01-31-2006, 09:14 PM
Them's some fine ponderings, I do say.
My 2 pesos would be:
1 - As far as Ling Cod (burbot) on the Gorge, 25 is pretty liberal by any standards. I don't know if there's a law, written or otherwise, that governs putting a number on the limit numbers. It may be in accordance with something the Wyoming officials have done, and the necessity to match their bag. Either way, I agree: pretty dumb on the surface, isn't it?
2 - I asked Tom Pettingill way-back when the new regulations were first put into place about the artificial only concept. I know that even when trolling, it's not hard for a trout to swallow a worm swimming behind pop geer. But he even mentioned the idea of not wanting to isolate those old timers who had different fishing methods; they wanted to educate them regarding release by cutting lines and such. The hope being that in the long run, practices would change. Likewise, my wife's dad won't fish there any more either, because they want to kill 'em and clean 'em. That's it.
Also, he said that if "artificial only" became the rule, that would include the exclusion of bait tht ice fishers use for tipping tube jigs and such, and the use of liquid/gel attractants.
As far as the slot goes, I love it! I hope they keep it on from this day forward. Just read the posts on BFT; people are catching fish beyond the slot, and still releasing them. We're on our way to a real trophy fishery!
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My 2 pesos would be:
1 - As far as Ling Cod (burbot) on the Gorge, 25 is pretty liberal by any standards. I don't know if there's a law, written or otherwise, that governs putting a number on the limit numbers. It may be in accordance with something the Wyoming officials have done, and the necessity to match their bag. Either way, I agree: pretty dumb on the surface, isn't it?
2 - I asked Tom Pettingill way-back when the new regulations were first put into place about the artificial only concept. I know that even when trolling, it's not hard for a trout to swallow a worm swimming behind pop geer. But he even mentioned the idea of not wanting to isolate those old timers who had different fishing methods; they wanted to educate them regarding release by cutting lines and such. The hope being that in the long run, practices would change. Likewise, my wife's dad won't fish there any more either, because they want to kill 'em and clean 'em. That's it.
Also, he said that if "artificial only" became the rule, that would include the exclusion of bait tht ice fishers use for tipping tube jigs and such, and the use of liquid/gel attractants.
As far as the slot goes, I love it! I hope they keep it on from this day forward. Just read the posts on BFT; people are catching fish beyond the slot, and still releasing them. We're on our way to a real trophy fishery!
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