09-06-2011, 03:22 AM
You will find a lot of criticism when guys post pics of large,dead lake trout. The reason for this is concerned fishermen just trying to keep some bigger fish in the lakes for everyone to have an oppurtunity. Lake trout are unique in that they survive C&R very well, they live a very long time...20 to 30 years or more !! So why kill 'em ?? If you need to show your buddies a big fish, take a picture and give everyone a copy. If you like to eat fish, the small macs are great. If you like to smoke some big fillets go buy some salmon at the store. Here on Jackson Lake in WY the Game and Fish biologists have told me the fish over 20 lbs are less than 1% of the biomass of the lake. I'm sure it's like that in a lot of lakes. And also you will get tired of the BFT BS after a while. I actualy like these posts compared to I caught 3 perch on a worm and bobber !!
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