owners.

For trout to live in such beautiful places, trout fishermen (not all of us) are some of the trashiest people in the outdoors. I'm astounded every time I go to one particular stream at the amount of garbage left by inconsiderate people.

I am curious of the some 1600 views on this post, how many actually knew they did a stocking report?

I'm 2 miles as the crow flies from where the last stocked area that is marked on the "Trout Streams of Georgia Map" - over 2.5 miles downstream as the creek flows. I subscribed to the stocking report so that I know when I need to start being more vigilant looking for trespassers.

The amount of litter is bad enough, but that's not the extent, or even the worst of the offenses. Trespassers regularly:

• Park wherever they want, and have no problem digging deep long ruts if they get a little stuck
• Cut new trails to their liking. Widen existing trails and ride their 4 wheelers down them and then widen them further to drive their trucks down
• Kill every snake they see
• Keep every trout they catch
• Every fish they catch that’s not a trout gets thrown on the bank
• Cast into the trees and cut their lines leaving hooks hanging or
• Cut the branches they get hung up on – destroying the shade needed for the creek
• Tamper with my traps
• Steal, or attempt to steal my game cameras
• Let their dogs run free to poo wherever they like and pick fights with my dogs

Every visible/known entry point has a "POSTED" sign, and every time I boot someone out I put up signs where I found them that are visible from both banks and the channel and I still escort someone of my property nearly every week as long as DNR is stocking.

 

[GAEngineer]

I'm curious why more people have not commented about why some locations are being lost or the fact that there could be even more stocking locations by encouraging more land owners to allow access to their property.

I couldn't be paid enough for me to allow access.

 

[Striperfan]

I once knew a man who owned about one hundred acres of the most beautiful woods anywhere. Every weekend during deer season he walked all over his property trying to catch poachers. When he caught someone he walked them off his property with a shotgun pointed at them, I think he enjoyed that. He died and his relatives clear cut those beautiful woods and sold it. We think we own land but in reality we are just renting it.

 

[Striperfan]

GaEngineer. I understand your position .

 

[j_seph]

I'm 2 miles as the crow flies from where the last stocked area that is marked on the "Trout Streams of Georgia Map" - over 2.5 miles downstream as the creek flows. I subscribed to the stocking report so that I know when I need to start being more vigilant looking for trespassers.

The amount of litter is bad enough, but that's not the extent, or even the worst of the offenses. Trespassers regularly:

• Park wherever they want, and have no problem digging deep long ruts if they get a little stuck
• Cut new trails to their liking. Widen existing trails and ride their 4 wheelers down them and then widen them further to drive their trucks down
• Kill every snake they see
• Keep every trout they catch
• Every fish they catch that’s not a trout gets thrown on the bank
• Cast into the trees and cut their lines leaving hooks hanging or
• Cut the branches they get hung up on – destroying the shade needed for the creek
• Tamper with my traps
• Steal, or attempt to steal my game cameras
• Let their dogs run free to poo wherever they like and pick fights with my dogs

Every visible/known entry point has a "POSTED" sign, and every time I boot someone out I put up signs where I found them that are visible from both banks and the channel and I still escort someone of my property nearly every week as long as DNR is stocking.

Well with all of those that didn't know about the stocking report before, they do now so looks like you may need more signs.

 

[Fletch_W]

Whats the difference in the pink highlights and yellow highlights on the interactive map? I can't locate the legend.

 

[Raylander]

It's pretty lame having stocking reports!!!

Amen!

 

[Buckman18]

It's pretty lame having stocking reports!!!

On a bright note, it keeps the granola heads off of the real trout streams if they know where to chase the soapheads.

 

[Fletch_W]

They stock pretty much all designated trout waters with public access, pretty regularly, so i don't see what advantage these reports really give people. They don't tell you where and when they are stocking next week, they only tell you what they did the week before. I don't see the harm in it and I don't see how it brings more people out that a lack of a report would. If anything, it might spread people out a little more instead of them all fishing on top of each other in more popular well-known spots.