12-12-2007, 07:05 PM
Oh that's right, the Utah Chub is a native fish species. Part of the reason for its population explosion then is not only them being used as live bait in places where they were being eradicated, but since in lots of places they were already there, it had to have been the decline in Cutthroat trout numbers coupled with the plantings of those wussy rainbows who didn't help the Cutts anymore at all.
I agree wholeheartedly with TubeDude that the reason they don't want people to use minnows has absolutely nothing to do with them thinking it will help people catch more fish. That's a ton of bull. Many people even in places that use live minnows can outfish anyone using them with artificials. Especially now that the lure technology is what it is. This is why I'm not worried too much about them saying what fish we can and cant use as bait.
The DWR's thinking is quite the opposite. They want people to catch more fish, not less. When people catch fish, they're more likely to encourage others to fish and will continue to fish throughout their lifetime. This means more licenses and funds in general, and that's what pays the DWR employees salaries. Their purpose is to preserve Utah's superb fishing for the future, and that's it. We may not agree with them all the time, and some things don't make alot of sense. People need to accept the fact that maybe, just maybe, fish biologists know more than we do about Utah's waters. Leave it up to them. They aren't our enemies. They help make the fishing in Utah what it is.
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I agree wholeheartedly with TubeDude that the reason they don't want people to use minnows has absolutely nothing to do with them thinking it will help people catch more fish. That's a ton of bull. Many people even in places that use live minnows can outfish anyone using them with artificials. Especially now that the lure technology is what it is. This is why I'm not worried too much about them saying what fish we can and cant use as bait.
The DWR's thinking is quite the opposite. They want people to catch more fish, not less. When people catch fish, they're more likely to encourage others to fish and will continue to fish throughout their lifetime. This means more licenses and funds in general, and that's what pays the DWR employees salaries. Their purpose is to preserve Utah's superb fishing for the future, and that's it. We may not agree with them all the time, and some things don't make alot of sense. People need to accept the fact that maybe, just maybe, fish biologists know more than we do about Utah's waters. Leave it up to them. They aren't our enemies. They help make the fishing in Utah what it is.
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