01-27-2015, 03:59 PM
QUIT CATCHING THE PIKE FROM UTAH LAKE 
I would tell everyone to release them but dont want to support breaking the law. Having grown up out side of Utah, I dont understand this trout loving DWR. Well in this case i dont understand this trash fish sucker loving DWR. Why not focus management on fish that are actually fun to catch and even better to eat. Utah Lake is not really suited well for pike so they will probably never do great there but why not let them try. If the whitebass were thinned out a little you might actually see some that are bigger then 6 inches. I can think of a dozen other systems in the state that would benefit from Pike. Why spend everyones license money purchasing, raising and planting tiger musky when pike do it themselves for free. We have all seen that pike can be managed with harvest as shown in Yuba. The pike numbers were high and the public figured it out and they went and caught a bunch and all enjoyed eating them. Now the numbers seem to be at a more manageable level. That seems like a much smarter plan with more satified anglers then the expensive tiger muskies that you cant even eat.
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I would tell everyone to release them but dont want to support breaking the law. Having grown up out side of Utah, I dont understand this trout loving DWR. Well in this case i dont understand this trash fish sucker loving DWR. Why not focus management on fish that are actually fun to catch and even better to eat. Utah Lake is not really suited well for pike so they will probably never do great there but why not let them try. If the whitebass were thinned out a little you might actually see some that are bigger then 6 inches. I can think of a dozen other systems in the state that would benefit from Pike. Why spend everyones license money purchasing, raising and planting tiger musky when pike do it themselves for free. We have all seen that pike can be managed with harvest as shown in Yuba. The pike numbers were high and the public figured it out and they went and caught a bunch and all enjoyed eating them. Now the numbers seem to be at a more manageable level. That seems like a much smarter plan with more satified anglers then the expensive tiger muskies that you cant even eat.[signature]