09-23-2003, 05:36 PM
5 years and still under 14". They are not planted at one inch either. That makes them litterally the slowest growing fish I have ever heard of. One thing is different at the Bear. Unlike Yellowstone and some other places where the lakers have taken over. With the limited spawning areas it wouldn't take much to fish them out if they ever decided they wanted to eradicate them from that water. It would take some years but would only be a matter of time. I sure hope they find a way to support a wild population of Cutts and still have some Macks in there for a little fun on the side. If nothing has happened 1998 that is 5 year classes of fish that were completely missed.[
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