01-01-2023, 06:01 AM
Not sure what to add here except it is not clear to me the public's demand and potential for Hyrum as a fishery, and how does the DNR address that through stocking? I believe Hyrum has potential to be a great panfish, trout or bass fishery, yet the greatest demand seems to be power boating second only to water use for irrigation. Hyrum was a fantastic trout fishery a number of years ago, yet the public demand surely was not on the same scale as the current demand for power boating. Also, the recent annual draw downs to dead pool impact fish survival making stocking strictly put and take for trout but less so for panfish? Consider that Mantua is best suited soley as a warm water fishery due to its small size and shallow depth, yet the DNR must stock a good number of trout there based on what grandson and I have caught last two times while ice fishing for bluegill. Just saying, it is complex to serve the needs/wants of all in face exponentially growing demand for the resource.