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Trout Talk March 2016 trout fishing at Bennett Springs outside Lebanon, MO.

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Bennett Spring gets Bennett Spring gets ready for Opening Day!ready for Opening Day!

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Flooding affects stocking plansHatchery will reduce planned amounts by 20 percent to ensure plenty of fi sh all season

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Bennett Spring State Park Hatchery Manger Ben Havens addresses the crowd at the annual pre–trout season meeting on Feb. 16 in the Bennett Room. The meeting’s agenda predominantly focused on how fl ooding in December affected the Bennett Spring area and the trout system as a whole.

By Kelly MorganTrout Talk [email protected]

Trout stocking will be reduced a little statewide in 2016 as a result of fl ooding in December, but Bennett Spring State Park Hatchery Manager Ben Havens said that the hatchery is on track for a normal year in 2017.

Bennett Spring State Park held its annual pre–trout season meeting on Feb. 16 in anticipation of the season’s start on March 1. The meeting’s agenda focused mainly on how the fl ood af-fected the park and how the state’s hatcheries system has responded to the loss of fi sh caused by fl oods.

Havens began the meeting with a review of cleanup efforts follow-ing the fl ood, saying that at one point there was approximately 10 1/2 feet of water inside the hatchery building, and hatchery staff pumped 55,000 fi sh out of the building and into the raceways, where they had to be sorted. Havens said that in order to speed the process of sorting the fi sh, staff built screens that would allow fi sh of certain sizes to swim through them. It took slightly more than a month to grade the fi sh using the screens, whereas box grading the fi sh would have taken longer.

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Cleanup also involved removing knee-deep leaf debris from raceways.

“I have to give kudos to the hatchery staff,” Havens said. “They worked tire-lessly cleaning up the debris — not only during the fl ood event, keeping screens clean, keeping the water fl owing until it wouldn’t fl ow any more — they worked tirelessly this offseason getting things organized, getting things cleaned back up.”

Nonetheless, hatcheries statewide lost fi sh during fl ooding events, and in order to compensate for the loss, trout parks across the state will stock 20 percent fewer fi sh in 2016, and trout management areas will see a 26 percent reduction in stocking over the course of the year.

“This is a very conservative reduc-tion,” Havens said. “The reason being is these fl ood events happen and, granted, we didn’t lose any fi sh to mortality where we absolutely just lost fi sh to death, but we don’t know what chroni-cally might pop up throughout the sea-son. When these fi sh undergo the stress of a fl ood event, a lot of times you don’t initially have fi sh loss, but over the next months you see mortality rise.”

Havens added that the fi sh would be reassessed throughout the season, and the level of the reduction can be adjust-ed if conditions are better than expected.

Havens said that, if the hatchery were to use a normal stocking rate in 2016, it would experience a shortage of fi sh in midsummer. At the reduced rate, it would be able to get through the season with 20,000 fi sh left over, but that doesn’t account for mortality. Conse-quently, the Bennett Spring hatchery will get about 40,000 fi sh from other hatcheries.

Additionally, fry have been brought in from other hatcheries to help replace the 400,000 one-inch fi sh that were lost.

“If they do half as good as the fi sh did from October to December when I

came over and we started raising fi sh, we won’t have any trouble having some really good fi sh for 2017,” Havens said.

He added that the Bennett Spring hatchery had some brown trout that had been removed from Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery because of poor water quality, and those fi sh became mixed with the fi sh at Bennett Spring during the fl ood, which means that some of them will be inadvertently stocked with the rainbow trout.

Also at the meeting, Missouri Department of Conservation Fisher-ies Management Biologist Craig Fuller

spoke about the impact of the fl ood on the White Ribbon Trout Area on the Niangua River. He said that the White Ribbon Trout Area will absorb the 26 percent reduction early in the year and then return to more normal stocking patterns later on. The Niangua River will not be stocked with rainbow trout until April when 850 fi sh will be stocked compared to the normal 900. Craig said that the reasoning behind this strategy is that the fi sh that es-caped from the hatchery in December should help make up for not stocking the river in the early months of the

year. Additionally, no brown trout will

be deliberately stocked in the Niangua River in 2016. However, this should be remediated by the fact that brown trout also escaped from the Bennett Spring State Park hatchery in December and the fact that the hatchery will uninten-tionally stock some brown trout with rainbow trout.

“We are canceling the regular stock-ing of brown trout for 2016, but we will be stocking a few that’s going to be mixed up with the rainbow stocking,” he stated. ■

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A father watches as his son fi shes at Bennett Spring State Park during Kids Fishing Day in 2015. In order to ensure there are enough trout to last the season, the hatchery will stock about 20 percent less this year.

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With a lot of work to do in preparation for Opening Day, Vic Eck-mann, right, and coworker Eddie Sides tackle the minor cabin work on a beautiful Mon-day afternoon. At 77, Eckmann has been trout fi shing at Ben-nett Spring for 63 years.

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Vic Eckmann will sound the siren to open trout seasonBy Aaron JenningsTrout Talk [email protected]

When 77-year-old Vic Eckmann first heard he had been selected as the 2016 Bennett Spring Opening Day siren sound-er, he couldn’t believe it.

Eckmann had applied, explaining why he should ring the siren, but he assumed nothing would ever come of it.

“Then the other day, my wife Su-san told me that the hatchery man-ager (Ben Havens) wanted to speak

with me because he needed my help. I started thinking to myself, ‘What in the world could he want from me?” Eckmann said.

Since Eckmann had already planned a trip to town, he figured he would swing by the hatchery and speak with Havens on the way back.

“Well we talked for an hour or so, and he really didn’t tell me any-thing that he wanted. Before I left he asked if I would give him the pleasure of blowing the siren for opening day. I told him I’d be glad to.

“It’s really just an honor. I can’t believe it and I’m really looking forward to it,” Eckmann said.

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Every year, the park bestows the special privilege of sounding the Opening Day siren to someone who has a history with Bennett Spring and trout fishing. For the people that work with Eckmann, their friend’s opportunity is long overdue.

“I’m telling you, nobody deserves this honor more than Vic. He know’s everything about the park and he’s a better fisherman than anyone I’ve ever met,” said friend and co worker Eddie Sides.

“You’d be amazed to watch this guy fish. The things he can do with a fishing rod are amazing. Besides that, he’s a better guy than he is a fisherman. It’s a tall order, but Vic is a man that deserves every good thing that comes to him,” Sides said.

Eckmann has been fishing the wa-ters of Bennett since 1953. In those 63-years, Eckmann said he’s never had a bad fishing experience. H still recalls the first time he paid Bennett a visit.

“There was a state engineer by the name of Dusty Rhoades that worked for us on our farm in Illinois. He would always come to Bennett to go fishing. He kept telling us that

we needed to go trout fishing, but I didn’t see the need for it. We had this big lake on the farm with catfish and bass and bluegill, but Dusty said I just had to go one time,” Eck-mann said.

As a freshman in high school, Eckmann traveled to Bennett to make his first trout cast.

“I was hooked. After that I’ve been hooked ever since.”

Throughout the years, many things have changed for Eckmann, but his trips to Bennett Spring re-mained constant.

When Eckmann finally retired from his farm and irrigation busi-ness, he and his wife moved to Ben-nett Spring so he could fish when-ever he wanted. Although he retired, Eckmann never stopped working. He spent the first six years working at the hatchery before the everyday activities got the better of him.

Seeking some relief, Eckmann knew exactly what to do. “So I decided to go fishing,” Eckmann said. Once he recovered, Eckmann accepted a position at the Bennett Spring Park Store selling tags and fishing advice.

“I really love what I do. There’s a lot of people that come into the store that couldn’t tell you the first thing about how to catch a trout. Most of them come in with these big heavy lines and reels. You don’t need that to catch trout. Catching trout can be easy if you know what you’re doing. Since I know, I try to make it easy for them.”

Eckmann said the last time he was fi shing in zone three, he met a man that was having trouble. As Eckmann caught his limit with ease, the man asked him if he was using something illegal. The man informed Eckmann that he had been there for three days with nothing to show for it.

“So I asked if I could see his line. As he reeled in his line I cut it off. Of course, he asked me what I was doing and I told him I was trying to help him catch a fish. Everything he had was correct except the line. By the time I had my four fish cleaned, he had his four caught.

“Whenever someone needs help and they come into the store, I give them the advice, show them what to use, how to rig it up, and they’re ready to go,” Eckmann said.

Although Eckmann lives at Ben-nett, he doesn’t get to fish as often as he’d like.

“I like to think I can find the time to fish more, but I’m always so busy. I mean I’m here with it every day and sometimes I just take it for granted. I remember when we would drive from Illinois and get down here before the whistle would blow. We’d fish all day and drive back at night — which is about a three and a half hour drive and not think anything of it.

“Today it would take me forever to get that done. When you move to where you vacation, it changes things. Since I know the fish are there and I see them every day, I always figure I’ll fish tomorrow. I always say it’s not a challenge any-more because I can catch my limit in 15 or 20 minutes and I’m done,” Eckman said.

Eckmann continues to find new ways to have fun while he fishes, however.

“I’ve recently found out that if I go to zone one or two and just catch and release, I can spend an entire day and not have to worry about anything. A person can lose track of time in a good way. I don’t know where it goes. Probably downstream somewhere.” ■

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From the Missouri Department of ConservationSpecies: Mottled sculpinScientifi c name: Cottus bairdiNicknames: NoneClaim to fame: The mottled sculpin

is one of Missouri’s lesser-known fi sh. Though their large heads and bulging eyes may not win any beauty contests, people who monitor streams and riv-ers enjoy fi nding them. That’s because sculpins thrive in clear, clean water and are a sign of good water quality. Sculpins are also food sources for a several sportfi sh species.

Species status: The mottled sculpin appears to primarily inhabit the cen-tral portion of Missouri; notably the Niangua River system, a few adjacent tributaries of the Lake of the Ozarks and streams further east. Though it’s presumed mottled sculpin numbers are relatively stable in the state, the fi sh’s reliance on clean water makes its situation always somewhat precari-ous.

First discovered: The fi rst scientifi c description of the mottled sculpin was written in 1850 by the French-Ameri-

can naturalist Charles Frederic Girard. In addition to his scientifi c work, Girard secured and supplied surgical and medical supplies to the Confed-eracy during the Civil War. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), Girard served as a military physician for France and published a pioneering paper on typhoid fever following the siege of Paris.

Family matters: The mottled scul-pin belongs to the fi sh family Cot-tidae, a group commonly referred to as the sculpins. Many of the approxi-mately 300 species in this family occur in the ocean, but there are a number of fresh-water species, too (three of which occur in Missouri). Sculpins lack a swim bladder – the organ that allows most species of fi sh to fl oat in water. Because of this, they are bottom-dwellers (the lack of a swim bladder and a fl attened body are ideal traits for maintaining position in swift stream currents).

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Diet: A mottled sculpin’s feeds mainly on larval aquatic insects, small aquatic invertebrates and an occasional small fi sh. In some areas of the continent where trout can be found naturally occurring in streams (as opposed to Missouri where they are stocked at most locations), some anglers have accused mottled sculpins of preying heavily on trout eggs. However, studies have shown the mottled sculpin’s intake of trout eggs is more occasional than exces-sive.

Weight: not availableDistinguishing characteristics:

Generally speaking, mottled scul-pins have olive-brown, reddish-brown or slate-gray backs and sides which are blotched with darker markings. Their color will vary, in part, because of the fi sh’s abil-ity to modify its color to match its surroundings. Just as a chameleon changes color to blend into a setting; so, too, can sculpin vary their color. This helps the fi sh escape detection from its enemies and is also useful in capturing prey.

Life span: three to four yearsHabitat: In Missouri, the mottled

sculpin has a strong affi nity for cold-water habitats such as spring branches and streams that receive much of their fl ow from springs. They are found in fast-fl owing riffl es and in deeper, slower, pools.

Life cycle: In the spring, males excavate nest cavities beneath rocks and logs. Females enter these cavi-ties, turn upside down and attach their eggs to the nest’s roof. More than one female may use the same cavity, laying their eggs in separate clusters. Each cluster may contain more than 200 eggs. Eggs hatch in fi ve to seven days. During this time, nests are protected by males.

From the Missouri Department of Conservation

As the wintery sea-son winds down, anglers throughout the Show-Me State are beginning to show some signs of trout fever.

Symptoms include: tying fl ies, put-ting new fi shing line on reels, checking waders for holes, and practicing cast-ing. Most anglers who get trout fever get rid of it by doing one thing—visit-ing one of Missouri’s four trout parks to participate in the catch-and-keep trout season.

Tuesday, March 1, marks the open-ing of catch-and-keep trout fi shing at Bennett Spring State Park near Leba-non, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cass-ville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James.

“This year’s trout opener should be good and comparable to previous years,” said MDC Fisheries Unit Chief Bruce Drecktrah.

The Missouri Department of Conser-vation (MDC) operates trout hatcheries at all four parks. To help predict angler turnout on opening day, hatchery staff rely on permit records going back more than 70 years. Montauk, Bennett Spring, and Roaring River hatchery staff expect crowds of about 2,000 anglers at each location and Maramec Spring staff are planning for a crowd of about 1,500. Based on these predictions, hatchery staff will stock three trout per expected angler on opening day for a total of more than 22,500 fi sh averaging around a foot in length. The hatcheries will also stock a mix of “lunkers” rang-ing in three to 10 pounds.

Trout Season Outlook

Due to the heavy rain and record-breaking fl ood that took place this past December, MDC crews have been inspecting fl ood damage and evaluat-ing the impact these fl oods may have on hatcheries, fi sh production and fi sh numbers.

“We have plenty of fi sh for this year’s trout season,” said MDC Fisher-ies Division Chief Brian Canaday. “But due to the heavy rains and fl ooding our trout stocking will be slightly re-duced throughout the season. We will stock approximately two fi sh per trout tag sold at each trout park instead of our usual 2.25.”

Canaday added that MDC staff will continue to evaluate hatchery fi sh inventories, stocking plans, and make adjustments throughout the season.

Permits

It’s important to know anglers need a daily trout tag to fi sh in Missouri’s trout parks. Daily trout tags can only

be purchased at each of the four trout parks. Missouri residents 16 through 64 need a fi shing permit in addition to the daily tag. Nonresidents 16 and older also need a fi shing permit.

Economic Outlook

Trout hatcheries are just one way that conservation pays in Missouri. MDC stocks more than 800,000 trout annually at the state’s four trout parks and approximately 1.5 million annu-ally statewide. Trout anglers’ spend more than $100 million each year in the Show-Me-State, which generates more than $180 million in business activ-ity, supports more than 2,300 jobs and creates more than $70 million dollars in wages. About 30 percent of Missouri trout anglers come from other states, so a substantial portion of trout fi shing expenditures is “new money” for the state’s economy.

For more information on trout fi sh-ing in Missouri, visit https://huntfi sh.mdc.mo.gov/fi shing/where-fi sh/trout-areas.

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