Building the Perfect Trout Fishery (3 of 3)

How would you build the perfect trout fishery? It's like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Fly Fishing. Part 3: Site Management

Building the Perfect Trout Fishery (3 of 3)
It's like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Fly Fishing

July 2024

The year is 2005, and after several successful versions of Roller Coaster Tycoon, they just introduced a new video game: Trout Tycoon, it looks amazing. Your task: set out to build the perfect trout fishery. Players have a huge pile of money and the ability to construct a river to their exacting specifications. You just bought the game but know nothing about the ins-and-outs of rivers. Where to start? What criteria are you looking for? You'll need to consider site specifics like water quality, water quantity, and hydrology, and also how to manage the property. Fortunately a manual was included providing you the basics to building the perfect trout fishery from the ground up.

In part one we picked a perfect place to start, next we designed the perfect river. For part three, we'll discuss how to manage some elements of your fishery.

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