03-31-2008, 09:52 PM
The fish history table TubeDude posted starts in 1875. It should be noted that the cutthroat population had already taken a significant beating by then. Mr. Peter Madsen, a commercial fisherman, said that one haul in 1864 weighed from 4290 to 4560 lbs compared to the same haul in 1872 which averaged approximately 540 lbs. In 1889, a seine haul of 120 lbs was considered good. Note also that the first scientifically described Bonneville Cutthroat was captured from Utah Lake in the late 1850s. Can you say "over-harvest"?
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