Bill, I appreciate your candor and the thought put into your reply.
As you may have read, 10-12 of my recently stocked adult SMB made it out into the feeder stream. While this feeder stream is "off the radar" for the officials, I had thought out my reply if I was compromised while on my search and rescue mission.
I'd basically have to stand before the man and explain how I was trying to get my fish back into my pond. These smallies look like a whales in a bathtub while they're in this stream. Even though some fish & game officials can be not so friendly, I'd have to think I could demonstrate that these smallies were not native to the stream. Especially as there's no existing gamefish in the stream.
Thanks again.
