12-14-2005, 08:52 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Glad you got to "experience" Da Berry, as we call it here in Utah. Too bad you did not get to hold your biggun, but it is understandable that you chose to use the "professional release", especially since you did not intend to keep the fish anyway.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We have had some significant changes in the fishery since '99. We are now maintaining a population of the larger and more fish-eating Bear Lake cutthroats, in order to keep down the chubs and other rough fish. We have a slot limit (under 15" and over 22") to reduce the number of fish kept. Most anglers release a high percentage of the bigger fish, over the slot limit too. This has resulted in the lake producing increasing numbers of cutts over 25" and it kicks out rainbows over 10 pounds every year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You need to program some time into your schedule to be out here in October, with your float tube and fly rod. Those big fish really get aggressive in the cooling fall waters and you can catch many in a day on either spinning or fly gear.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We have had some significant changes in the fishery since '99. We are now maintaining a population of the larger and more fish-eating Bear Lake cutthroats, in order to keep down the chubs and other rough fish. We have a slot limit (under 15" and over 22") to reduce the number of fish kept. Most anglers release a high percentage of the bigger fish, over the slot limit too. This has resulted in the lake producing increasing numbers of cutts over 25" and it kicks out rainbows over 10 pounds every year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You need to program some time into your schedule to be out here in October, with your float tube and fly rod. Those big fish really get aggressive in the cooling fall waters and you can catch many in a day on either spinning or fly gear.[/#0000ff]
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