Big Strawberry smallmouth

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Food for thought, Cuts spawn and before the poisoning so did a lot of other fish and there fry made it though the winter...

Because they (cutthroat trout) spawn earlier in the year, their offspring are big enough to survive the winter. They also stay more active in the winter, and can find food of appropriate size to feed on during the winter. If smallies could spawn in late May or early June, and grow to 4 inches or more by October there would be lots of them in Strawberry. Kokanee spawn in the early fall. But the eggs don't hatch until spring. Their offspring grow big enough to survive the next winter. They are adapted to survive in conditions like those found at Strawberry.

But hey, I'm wrong. Smallies are the perfect fish for every water and can reproduce and survive anywhere. And of course, the UDWR should spend the money, regardless of how much, and plant them everywhere. Who would care if they ate everything there was to eat in Strawberry and the Bear Lake Cutthroats starved?
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