12-11-2006, 12:11 AM
BSflies and tybugs1,
If there is 30 days of ice and it averages 50+ anglers a day and all of them were catching a lot of fish I would agree that some damage would be done. Even if the anglers are not keeping many fish the hooking mortality could be a problem. The other day when I was fishing Devil Creek I had to keep 5 and I didn't plan on keeping any. There just wasn't any point of releasing them when they were going to die anyway.
You two know much more about Henry's than I do so I will take your word for it. It is good for the rest of us fishermen to have guys like you looking out for Henry's Lake. I look forward to reading your article in the paper.
I have caught many trout in 70 degree water. It is common for the lower Henry's Fork to be above 70 degrees around the beginning of August. I was catching rainbows and whitefish when the water was 77-79 degrees one day. The fish that seem to do the worse are the ones caught in deeper water lakes when the surface temperature is above 70 degrees. I've had a problem with having to keep fish that I didn't want to at Island Park Reservoir on several occasions. If it takes too long to land them in warm water it doesn't matter how long you try to revive them, they still go belly up.
flygoddess,
It is legal to use a treble hook at Daniels Reservoir. The "no bait" part of the regulations mandate the use of a single barbless hook. Check the definition of hook on the top of page 11 in the regulations. I don't think treble hooks are the evil that many make them out to be.
I also get mad when I see all of the bait containers left at these places. I'm sure you have fished Daniels after ice off and have also seen all of the bait containers left by ice fishermen. When these guys get caught the judge doesn't go easy on them.
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If there is 30 days of ice and it averages 50+ anglers a day and all of them were catching a lot of fish I would agree that some damage would be done. Even if the anglers are not keeping many fish the hooking mortality could be a problem. The other day when I was fishing Devil Creek I had to keep 5 and I didn't plan on keeping any. There just wasn't any point of releasing them when they were going to die anyway.
You two know much more about Henry's than I do so I will take your word for it. It is good for the rest of us fishermen to have guys like you looking out for Henry's Lake. I look forward to reading your article in the paper.
I have caught many trout in 70 degree water. It is common for the lower Henry's Fork to be above 70 degrees around the beginning of August. I was catching rainbows and whitefish when the water was 77-79 degrees one day. The fish that seem to do the worse are the ones caught in deeper water lakes when the surface temperature is above 70 degrees. I've had a problem with having to keep fish that I didn't want to at Island Park Reservoir on several occasions. If it takes too long to land them in warm water it doesn't matter how long you try to revive them, they still go belly up.
flygoddess,
It is legal to use a treble hook at Daniels Reservoir. The "no bait" part of the regulations mandate the use of a single barbless hook. Check the definition of hook on the top of page 11 in the regulations. I don't think treble hooks are the evil that many make them out to be.
I also get mad when I see all of the bait containers left at these places. I'm sure you have fished Daniels after ice off and have also seen all of the bait containers left by ice fishermen. When these guys get caught the judge doesn't go easy on them.
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