08-03-2022, 04:27 PM
(08-03-2022, 03:47 PM)just-ice Wrote: I have to do it someday, I used to think snagging was permitted for carp and sucker before I actually read the laws, then I got tattled on once for snagging shad, someone came out, just to check that they were'nt game species
It seems like we could use less shad, carp and sucker, it'd if those three were allowed and you had to keep what you snag for bait, food or plant food.
If we allow people here to start classifying carp as game fish then America will be lost forever, all carp to me are invasive species and anti-American.
You might be aware of this but most snagging in Colo isn't allowed until after the spawn is over, so most of those fish you snag are spawned out and are dying, so there is a small window between the opening date of the season and a point when the fish are in such bad shape that you would not want to keep them anyway. I have no problem keeping red kokes but when they start turning white, that is where I draw the line.
In Utah we are not allowed to keep any shad, because they don't want them to spread from one body of water to another one. As far as carp goes, I agree with you, carp should not be in the USA and are an invasive species, they are of little value IMO and we would be better off if they were not here.