12-07-2006, 05:54 AM
If the Lake would have frozen early as Nov 1 and the word was out there that 100 fish days were possible. You don't think there would be hordes massing on the lake?
The longer season with hundreds parked over spawning fish would impact the fishery plain and simple. Most are not going to turn the big fish back. They will go on a wall or freezer burn haven. If I parked over the Redds on the South Fork I bet there would be a few get all stirred up and say how its bad for the fishery. I don't have an issue on ice fishing per sae but ice fishing over congregated spawners I do. If the word had gotten out that the lake was frozen and people had a month or two to fish it. No one could tell me that this won't impact the fishery.
People come to Henrys for Big Fish. If we dont have big fish people can go anywhere to catch fish. What an economic benefit we would lose as well.
I guess I think Henrys is pretty special and I'm a little protective.
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The longer season with hundreds parked over spawning fish would impact the fishery plain and simple. Most are not going to turn the big fish back. They will go on a wall or freezer burn haven. If I parked over the Redds on the South Fork I bet there would be a few get all stirred up and say how its bad for the fishery. I don't have an issue on ice fishing per sae but ice fishing over congregated spawners I do. If the word had gotten out that the lake was frozen and people had a month or two to fish it. No one could tell me that this won't impact the fishery.
People come to Henrys for Big Fish. If we dont have big fish people can go anywhere to catch fish. What an economic benefit we would lose as well.
I guess I think Henrys is pretty special and I'm a little protective.
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