09-23-2024, 02:37 PM
Interesting to read the comments from different anglers...who fish different waters...for different species...preferring different tcchniques...and with varying degrees of catch-and-consume preferences. While some of the verbiage in the proposed new changes still leaves some questions...or may seem either strange or misdirected...I applaud DWR for at least listening and trying to keep Utah tanglers happy.
Gotta have some sympathy for them though. No matter what they try to accomplish there will always be individuals or groups that find fault with it. And when it comes to managing all of Utah's waters.... Well, you can't manage the unmanageable. And with the up and down water years and other variables in Mama Nature's "management plan" it becomes very difficult. Especially since it takes forecasting at least a couple of years into the future to get a change through the process and in place. Last I heard, DWR had no budget for crystal balls.
Gotta have some sympathy for them though. No matter what they try to accomplish there will always be individuals or groups that find fault with it. And when it comes to managing all of Utah's waters.... Well, you can't manage the unmanageable. And with the up and down water years and other variables in Mama Nature's "management plan" it becomes very difficult. Especially since it takes forecasting at least a couple of years into the future to get a change through the process and in place. Last I heard, DWR had no budget for crystal balls.