08-02-2018, 07:56 PM
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With the large volume of slot cutts, I think they should allow a limit of at least 1 slot cutthroat. Would be so nice to take home a fat 19 inch cutthroat to eat on the days I don’t catch a rainbow or a slot buster.
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As has already been mentioned, this was the original regulations after the poisoning. With that rule the chubs were making a big comeback. One year, on free fishing day, I caught over 100 chubs and shiners (combined), in one toss of my casting net from the docks at The Strawberry Marina. In those days, I would always spend a few minutes catching minnows from the docks and then head out fishing. After they tightened up the slot rules it had an immediate impact on the chubs and shiners. It is next to impossible to find a shiner up there these days and I would be lucky to catch five minnows, per cast, using my casting net from the docks. The Minnow Man used to net minnows in the Strawberry Marina and when it became slim pickens he moved on.
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With the large volume of slot cutts, I think they should allow a limit of at least 1 slot cutthroat. Would be so nice to take home a fat 19 inch cutthroat to eat on the days I don’t catch a rainbow or a slot buster.
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As has already been mentioned, this was the original regulations after the poisoning. With that rule the chubs were making a big comeback. One year, on free fishing day, I caught over 100 chubs and shiners (combined), in one toss of my casting net from the docks at The Strawberry Marina. In those days, I would always spend a few minutes catching minnows from the docks and then head out fishing. After they tightened up the slot rules it had an immediate impact on the chubs and shiners. It is next to impossible to find a shiner up there these days and I would be lucky to catch five minnows, per cast, using my casting net from the docks. The Minnow Man used to net minnows in the Strawberry Marina and when it became slim pickens he moved on.
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