03-02-2016, 07:54 PM
[quote FlashyFish]
And I am not talking about putting Browns in places like the Weber or Provo where there is ton of Browns. But there are many reservoirs that could use a shot of nice sized (10" to 12 " ) Browns, like Flaming Gorge, Fish Lake, & Strawberry.[/quote]
You have to look at the economics involved...in order to stock 10 to 12" browns, the DWR would have to raise those fish for a season (typically, these fish are called holdovers or catchables). The cost of raising fish and holding them over for a season is certainly greater than raising them to 2-3 inches and then stocking them. The question is whether the cost of raising a bunch of 10-12 inchers would actually be cost effective. The other side of the problem is that by holding fish over in the hatchery for extended periods of time the fish begin to lose their appearance and fins get rubbed off; they get ugly!
Certainly, if the DWR would start stocking browns in Strawberry or Fish Lake or Flaming Gorge at the same rate that rainbows are stocked, catch rates for browns would go up, BUT overall catch rates would decline from what they are now. And, I am certain that the majority of anglers would NOT be happy.
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And I am not talking about putting Browns in places like the Weber or Provo where there is ton of Browns. But there are many reservoirs that could use a shot of nice sized (10" to 12 " ) Browns, like Flaming Gorge, Fish Lake, & Strawberry.[/quote]
You have to look at the economics involved...in order to stock 10 to 12" browns, the DWR would have to raise those fish for a season (typically, these fish are called holdovers or catchables). The cost of raising fish and holding them over for a season is certainly greater than raising them to 2-3 inches and then stocking them. The question is whether the cost of raising a bunch of 10-12 inchers would actually be cost effective. The other side of the problem is that by holding fish over in the hatchery for extended periods of time the fish begin to lose their appearance and fins get rubbed off; they get ugly!
Certainly, if the DWR would start stocking browns in Strawberry or Fish Lake or Flaming Gorge at the same rate that rainbows are stocked, catch rates for browns would go up, BUT overall catch rates would decline from what they are now. And, I am certain that the majority of anglers would NOT be happy.
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