07-17-2003, 04:29 PM
What you say is true. At Bear Lake it would not make a difference. But, I think what they want is for people to not have the mentality that it is okay to cart undesired species around from lake to lake, even if the fish are dead. They accomplish that by limiting what fish can be used as bait and where. This is one of the few tools they have to prevent illegal introduction of fish into other waters. It is an enforcement issue. If they make possessing perch illegal at all but a few waters then there is no question as to when they can enforce the rule. Otherwise the issue would be, 'when was the perch killed?' That makes it nearly impossible to police. They really have no choice other than to create a broad blanket policy to achieve the goal. Unfortunately a little opportunity has to be given up here and there for the good of all fisheries as a whole.
I used the situation at Fish Lake as an example of what bad can come of putting the wrong fish in the wrong place. That is why I support the DWR in these types of decisions.
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PS. Kayote, how come we're always at odds?[
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I used the situation at Fish Lake as an example of what bad can come of putting the wrong fish in the wrong place. That is why I support the DWR in these types of decisions.
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PS. Kayote, how come we're always at odds?[
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