11-01-2013, 04:59 PM
wait a minute....
you posted a report with some pics excited about the size of fish you caught at Kolob -- up to 23"!!
That's good, right?
Now, in the past those trout were not growing over 18". Too many fish, according to biologists. Not enough harvest. You couldn't harvest, because the fish weren't growing over the minimum size requirement. So the solution was to allow bait fishing during the summer months -- which increases mortality, regardless whether harvest occurs or not.
The results, according to your report, is that fish are now reaching 23" sizes! Amazing! That's awesome!
Yet, now you're complaining that the new regs are harming the fishery?
I'm so
. Which is it? Are the fish bigger? Are the regs hurting the fishery?
If you were really catching fish over 20", then what are we complaining about? Obviously those "land owners" aren't hurting a thing. My guess is that they're actually helping.
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you posted a report with some pics excited about the size of fish you caught at Kolob -- up to 23"!!
That's good, right?
Now, in the past those trout were not growing over 18". Too many fish, according to biologists. Not enough harvest. You couldn't harvest, because the fish weren't growing over the minimum size requirement. So the solution was to allow bait fishing during the summer months -- which increases mortality, regardless whether harvest occurs or not.
The results, according to your report, is that fish are now reaching 23" sizes! Amazing! That's awesome!
Yet, now you're complaining that the new regs are harming the fishery?
I'm so
. Which is it? Are the fish bigger? Are the regs hurting the fishery?If you were really catching fish over 20", then what are we complaining about? Obviously those "land owners" aren't hurting a thing. My guess is that they're actually helping.
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