01-31-2014, 05:44 PM
I really can't say with Flaming Gorge, because I just don't know enough about it. Again, different place with a different set of variables to deal with.
Really, you have to look at each individual place. This is why I get so aggravated when people say silly things like "well, back in Minnesota they manage pike like this....". I hate to say it, but this ain't Minnesota!
If i had to take a guess, I would venture to say that Flaming Gorge has a healthy population of lake trout that have been producing "trophy" lake trout for years, and years. Why change anything??? If the fishery has been supporting a quality lake trout fishery for a long time, why start protecting those big fish any more than the existing regulations that are already in place? (I'm making complete assumptions here without looking up any regulations at all....)
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Really, you have to look at each individual place. This is why I get so aggravated when people say silly things like "well, back in Minnesota they manage pike like this....". I hate to say it, but this ain't Minnesota!
If i had to take a guess, I would venture to say that Flaming Gorge has a healthy population of lake trout that have been producing "trophy" lake trout for years, and years. Why change anything??? If the fishery has been supporting a quality lake trout fishery for a long time, why start protecting those big fish any more than the existing regulations that are already in place? (I'm making complete assumptions here without looking up any regulations at all....)
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