04-03-2010, 02:51 PM
Well said Chrome.
The rest of my comments now are to Eatacut.
I have to second the comments on backing up your statements with facts and not being inflammatory in your comments. Find out as much as you can on the situation and share it with us.
You are preaching to the choir here. I would bet that 90% of the fishing done by members of this forum is catch and release when that is appropriate. We love fishing and fish or we wouldn't be on this forum. Certainly none of us value rainbows any less than you do.
The South Fork of the Snake river is a special section of water, and we support all that is being done to keep it that way. There are a lot of factors in managing the system, and one of them that hasn't even been mentioned is the bird problem.
The pelicans know when spawning time is and they take an unbelivable toll on the cutts in the tributaries especially in low water years. Maybe you could change your name to EataPelican! [laugh]
The point is that there are a lot of factors against the cutts and not many factors that F&G have any control over. Trying to reduce the numbers of rainbows in this system is a valid option in the given circumstances, but it will only work for the benefit of the cutt population if lots of people do their best to help out and make it work.
In most situations natural reproduction is the best, but Eatacutt your comments on egg boxes are probably good. I am sure it is something F&G has thought of too. I don't know what the limiting factors are with the egg boxes. I suggest that you email F&G and investigate. Maybe there is something here that we as a group can do. Is it a money factor? How much? Could we raise the money and maybe even put in some volunteer hours?
Welcome to the forum, and join us as a group in doing what we can to preserve what we have. [cool]
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The rest of my comments now are to Eatacut.
I have to second the comments on backing up your statements with facts and not being inflammatory in your comments. Find out as much as you can on the situation and share it with us.
You are preaching to the choir here. I would bet that 90% of the fishing done by members of this forum is catch and release when that is appropriate. We love fishing and fish or we wouldn't be on this forum. Certainly none of us value rainbows any less than you do.
The South Fork of the Snake river is a special section of water, and we support all that is being done to keep it that way. There are a lot of factors in managing the system, and one of them that hasn't even been mentioned is the bird problem.
The pelicans know when spawning time is and they take an unbelivable toll on the cutts in the tributaries especially in low water years. Maybe you could change your name to EataPelican! [laugh]
The point is that there are a lot of factors against the cutts and not many factors that F&G have any control over. Trying to reduce the numbers of rainbows in this system is a valid option in the given circumstances, but it will only work for the benefit of the cutt population if lots of people do their best to help out and make it work.
In most situations natural reproduction is the best, but Eatacutt your comments on egg boxes are probably good. I am sure it is something F&G has thought of too. I don't know what the limiting factors are with the egg boxes. I suggest that you email F&G and investigate. Maybe there is something here that we as a group can do. Is it a money factor? How much? Could we raise the money and maybe even put in some volunteer hours?
Welcome to the forum, and join us as a group in doing what we can to preserve what we have. [cool]
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