Model70Man said:I have caught a several 16 in Brook in the Clinch. They will make it if they are protected in the slot range.
bowriter said:I don't know about here, but I have caught a ton of brookies over 20 inches in Canada and especially up on the tundra. They call them speckled trout. My biggest was 25.5 inches.
I don't know yet how I feel about the changes for the Caney. It would help if I knew what they hoped to accomplish and how the changes would help. None of them affect me since I don't keep any trout but I can sure see some fit hitting the shan. I have always been in favor of slot limits for largemouth bass on any lake. Let me keep five under 18" and if I so desire, one over 22". But that plays he11 with tournament fishing and we sure can't do that, can we?
I'd like to see a report come out that says, "This is what we want to do. This is how we plan to do it and this is how it will work and this is who or what it will benefit.
I almost started a riot at a TOWA conference a few years ago when I asked a fisheries biologist to support his statements with facts. He couldn't.
stik said:Model70Man said:I have caught a several 16 in Brook in the Clinch. They will make it if they are protected in the slot range.
the biggest we have caught was 11 1/2 in. if these are the southern strain fish, they won't make it to 20 in. with the VERY rare exception.
stillinscrubs said:The strain advertised being placed into the tailwaters are neither a northern or southern strain. It is a strain developed in Washington state by an Indian tribe. The original strain that was modified was from New England from what I recall.
Model70Man said:stik said:Model70Man said:I have caught a several 16 in Brook in the Clinch. They will make it if they are protected in the slot range.
the biggest we have caught was 11 1/2 in. if these are the southern strain fish, they won't make it to 20 in. with the VERY rare exception.
The Brook trout that are in there now will grow well over 20 inches. These are not the same Brook trout in the Smokey's. They have grown over 4 inches in one year. The Brook trout are very aggressive and have a voracious appetite. They just need to be protected since they will not be stocking them anymore. I throw all of the Brook trout I catch back.
Model70Man said:The Brook trout that are in there now will grow well over 20 inches. These are not the same Brook trout in the Smokey's. They have grown over 4 inches in one year. The Brook trout are very aggressive and have a voracious appetite. They just need to be protected since they will not be stocking them anymore.
Tubakka said:I've researched some quasi successful tailrace salmonid stockings in other states with Chinook and atlantics, maybe not Caney but why not Clinch? Big cold and full of forage...
Brian Dunigan said:Model70Man said:The Brook trout that are in there now will grow well over 20 inches. These are not the same Brook trout in the Smokey's. They have grown over 4 inches in one year. The Brook trout are very aggressive and have a voracious appetite. They just need to be protected since they will not be stocking them anymore.
I had heard from TWRA that they would continue to stock brook trout whenever they are available. Has this changed?
I personally have my doubts about the brook trout growing past 20". Yeah, they grow fast, but they don't live long. In that respect, they are like crappie. It would be awesome to catch a 20"+ brookie but I predict that we'll see the vast majority of the big ones grow to between 14" and 16" and then peter out.
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