I'll give my final answer too.
People rejected my conspiracy theory. (that's ok)
But what people do accept as why things are a little slower on here is the following.
1. 3 pay lakes closed as being pay lakes and thus we no longer get reports from them.
2. Reduced trout stockings makes for less reports.
3. People don't have as much time to fish as they use too!!!
There is your consensus of why they are less fish reports on FNN then there use to be.