09-05-2007, 02:55 AM
Thanks for the report.
From what I understand most of the Gifford Springs bass spread out to other parts of the river during the summer. I also think it gets fished out. It takes a smallmouth much longer to grow to be a 12"+ fish than it does a trout. A bass fishery in Idaho will get fished out if there are a lot of guys taking home bass. Trout can be stocked heavily and don't take as long to grow so they can handle much higher harvest rates than bass. If the proposed restrictions are passed for that area it should at least help a little. I still think closing the bass harvest until July 1st would do the most good.
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From what I understand most of the Gifford Springs bass spread out to other parts of the river during the summer. I also think it gets fished out. It takes a smallmouth much longer to grow to be a 12"+ fish than it does a trout. A bass fishery in Idaho will get fished out if there are a lot of guys taking home bass. Trout can be stocked heavily and don't take as long to grow so they can handle much higher harvest rates than bass. If the proposed restrictions are passed for that area it should at least help a little. I still think closing the bass harvest until July 1st would do the most good.
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