Now that the "state record" mutant Rainbow Trout was withdrawn from consideration the Santa Ana River Lakes have started speaking out. What a joke! First of all they have a poll asking whether stocked trout should be considered for records or not and then post a bunch of crap about how they won by a landslide. Do they really think we are that stupid? The question is not "should stocked trout be considered for records" but "should genetically altered mutant trout be considered for records". These are completely different fish and should not be lumped in with natural trout (stocked or wild). They can't even reproduce on their own for God's sake.

And when the hell did this polling take place. I just read about it yesterday in W.O.N. and the polls are already closed with only 379 votes! That in itself is a joke!

Here are a couple of places to write to if you want to vent:

Santa Ana River Lakes
info@fishinglakes.com

Dave Strege, the Outdoor Writer for the Orange County Register.
dstrege@notes.freedom.com