I support the changes as a step in the right direction, and agree with those above who say they could just not stock brook trout water to begin with. There are some streams where that would be an obvious solution (Fishing Creek), but others where it would present a logistical challenge. If you're DNR do you end stocking over even the most marginal brook trout populations like in Deer Creek? They're certainly weighing the potential political consequences of doing something that drastic. For now, this is the only solution that makes sense *to them*.
The mandatory C&R of all brook trout east of I-81 is a far more important regulation that I wholeheartedly support. Nearly all brook trout populations in that region are threatened by climate change, development, and competition from brown trout, with maybe a few exceptions on Catoctin Mountain. In probably 80% of the brook trout populations that are remaining in that region, any additional harvest of adult fish will only speed up their extirpation.
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