Lee's Ferry/Green river and what about those "trash fish"

[hedgesd]

Ya their is thousands of fish and most people conscider it over populated but this is a huge river with the possibilities of tons of food plus what ever the dam kicks out. I've talked to the biologist over Lee's Ferry last time I was there and basically it's a combinatin of things that keep the fish small. Lack of food mainly the high low flows doesn't allow good habitat to form. The flooding kills off the bigger older fish and the lack of harvesting but considering how many people fish there the hooking fatalities is high which helps keep the numbers under control. If the fish were big and had the same population you wouldn't consider it over populated, just a great place to fish.
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