05-03-2007, 08:52 PM
PBH,
The main limiting factor at the berry is harvest in my opinion. I agree with you that they would have a great rainbow fishery if they simply included the rainbows on the slot. However you can't tell me all rainbows are the same. If it is possible with a similar cost to raise and plant Kamloops, why not get something with a little more aggressive feeding habits and have a result that is just a little better. It is all about thinking better instead of just good enough to get by. If we don't try it we will never know.
And the Kamloops in Mantua was a bet that I felt would most likely not pay off.(too shallow, too warm) We need to try them in a place that is deep, cold and has plenty of food. That is where we have seen this strain thrive in the past.
We run our DWR just like every other business in the US and for that matter our education system. When we should be thinking of taking things to a higher level when ever possible if there is not a long term cost restraint involved. The big question is why not? What could it hurt to try? If they are sterile it is very low risk. Does it cost more to raise Kamloops vs. generic mutt rainbows now raised in most Utah hatcheries?
I fish many different wild rainbows each year. I can assure you they are not all the same.
Just like cutts. The DWR used the Bear Lake variety because they were different enough than the cutts native to the area. I just wish the same attention was paid to different strains of rainbows in the state. The varieties act and feed with great differnces just like cutts.
Wow long thread. Sorry to ramble on.
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The main limiting factor at the berry is harvest in my opinion. I agree with you that they would have a great rainbow fishery if they simply included the rainbows on the slot. However you can't tell me all rainbows are the same. If it is possible with a similar cost to raise and plant Kamloops, why not get something with a little more aggressive feeding habits and have a result that is just a little better. It is all about thinking better instead of just good enough to get by. If we don't try it we will never know.
And the Kamloops in Mantua was a bet that I felt would most likely not pay off.(too shallow, too warm) We need to try them in a place that is deep, cold and has plenty of food. That is where we have seen this strain thrive in the past.
We run our DWR just like every other business in the US and for that matter our education system. When we should be thinking of taking things to a higher level when ever possible if there is not a long term cost restraint involved. The big question is why not? What could it hurt to try? If they are sterile it is very low risk. Does it cost more to raise Kamloops vs. generic mutt rainbows now raised in most Utah hatcheries?
I fish many different wild rainbows each year. I can assure you they are not all the same.
Just like cutts. The DWR used the Bear Lake variety because they were different enough than the cutts native to the area. I just wish the same attention was paid to different strains of rainbows in the state. The varieties act and feed with great differnces just like cutts.
Wow long thread. Sorry to ramble on.
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