08-19-2011, 12:05 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Yep. Utah does have a limit on catfish...probably just to show that they CAN try to manage something. Catfish have never been subject to overharvesting in Utah and anglers have virtually no effect on populations. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have long found it interesting that Idaho has no limits on species like perch, yet wherever there are perch (in Idaho) there are usually good numbers and big fish. I realize there are exceptions but some waters are just not capable of sustaining lots of perch...or making big perch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In Utah there are silly limits and the perch explode and crash...at their own will. Again, anglers have very little to do with perch populations. It is more a matter of water levels and food supplies. But, our DWR continues to try to manage the unmanageable.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have long found it interesting that Idaho has no limits on species like perch, yet wherever there are perch (in Idaho) there are usually good numbers and big fish. I realize there are exceptions but some waters are just not capable of sustaining lots of perch...or making big perch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In Utah there are silly limits and the perch explode and crash...at their own will. Again, anglers have very little to do with perch populations. It is more a matter of water levels and food supplies. But, our DWR continues to try to manage the unmanageable.[/#0000ff]
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