Such a great post!! I like the tie in, I have had similar thoughts as its not uncommon to see trout float by after stocking. Admittedly when they are fresh ill sometimes take them to eat to find that an angler had gut hooked it, I have found trout with a few hooks in their stomachs at a time. In the small creeks and ponds here its hard to rely only on the wildlife as a cleanup crew, at least I think. I mean less carcasses rotting means less chance for other fish getting sick.