04-13-2004, 11:56 PM
The trout that die the easiest are the planters from the hatchery. If you get a trout, a brown for example, that is born and raised in the wild you will notice that they are a lot tougher. They fight harder and survive better when released.
As for trout vs. bass, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I grew up fishing the Uintas. No bass there. But the trout (not planters from the road side lakes) from the Uintas are awesome fish. They are fun to catch and taste phenominal if you know how to cook them right. But I like warm water species too.
Variety is good. Utah provides a decent variety considering the limitions imposed by the climate and the fact that we live in a desert.
I don't like the bickering between the trout guys and the bass guys. This thread has been pretty mellow but there have been some heated discussions in the past that were unnecessary and inappropriate. And I don't like the constant berating of the DWR either over this issue. There are plenty of diverse fishing opportunites to go around here in Utah, thanks to the DWR. Back in the old days this was a trout only state. Now there are all kinds of different species to fish for. That by itself proves that the DWR is doing something right. The bickering and complaining only hurts the sport as a whole.
Anyway... as I said it is okay to like trout or bass. They're both great!
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As for trout vs. bass, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I grew up fishing the Uintas. No bass there. But the trout (not planters from the road side lakes) from the Uintas are awesome fish. They are fun to catch and taste phenominal if you know how to cook them right. But I like warm water species too.
Variety is good. Utah provides a decent variety considering the limitions imposed by the climate and the fact that we live in a desert.
I don't like the bickering between the trout guys and the bass guys. This thread has been pretty mellow but there have been some heated discussions in the past that were unnecessary and inappropriate. And I don't like the constant berating of the DWR either over this issue. There are plenty of diverse fishing opportunites to go around here in Utah, thanks to the DWR. Back in the old days this was a trout only state. Now there are all kinds of different species to fish for. That by itself proves that the DWR is doing something right. The bickering and complaining only hurts the sport as a whole.
Anyway... as I said it is okay to like trout or bass. They're both great!
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