RE: somethins goofy?
Problem I think is that in the good streams they toss the trout in a week before the opener and the trout have time to spread out and adapt and the strream can actually support them. In the creeks they toss them in a day or two beforehand and the trout basically stay in the same pools as they have no time to adapt, nowhere else to go and nothing to eat besides. Also check the stocking schedule, I know in new york alot of the quality waters like esopus etc which are a little colder early on don't receive stockies until a few weeks into the season so anyone who goes there on the opener expecting a stockie bonanza on spinners and powerbait and not willing to fish nymphs will be sorely disapointed. Good luck the rest of the season.