Not sure why this is a good idea

[MACMAN]

Sign this petition. I realize I am way too passionate about these fish to have a non-bias opinion, but I can’t believe people are actually drinking up this Kool Aid that this is a good thing. It is obvious there was a pre meditated social media response prepared by the DWR due to the fact they knew this was going to have horrible optics- as it should. They have similar responses on Facebook as seen here. This study should have included public opinion before plans were made. I don’t think it’s coincidental that Scott hasn’t chimed in. He has a love of the fish of Bear Lake as much as anyone and my guess is he disapproves of this as much as I do. If I’m wrong, I will admit it and I’m sure he will jump in. Just my opinion. As far as these bullet points- I’m still missing why Bear Lake should be harvested to supply a mature population of Lakers to Stanley. If the study has to be done, do it and put the fish back. I’m still worried that this will lead to future change to how lake trout are managed and we may see dramatic reduction or even elimination of them in Bear lake. That would be horrible.  As far as the 0 angling impact, think about this. 400 lake trout removed. If there’s a 50% mortality that’s 600. The average Mac I catch is 8-10 pounds. That’s 4-6000 pounds and around 18,000 inches of fish biomass gone. I’ve also caught a bunch of tagged fish. The return data was on average for 10 tagged fish was around 24 years old. We’ve got them as old as 35 yo. That is a staggering 10-15,000 years in only 4-600 fish. These aren’t rainbow, Kokanee or walleyes that have relatively short life spans and the next fish can just fill their spot. These fish are truly treasures and should be treated that way. We need to get this stopped. Sign the petition.