04-07-2015, 09:59 PM
Some historical on Red Fleet. It was originally manged as a 2 tier fishery, LMB/Blue gill plus trout. Then came the recovery program in the Green/Colorado drainage and USFWS putting their 2cents in. You also had the introduction of walleye and SMB to the mix, which really blew the Feds minds.
The use of all sterile game fish should indicate to everyone what is going on !! Sterile Walleye, Wipers (sterile) Tiger Trout (Sterile), what does that say !!! WE DON'T WANT FERTILE FISH THAT ARE GOING TO GO DOWN STREAM AND PREY ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES DOWN STREAM !!! Does that make sense to you ??? My guess is that if DWR did not agree to the use of sterile game fish, we would have Bony tail chubs, flannel mouth suckers, pike minnow, hump back chub, and NO FISHING !!! Does that make sense to you, there was a compromise that allows the public to have a continuing fishery, that will have to be RESTOCKED on a yearly basis ( can you say $$$$) to maintain, so that we can continue to fish the pond.
Wake up people, when you have to deal with the ESA ( Endangered Species Act) you lose control to the Feds. This is Spotted Owl all overagain, Virgin River whatever it is, the feds take control and make you think you still have a say.
QUITE complaining and be glad you can still use the fishery !!!!
PS: Save your complaints for when the plan at Utah Lake fails due to Northern's and the Fed's decide to turn UL into an exclusive June Sucker pond, what will you say then ???? Wake up and enjoy what you have !!!
The use of all sterile game fish should indicate to everyone what is going on !! Sterile Walleye, Wipers (sterile) Tiger Trout (Sterile), what does that say !!! WE DON'T WANT FERTILE FISH THAT ARE GOING TO GO DOWN STREAM AND PREY ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES DOWN STREAM !!! Does that make sense to you ??? My guess is that if DWR did not agree to the use of sterile game fish, we would have Bony tail chubs, flannel mouth suckers, pike minnow, hump back chub, and NO FISHING !!! Does that make sense to you, there was a compromise that allows the public to have a continuing fishery, that will have to be RESTOCKED on a yearly basis ( can you say $$$$) to maintain, so that we can continue to fish the pond.
Wake up people, when you have to deal with the ESA ( Endangered Species Act) you lose control to the Feds. This is Spotted Owl all overagain, Virgin River whatever it is, the feds take control and make you think you still have a say.
QUITE complaining and be glad you can still use the fishery !!!!
PS: Save your complaints for when the plan at Utah Lake fails due to Northern's and the Fed's decide to turn UL into an exclusive June Sucker pond, what will you say then ???? Wake up and enjoy what you have !!!