02-14-2014, 11:53 PM
[#0000FF]Ya also gotta realize that we are in Utah...very progressive for the 1800's. Although they try hard to cover all the bases and address any potential questions or problems, DWR often confuses more than they clarify on some issues.
I have wandered around much of the country and always enjoy reading and trying to interpret the local regulations. Some states have liberal limits and almost unlimited methods available for harvesting most species. Others (like Utah) can be somewhat stingy and restrictive. Understandable in a desert state that is not hospitable to all species.
The use of set lines (trot lines) has never been very popular with the mainstream Utah anglers (trouters). But there is a growing contingent of low level tanglers who can't or won't invest in "standard" tackle...and who fish almost exclusively with handlines and setlines. The worst part of their fishing is that they often leave many yards of heavy monofilament strung across the bottom in rocky areas...accidentally or on purpose. This makes it impossible for those of us who fish light gear to work lures or baits in these areas without getting snagged on their lost lines. Also tough on float tubers and tooners who kick in too shallow and get hog-tied in the spider webs of lines.
I don't dispute your experience on the Bear River. Wherever there are multispecies and you are fishing multiple hooks with a universal bait...like crawlers...you are likely to get a "box of chocklits". By the way, I noticed you referred to the guy as a "gentleman". I might have had a more colorful term for him. But that's what you get for fishing in his hole. Shame on ya.
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I have wandered around much of the country and always enjoy reading and trying to interpret the local regulations. Some states have liberal limits and almost unlimited methods available for harvesting most species. Others (like Utah) can be somewhat stingy and restrictive. Understandable in a desert state that is not hospitable to all species.
The use of set lines (trot lines) has never been very popular with the mainstream Utah anglers (trouters). But there is a growing contingent of low level tanglers who can't or won't invest in "standard" tackle...and who fish almost exclusively with handlines and setlines. The worst part of their fishing is that they often leave many yards of heavy monofilament strung across the bottom in rocky areas...accidentally or on purpose. This makes it impossible for those of us who fish light gear to work lures or baits in these areas without getting snagged on their lost lines. Also tough on float tubers and tooners who kick in too shallow and get hog-tied in the spider webs of lines.
I don't dispute your experience on the Bear River. Wherever there are multispecies and you are fishing multiple hooks with a universal bait...like crawlers...you are likely to get a "box of chocklits". By the way, I noticed you referred to the guy as a "gentleman". I might have had a more colorful term for him. But that's what you get for fishing in his hole. Shame on ya.
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