04-24-2003, 03:34 AM
I think the whole point of the thread was missed. It wasnt about purism or catch and release it was about memories of a situation. The situation happened to be a circumstance of someone enjoying a area for quite some time, area being a fish, and then that was gone. It shows that our actions have a direct affect somewhere on somebody somehow no matter what. I dont believe anyone said dont keep fish. I also agree with alot of what has been said. I do not like to see someone keep a 20 + inch brown just so they can show it off and mount it or just so their neighbors will believe them. If they are eating it for food that is fine. To me intentions are everything. Is either right or wrong, doesnt matter just my opinion, but if its within the regs sure they are lawful.
Also there is little fish hatchery support for the body of water they are talking about. The fish are all naturally recurring, the brown trout plants there were stopped many years ago. The rainbows are stocked in this river and a handful of cutts here and there. and some easter egg fish called albinos. the browns are naturally reproducing, so ill say it to anyone there if you dont eat it why keep it? the result will be a river of one less spawner meaning many less fish to come. they damage the river with water flows the duck hunters trample beds in the fall and winter, and the ranchers dig out all habitat on their land since fish are secondary in that situation. if we want to keep the river decent the only alternative is to be knowledgable fisherman. practicing selective harvest as predators tag says. it means if there is alot of fish in that stretch with a multitude of smaller fish then it has healthy populations. if you are catching an occasional 20 incher the populations are back to natural conditions and therefore can not handle heavy harvesting.
i go off on this subject because this is my very favortie place to fish and i have watched so many things happen over the years so it concerns me so i speak my voice to hopefully some avail on the subject. good stories though guys and let keep our river productive by being smart.
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Also there is little fish hatchery support for the body of water they are talking about. The fish are all naturally recurring, the brown trout plants there were stopped many years ago. The rainbows are stocked in this river and a handful of cutts here and there. and some easter egg fish called albinos. the browns are naturally reproducing, so ill say it to anyone there if you dont eat it why keep it? the result will be a river of one less spawner meaning many less fish to come. they damage the river with water flows the duck hunters trample beds in the fall and winter, and the ranchers dig out all habitat on their land since fish are secondary in that situation. if we want to keep the river decent the only alternative is to be knowledgable fisherman. practicing selective harvest as predators tag says. it means if there is alot of fish in that stretch with a multitude of smaller fish then it has healthy populations. if you are catching an occasional 20 incher the populations are back to natural conditions and therefore can not handle heavy harvesting.
i go off on this subject because this is my very favortie place to fish and i have watched so many things happen over the years so it concerns me so i speak my voice to hopefully some avail on the subject. good stories though guys and let keep our river productive by being smart.
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