06-14-2013, 01:13 PM
Ok- maybe I went overboard. They could set the keep or kill size limit at 8 inches. The problem with even the 8 brookie limit in the Uintas is you have to eat them. Too much hassle with a 6- 8 inch trout. I actually kept 8 small brookies from a lake with golden trout ( about 10 minutes of fishing). I went through the hassle and tried to eat them. They tasted like mud from that lake unfortunately. They should make the short list of waters this doesn't apply but most waters with brookies in the state would surely benefit from substantial thinning where it doesn't occur naturally. Most people are very selective about what waters with brookies they fish to get around all the harm they inflict on our fisheries. Not that every water needs to be a trophy water but a lot of wasted fishing potential. And it isn't an all or nothing situation- poison a few but others with just a bit less stunting or harder to reach get no help. Rotenone is expensive. Figure out the cost to kill a brookie with it and offer a bounty if needed[shocked]. If it fails they can always resort to rotenone in the future.
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