A buddy told me the Mt. Hope River on River Road in Mansfield was being cleaned out a couple of days ago. It was stocked earlier that day! Tip line was called, no response. Seems that no one cares as long as license fees are collected for the "holiday" known as Opening Day. What a sham. Would be nice if if it didn't exist, so serious fisherman could ice fish into March and pike fishermen could fish places like Mansfield Hollow after ice-out - a lake that is not even directly stocked with trout. I surely wouldn't have a problem paying more than the recently doubled license fee if we were assured quality stocking, some law enforcement, no closed season and a measure of common sense. Isn't the Mass. Non-Resident license less than the CT Resident? WTF?