They are rainbow trout not stockies!

I'm glad to see it's not just me who is getting fed up of fishing magazines refering to fish as "just stockies" or some equally negative term. In the February issue of Trout Fisherman it seems Peter Cockwill is also fed up of the situation.

The vast majority of fly anglers in the UK spend most of their time fishing for stocked trout. It is impractical for the situation to be otherwise as there is not sufficient wild trout fishing available to cope with demand.

One moment the writer is saying something like "landed another stockie" and over the page calls another stocked fish a "pristine specimen". Anyone reading some articles would be forgiven for thinking them written by the anti angling brigade such is the negative terminology. It makes my blood boil!

Let's refer to our catch as a rainbow or brown trout, fish or something similar. As Mr. Cockwill says "show some respect for your quarry".

If you have thoughts on this topic, post them here. I'm keen to here what others think.

Tight Lines

Steve