10-03-2006, 11:54 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Thanks for the acknowledgment.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lateness of the spring netting is one of the issues we have to deal with. Technically, it is unfair to not "admit it as evidence", after the May cutoff period. But, rules is rules.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You may also find it interesting to note that after all the hubbub about whether or not there are REALLY enough perch in Yuba to sustain angler harvest, DWR set some more nets there at the end of last week, and invited a few RMA members to participate in checking the results and picking fish from the nets.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What were the results? According to the reports I got, there were over 400 perch in only one net...about the most ever taken in any Utah survey. Similarly, there were about 300 in one of the trap nets, which are not nearly as efficient in netting surveys. It pretty much served to substantiate that the perch population is as robust as we anglers have been claiming it is.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Will these things affect the final vote on removing the perch ban on Yuba? That remains to be seen. The big sticking point is still the failure to present the issue before May...procedure rather than practicality.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, am I biased? Nah. Not at all.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lateness of the spring netting is one of the issues we have to deal with. Technically, it is unfair to not "admit it as evidence", after the May cutoff period. But, rules is rules.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You may also find it interesting to note that after all the hubbub about whether or not there are REALLY enough perch in Yuba to sustain angler harvest, DWR set some more nets there at the end of last week, and invited a few RMA members to participate in checking the results and picking fish from the nets.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What were the results? According to the reports I got, there were over 400 perch in only one net...about the most ever taken in any Utah survey. Similarly, there were about 300 in one of the trap nets, which are not nearly as efficient in netting surveys. It pretty much served to substantiate that the perch population is as robust as we anglers have been claiming it is.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Will these things affect the final vote on removing the perch ban on Yuba? That remains to be seen. The big sticking point is still the failure to present the issue before May...procedure rather than practicality.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, am I biased? Nah. Not at all.[/#0000ff]
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