During the month of April I fished Massapequa for trout on various occasions. Each time I fished there, especially after the stocking, I saw plenty of anglers leaving with trout. Yesterday, I fished the same lake for the first time this month. I try to leave the lake alone shortly after the trout stoking till June 1st so that the Bass can spawn. Because I have had bass take a small spinner fly of rooster tail intended for a trout. Anyway, I fished the same parts of the lake I have found to be productive for trout, and only caught Bluegil and one tiny little bass, all of wich were properly released. Point being I thought to myself that all the trout had been taken out of the lake those days after the stocking. I was talking to another angler whom I have seen there plenty of times and he seems to think the same thing. DEC stocks this lake, people catch the fish, and bring them home to cook them up, then there are no more fish. What is the use? I think the bag limit should be lowered. Maybe, people should only be allowed to target trout for a shorter time, maybe wait to a week or two after the stocking to allow anglers to fish for them, at least for a little while or one season, maybe fish for them from May 1st up till June 1st only. Again maybe only for a season, but these ideas, as well as others, should be entertained in order for trout to truely populate this lake if possible. Maybe if this lake had a better trout population, there would not be anglers there targeting spawning bass. I release every fish I catch in that lake, I would not care in the least if they lowered the bag limit. I believe that people are allowed to keep 5 trout, what is wrong with 3 or 2. I am no expert on how to stock a lake, nor do I want to piss anyone off. These are just my thoughts on the issue of having fish in our lakes to try to catch in the future. Any and all comments are welcome. THEO