Flaming Gorge

[BearLakeFishGuy]

I don't think UDWR has given up on FG at all. However, there are some questionable decisions being made by UDWR. The biggest one is the asking anglers to harvest pup lakers like WYGF instituted. UDWR has chosen to wait until the new regulation cycle on Jan 1st, but they are then missing an entire year of spawning fish. They could have easily did an emergency regulation change like they do, and have done, on MANY waters in Utah so both state's regulations would line up. These are decisions not being made by the field biologists, this is made by management in the Salt Lake office. It would have been nice to know why they chose to wait. Seems like the overpopulation of lakers is an emergency, but then they chose to not go that route. Interesting. Anyway, after being a biologist and working with my counterparts in Idaho for my entire career, I understand there are some differences of opinion, but there NEEDS to be compromise from both states (UT and WY) so regulations are easier on everyone and universal across the state lines. WYGF will not do away with the reciprocal stamp since Utah anglers spend WAY, WAY more on WY stamps than Wyoming anglers spend on UT stamps. Its is a total money maker for WYGF. Sad but true that that the all mighty dollar seems to be more important than easier regulations.