12-05-2013, 08:54 PM
I am born and raised in Utah. I was lucky enough to hear about this particular water a few years ago. 5 of us made the trip north. We bought non-res licenses, food, gas, and more food all while in ID. I bet all together the 5 of us contributed $200+ to your state. But worth it to enjoy a great fishery. All together that day I bet there were 10-15 guys we knew from UT and 0 fish harvested from all the guys we knew. so of the 15 or so guys we knew that day from UT, say each spent $40 that day only. Thats $600 into your local economy, which, as has been mentioned, keeps prices lower for you. Now say that us fish killers from UT send only 20 guys a week during ice season alone. Which is being very conservative. Us from UT could easily contribute 16,000 dollars during the ice season alone. Thats just one day a week, of 20 guys spending 40$. Now I bet more guys fish it than I am saying, which only makes the money spent go up. If I was from a small town in UT, with a great fishery near a state line, and had a small economy within driving distance from the fishery, I would welcome 16,000 from non-residents. Your response is very un-educated, and shows you are one of the few that give others from ID a bad name. You want a great fishery but dont want to share. That will end up in a dead fishery, as there wont be enough funds to back your precious little lake. Now, who wants to go spend some money in ID this weekend to help keep this fishery great for the years to come?
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