Tiger Trout

[MasterDaad]

[quote PBH]Now, look at Scofield. It's the same thing. The biomass is full, and growth rates have most likely dropped well below maximum. That doesn't mean you still don't get a few big fish -- it means that you aren't getting nearly as many. How do you get more? You reduce the biomass. How do you do that when the highest portion of that biomass is taken up by chubs? You have to reduce the chubs. If you reduce the chubs, growth rates increase and you'll have MORE big fish than you do now.

but, you guys go ahead and fight it. You'll still catch a few big fish here and there -- but you won't have a sustainable trophy fishery with chubs numbers where they currently are.[/quote]

Those of us who trophy fish Scofield are not getting "a few big fish" here and there.

We are getting several. More and bigger than at other lakes, not fewer and smaller.

There are several nearly World Record size trout coming out of Scofield. In the last 12 months, the state record for Tigers has been broken twice there. And several others have documented 25"+ fish.

You do not have an example of another lake to support the theory that killing it will make the trophy fishing better.

Many lakes are currently managed just as you propose.

The results are not as you predict.

There is a very real question about the sustainability of Scofield as is. If it is not sustainable, then yes, there's not a lot of choice but to kill it.

For at least this year, I'm guessing you'll see more photos of me with some trophy fish coming from Scofield.
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