05-11-2012, 03:50 PM
I have been watching this post for awhile now, Its always interesting to see how things evolve, I for one congratulate our biologists who have been working so hard to bring Strawberry back to such a great fishery. They have adapted several times through this process and made tweaks and changes as needed. We are finally to the point that there are some great Rainbow being caught, Last year was such a success, with many Bows being caught in the 7-10lb range and a few over that. By planting the larger Rainbows they are growing fast and surviving and becoming great fish to catch and enjoy a few for good table fair.
My frustration is armchair Biologists who think they know better. The Biologist assigned to the Berry spend countless hours there all year, gilnetting, checking fishermen, and everything else they do trying to keep right on top of any issues that come up. The balance of the lake right now is doing well. We have the chance to catch Kokanee, Great Rainbows, and Huge Cuts. There is nothing funner than fall on the berry and 50 plus fish days catching cuts.
For those of you hooked on Tigers, for heavens sake there are countless waters that already have them, Go fish those lakes, Just because you like to catch them doesn't mean they need to be in every lake,
I fished strawberry over 20 times last summer, it has never been better, It rivals the days long ago for the number and quality of fish we are catching. Strawberry is and always has been a special place to fish, I believe it is the Division Blue Ribbon Trout Lake, I'm sure we have no Idea on how many hours of discussion, research and funding goes into keeping it in top shape, I am sure they have discussed every option with every fish available, I congradulate them for the great success they are having and I for one plan on fishing it again at least 20 times this year, I trust they have that lake dialed in and I appreciate there efforts and hope they leave it as it is.
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My frustration is armchair Biologists who think they know better. The Biologist assigned to the Berry spend countless hours there all year, gilnetting, checking fishermen, and everything else they do trying to keep right on top of any issues that come up. The balance of the lake right now is doing well. We have the chance to catch Kokanee, Great Rainbows, and Huge Cuts. There is nothing funner than fall on the berry and 50 plus fish days catching cuts.
For those of you hooked on Tigers, for heavens sake there are countless waters that already have them, Go fish those lakes, Just because you like to catch them doesn't mean they need to be in every lake,
I fished strawberry over 20 times last summer, it has never been better, It rivals the days long ago for the number and quality of fish we are catching. Strawberry is and always has been a special place to fish, I believe it is the Division Blue Ribbon Trout Lake, I'm sure we have no Idea on how many hours of discussion, research and funding goes into keeping it in top shape, I am sure they have discussed every option with every fish available, I congradulate them for the great success they are having and I for one plan on fishing it again at least 20 times this year, I trust they have that lake dialed in and I appreciate there efforts and hope they leave it as it is.
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