Trout stamp

dudemanspecial said:
I guess it went over my head that it would be tied to approved waters, which makes total sense.

But then its right back to can't make everyone happy. Why can't I fish BFC or Young Women's etc when I just want to fish for the wild trout?
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Yeah in the scenario I'm proposing, stocked wild trout sections would require a stamp.

You're right, you can't make everyone happy.
I think what my scenario does do though, is provide a resource and escape for those that wish to fish for trout but do not want to contribute to the stocking program.

Which IMO is fair.
But like you basically said earlier, it's a pipe dream. They don't plan on changing anytime soon.
 
My son and I just forked out $75.9? each for a nonresident license and non resident trout stamp. It’s a purchase usually made in January, but some issues prevented me from getting out.

I will probably get out fishing, usually for trout, 25 or so times before the end of the year. That’s about $3 per trip (each). And, to be clear, Pennsylvania has some top notch trout fishing.

The two of us will probably also play two rounds of golf on ordinary public courses and the greens fees will be $50 or more each, for each round.

The taxes on a round of golf are comparable to a day in the year of my fishing license. And the money from my license pays to support my fishing habit. Taxes on a round of golf go to the general fund.

A Pennsylvania license and trout stamp are a bargain, especially for you residents.
 
JimKennedy said:
My son and I just forked out $75.9? each for a nonresident license and non resident trout stamp. It’s a purchase usually made in January, but some issues prevented me from getting out.

I will probably get out fishing, usually for trout, 25 or so times before the end of the year. That’s about $3 per trip (each). And, to be clear, Pennsylvania has some top notch trout fishing.

The two of us will probably also play two rounds of golf on ordinary public courses and the greens fees will be $50 or more each, for each round.

The taxes on a round of golf are comparable to a day in the year of my fishing license. And the money from my license pays to support my fishing habit. Taxes on a round of golf go to the general fund.

A Pennsylvania license and trout stamp are a bargain, especially for you residents.
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Just curious, when you golf and choose to walk the course, are you still charged for the use of a cart?

I’ve never golfed, but I would assume that carts are expensive to purchase and maintain, so it only seems fitting that people choosing to use a cart should be paying extra for them.
 
Cznymph said:
Just curious, when you golf and choose to walk the course, are you still charged for the use of a cart?

I’ve never golfed, but I would assume that carts are expensive to purchase and maintain, so it only seems fitting that people choosing to use a cart should be paying extra for them.
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Carts are extra
 
Cznymph said:
Just curious, when you golf and choose to walk the course, are you still charged for the use of a cart?
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(Not certain of the point being made with this comment...)
Additional $ is required for a cart unless you have your own (personally-owned carts aren't always allowed). When a country club becomes crowded (as on weekends and holidays) cart rental can become mandatory, so course-walkers don't slow everyone else down.
Just put the cost of a trout stamp into the tax column. Otherwise, we're going to wind up with a Wild Trout stamp in addition to a Trout Stamp to fish for any trout in PA.
 
6xAdams(Jones) said:
(Not certain of the point being made with this comment...)
Additional $ is required for a cart unless you have your own (personally-owned carts aren't always allowed). When a country club becomes crowded (as on weekends and holidays) cart rental can become mandatory, so course-walkers don't slow everyone else down.
Just put the cost of a trout stamp into the tax column. Otherwise, we're going to wind up with a Wild Trout stamp in addition to a Trout Stamp to fish for any trout in PA.
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As I said, I don’t golf. I don’t understand the allure in it at all, and frankly golf courses are an eyesore.

The point is this, since a poster related the cost of a round of golf to fishing licenses, why are those of us who don’t fish for stocked trout, required to subsidize those that do?

Much like golfers who don’t use a cart, they don’t have to pay an additional fee to maintain the fleet of carts.
 
wildtrout2 said:
The current Trout Stamp already covers you to fish for ANY trout in Pa, so requiring a Wild Trout Stamp would be redundant.
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Since the revenue generated from the sale of trout stamps doesn’t come close to covering the cost of raising and distributing the stocked trout, one can surmise that then zero funds from the trout stamp go to wild trout.
 
Cznymph said:
Since the revenue generated from the sale of trout stamps doesn’t come close to covering the cost of raising and distributing the stocked trout, one can surmise that then zero funds from the trout stamp go to wild trout.
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I'd think that's accurate. I still have no problem buying a Trout Stamp, despite me never fishing for stocked trout. My monthly Cable bill ($250) bothers me more than a yearly $15 Trout Stamp ever will.
 
Cznymph said:
Since the revenue generated from the sale of trout stamps doesn’t come close to covering the cost of raising and distributing the stocked trout, one can surmise that then zero funds from the trout stamp go to wild trout.
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So, you want to pay extra for a wild trout stamp? 🙂
 
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