02-25-2007, 09:45 PM
[size 1]"This maybe a dumb question that I may already know the answer to, but what is the 15-22 inch regulation for Cutt's really doing for Strawberry anyway?"[/size]
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[size 1]The answer to that is the chub population. In gillnetting of years past they found that the 15 to 22 inch cuts had the most chubs in their belllies. So to control chub numbers they wanted those fish left in there. That has seemed to help keep the chub numbers in check which can be a pain in the butt at times but alot better than catching 30 chubs during an outing. Their last solution was to poison the lake, so measuring a few fish is a good alternative. On making the slot for all trout I think is a good idea. Artificial only is great for fly fishers but not for us that dont like to think while we fish. [crazy] jk[/size]
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[size 1]my two cents! B[/size]
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[size 1]The answer to that is the chub population. In gillnetting of years past they found that the 15 to 22 inch cuts had the most chubs in their belllies. So to control chub numbers they wanted those fish left in there. That has seemed to help keep the chub numbers in check which can be a pain in the butt at times but alot better than catching 30 chubs during an outing. Their last solution was to poison the lake, so measuring a few fish is a good alternative. On making the slot for all trout I think is a good idea. Artificial only is great for fly fishers but not for us that dont like to think while we fish. [crazy] jk[/size]
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[size 1]my two cents! B[/size]
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