04-23-2019, 04:38 AM
Thanks Scott for clearing that up for us.
I know you and I talked about it before once when I was ranting about killing some native fish after they were released and it helped to hear your explanation and your perspective. It will be cool if UT and ID decide that keeping non-clipped fish is ok, but if not I will still have just as much fun catching them anyway. I think that whatever it is that you and your apprentices are doing is working great. I have caught some truly big (up to 29") Cutts during the last 5 or so years and have been catching more of them as well. I guess it also explains why I've been catching so many more native fish compared to hatchery fish in comparison to past years.
I don't know if you hear it enough, but we are lucky to have you on the job up here and I for one am happy with the great job that the DWR is doing for fishing opportunities in this state. I've caught more variety and had more opportunities in the last 15 or so years than I had in the previous 34 years of fishing Utah, so I say keep up whatever it is you do!
Mike
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I know you and I talked about it before once when I was ranting about killing some native fish after they were released and it helped to hear your explanation and your perspective. It will be cool if UT and ID decide that keeping non-clipped fish is ok, but if not I will still have just as much fun catching them anyway. I think that whatever it is that you and your apprentices are doing is working great. I have caught some truly big (up to 29") Cutts during the last 5 or so years and have been catching more of them as well. I guess it also explains why I've been catching so many more native fish compared to hatchery fish in comparison to past years.
I don't know if you hear it enough, but we are lucky to have you on the job up here and I for one am happy with the great job that the DWR is doing for fishing opportunities in this state. I've caught more variety and had more opportunities in the last 15 or so years than I had in the previous 34 years of fishing Utah, so I say keep up whatever it is you do!
Mike
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