09-04-2014, 03:38 PM
[quote utahgolf]
so how can you say that the fish in yuba or any pond, thrived under the same set of regs without factoring in pressure? ... imagine 1000 people now fishing it. Could you still compare the two and say that the fish under previous regs succeeded, so why not keep the same regs in place for the 1000 people now fishing it?[/quote]
you are not factoring in fish population size and reproduction capabilities. The biologists ARE. And they continue to promote more harvest. WHY?
Because even with the additional pressure they can see that harvest isn't going to be high enough to keep the population of pike at a "quality" level.
The pressure at Yuba is a good thing if you want to catch big pike. If you want to catch lots and lots of hammer-handles, then promote more selective harvest and protection of the "big ones".
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so how can you say that the fish in yuba or any pond, thrived under the same set of regs without factoring in pressure? ... imagine 1000 people now fishing it. Could you still compare the two and say that the fish under previous regs succeeded, so why not keep the same regs in place for the 1000 people now fishing it?[/quote]
you are not factoring in fish population size and reproduction capabilities. The biologists ARE. And they continue to promote more harvest. WHY?
Because even with the additional pressure they can see that harvest isn't going to be high enough to keep the population of pike at a "quality" level.
The pressure at Yuba is a good thing if you want to catch big pike. If you want to catch lots and lots of hammer-handles, then promote more selective harvest and protection of the "big ones".
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