09-25-2006, 02:39 PM
It's not that big of a deal. This happens every year in Sept when the irrigation water is shut off. The gates on Piute are closed shut. The majority of the lost fish are rough fish (chubs, suckers, carp). Sure, a few trout are also lost, but not enough to impact the trout fishery. The Sevier River below Piute isn't much of a trout fishery until you get closer to Marysvale, where the water comes back up out of the ground, and other steady streams enter the river.
Did you happen to drive through Marysvale Canyon and notice all the fishermen? It was so busy on Saturday, that it was hardly worth fishing.
The pictures paint an ugly picture, bin in all reality, the situation isn't as bad as one might think.
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Did you happen to drive through Marysvale Canyon and notice all the fishermen? It was so busy on Saturday, that it was hardly worth fishing.
The pictures paint an ugly picture, bin in all reality, the situation isn't as bad as one might think.
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