06-21-2018, 02:39 AM
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If DWR decides to open it to bait fish Minersville I would back their decision. They have done a good job IMO the last several years.
I think they have a pretty good handle on weather or not it is going to go belly up.
If you waste a whole lake of fish you are just giving ammunition to those who want to return Minersville to a put and take fishery.
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I agree. If the DWR strongly suspects a coming large trout die off, I see no harm in this decision and a reasonable benefit.
As for bait fishing decimating the warmwater species, I don't see that happening unless wipers have a taste for powerbait. (mussels or anchovies might work though) Besides, wipers already have general harvest regs on them there.
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If DWR decides to open it to bait fish Minersville I would back their decision. They have done a good job IMO the last several years.
I think they have a pretty good handle on weather or not it is going to go belly up.
If you waste a whole lake of fish you are just giving ammunition to those who want to return Minersville to a put and take fishery.
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I agree. If the DWR strongly suspects a coming large trout die off, I see no harm in this decision and a reasonable benefit.
As for bait fishing decimating the warmwater species, I don't see that happening unless wipers have a taste for powerbait. (mussels or anchovies might work though) Besides, wipers already have general harvest regs on them there.
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