04-17-2011, 02:32 PM
Agreed (curt69). They should do 3 categories so that the fly fishermen still have their niche. Bow-fishing could be a category and then the third one would be fishing other than fly fishing. That third category could include snagging, bait and everything else. It might be necessary to divide the reservoir up so that the fly fishermen didn't get their feathers ruffled -- so to speak. While I have not caught a carp on a fly rod, I do fly fish on occasion. I have caught several carp with my bass grub so I know a little about the vulnerabilities there. The bottom line (IMHO) is that when carp are spawning, the fly fishing method is not going to be as effective as the other methods. On the other hand, none of the methods will control the population so it may be that the real interest is in the sport rather than population control.
I participated in a carp tournament last year for Alexander Reservoir and the Portneuf that allowed harvest by any means. I don't recall the sponsor nor time period but remember checking my fish at the Rimrock Bar in Pocatello. It would be nice to have such a contest -- maybe geared for all of the SE Idaho locations, or possibly the entire state.....
And one more thing while I have everyones attention. The Fish and Game does not allow state records for carp when harvested by bow and arrow. Why not allow the record -- but as a separate category?
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I participated in a carp tournament last year for Alexander Reservoir and the Portneuf that allowed harvest by any means. I don't recall the sponsor nor time period but remember checking my fish at the Rimrock Bar in Pocatello. It would be nice to have such a contest -- maybe geared for all of the SE Idaho locations, or possibly the entire state.....
And one more thing while I have everyones attention. The Fish and Game does not allow state records for carp when harvested by bow and arrow. Why not allow the record -- but as a separate category?
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