08-14-2012, 11:48 PM
I don't disagree the eyes do seem to be a little smaller but they are there in great numbers. Do you really believe the trout are to blame, I am on the fence on this until I learn a little more. Granted, the bows are consuming crawdads that could have ended up in the bellies of eyes but I am just not sure of the effect. In my extremely limited experience the bows occupy a niche that should not really effect the eyes much IF kept from an exploding population. Hence, sterile rainbows.
Maybe we can get a biologist to weigh in on this and help educate us? I know TD has sent a request for information in to the DWR, I just hope the DWR has a great answer.
As far as the motorheads ruining the fishing, I couldn't agree more. I am sure they are convinced we are ruining their fun time. We only have so much surface water and it is getting tougher to share. Just be glad Jordanelle was built or else Starvy and DC would be even more of a zoo than they are now.
In fact, it begs a question even I am afraid to answer: When are we going to go to odd/even days of lake usage. By that I mean odd days wakeless on the entire lake, even days anything goes? I am only 43 and boated my entire life. I even owned a boat when I was 17 in high school and took it on weekends and camped/boated on my own.
I have seen a drastic change, in HP and attitudes. I don't want to see this regulation but things get more and more tense every year. I thought for sure the first lake to start this would be Pineview. We are so lucky to have the water in Utah that we have. The fishing is even better! Let's go!!!
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Maybe we can get a biologist to weigh in on this and help educate us? I know TD has sent a request for information in to the DWR, I just hope the DWR has a great answer.
As far as the motorheads ruining the fishing, I couldn't agree more. I am sure they are convinced we are ruining their fun time. We only have so much surface water and it is getting tougher to share. Just be glad Jordanelle was built or else Starvy and DC would be even more of a zoo than they are now.
In fact, it begs a question even I am afraid to answer: When are we going to go to odd/even days of lake usage. By that I mean odd days wakeless on the entire lake, even days anything goes? I am only 43 and boated my entire life. I even owned a boat when I was 17 in high school and took it on weekends and camped/boated on my own.
I have seen a drastic change, in HP and attitudes. I don't want to see this regulation but things get more and more tense every year. I thought for sure the first lake to start this would be Pineview. We are so lucky to have the water in Utah that we have. The fishing is even better! Let's go!!!
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