03-07-2013, 10:19 PM
Really, catch and kill had virtually nothing to do with the loss of that fishery....in fact, if anything, the problem that occurred down there could have been really helped by the catch and kill crowd. The numbers of fish in that river has ballooned to heights unheard of when those fish were caught. The big fish in that river back in the "good ol' days" were a result of fast growth, low population numbers, and little competition.
Sadly, many of our rivers are hurt from the exact opposite problem--too little harvest. IF we could get more anglers to harvest fish from our rivers, we would see more big fish.
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Sadly, many of our rivers are hurt from the exact opposite problem--too little harvest. IF we could get more anglers to harvest fish from our rivers, we would see more big fish.
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