05-13-2012, 09:08 PM
[cool][#0000ff]No apologies ever necessary for expressing yourself or asking a question on this board...as long as there are no personal attacks or deliberate slamming of an individual, religion, political person or party, etc. Keep it light, respectful and keep an open mind and it's all good. We all have questions but we don't always remain open to the answers others might provide.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/community/community.cgi?do=user_page;pg=user_profile_view.html;username=Ryno"]Ryno[/url] (link to profile page) is a very open and sharing guy. He has helped a lot of us on BFT to know more about the Gorge and about fishing in general. I have exchanged a lot of PMs with him on different aspects of his little Shangri La over there and he impresses me with really knowing his area of responsibility...the Gorge. I am sure that if you shot him a PM with your questions and concerns that he would provide all you wanted and more. You might even suggest he make a response to your original post. He may have already read it but he does not always jump in to beat folks down...no matter how silly their posts might be. No offense.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I too was on my way to becoming a marine biologist. But a four letter word called LIFE got in the way. Amazing the detours we encounter along the way to reaching our ultimate destinations...whatever they may be.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I think I have learned about getting a degree in biology is that it is not unlike many other professions. Once you get a degree...or a license to practice a specific profession...the learning process is just beginning. The only thing the piece of paper and the letters behind your name mean is that you submitted to a whole lot of hours in a classroom and/or lab to qualify to begin learning the REAL issues of the profession.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have met and interacted with quite a few of Utah's fisheries biologists. The ones I know are all overworked, underpaid and underappreciated. To a person they are doing what they do because they love the job...not because they enjoy Utah's political system or the "high" income. And those who have responsibilities for specific waters and/or specific species always take their jobs to heart and really put in the time and energy to learn whatever there is to learn...so that they can better serve the state and the angling public. Even better...they are all more than willing to "download" whenever asked a question about any aspect of their assigned areas of responsibility. Dealing with the public and maintaining a
...not a grimace...is a trait I never developed. Hats off to them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/community/community.cgi?do=user_page;pg=user_profile_view.html;username=Ryno"]Ryno[/url] (link to profile page) is a very open and sharing guy. He has helped a lot of us on BFT to know more about the Gorge and about fishing in general. I have exchanged a lot of PMs with him on different aspects of his little Shangri La over there and he impresses me with really knowing his area of responsibility...the Gorge. I am sure that if you shot him a PM with your questions and concerns that he would provide all you wanted and more. You might even suggest he make a response to your original post. He may have already read it but he does not always jump in to beat folks down...no matter how silly their posts might be. No offense.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I too was on my way to becoming a marine biologist. But a four letter word called LIFE got in the way. Amazing the detours we encounter along the way to reaching our ultimate destinations...whatever they may be.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I think I have learned about getting a degree in biology is that it is not unlike many other professions. Once you get a degree...or a license to practice a specific profession...the learning process is just beginning. The only thing the piece of paper and the letters behind your name mean is that you submitted to a whole lot of hours in a classroom and/or lab to qualify to begin learning the REAL issues of the profession.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have met and interacted with quite a few of Utah's fisheries biologists. The ones I know are all overworked, underpaid and underappreciated. To a person they are doing what they do because they love the job...not because they enjoy Utah's political system or the "high" income. And those who have responsibilities for specific waters and/or specific species always take their jobs to heart and really put in the time and energy to learn whatever there is to learn...so that they can better serve the state and the angling public. Even better...they are all more than willing to "download" whenever asked a question about any aspect of their assigned areas of responsibility. Dealing with the public and maintaining a
...not a grimace...is a trait I never developed. Hats off to them.[/#0000ff][signature]