11-23-2010, 07:00 PM
The Middle Fork of the Clearwater above Clear Creek, the Lochsa and the Selway are 100% wild and the states broodstock for "B" runs and not open to fishing ever!
The SouthFork had Zero fish in it 30 years ago and has always been looked at as suspisious of what hatchery fish the tribe clips and doesn't clip. (the indians can keep everything) The Story is that the tribe wanted a buck a fin to clip them and didn't get paid by the feds and some get clipped, most don't
The guys I fish with rarely get 4 out of 10 that are clipped! The unclipped fish in the South Fork don't fight like Wild fish in other rivers!
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The SouthFork had Zero fish in it 30 years ago and has always been looked at as suspisious of what hatchery fish the tribe clips and doesn't clip. (the indians can keep everything) The Story is that the tribe wanted a buck a fin to clip them and didn't get paid by the feds and some get clipped, most don't
The guys I fish with rarely get 4 out of 10 that are clipped! The unclipped fish in the South Fork don't fight like Wild fish in other rivers!
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