06-28-2013, 03:38 AM
There is some truth that some of the species we have wouldn't be here and to be honest I'm fine with that. They also keep the need to plant in place because of over harvest. Ririe is a good example they allow large amounts of kokes to be harvested and if they dropped the limit you would see better runs up willow in the fall and possibly a self sustaining fishery.
Back to spawning habit . If they put resources into rehabilitating the heads of watersheds it produces a better long term fishery. There is a lot of potential to improve stream habit by using sportsmans funds. Instead we put it to wards public ponds. Long term you get more out of the funds by fencing out streams and developing watering areas for live stock so the whole stream isn't fowelledup. Let bever ponds develop ect. Instead we essentially flush it down the proverbial toilet every time we stock a bunch of hatchery raised fish. It also adds the potential to destroy a fishery that's doing well by stocking fish that can be infected. End of the day the long term quality of our fisheries depends on looking at how we spend funds now and getting the best results with our spending.
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Back to spawning habit . If they put resources into rehabilitating the heads of watersheds it produces a better long term fishery. There is a lot of potential to improve stream habit by using sportsmans funds. Instead we put it to wards public ponds. Long term you get more out of the funds by fencing out streams and developing watering areas for live stock so the whole stream isn't fowelledup. Let bever ponds develop ect. Instead we essentially flush it down the proverbial toilet every time we stock a bunch of hatchery raised fish. It also adds the potential to destroy a fishery that's doing well by stocking fish that can be infected. End of the day the long term quality of our fisheries depends on looking at how we spend funds now and getting the best results with our spending.
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