01-31-2014, 06:23 PM
[quote PBH]
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....)[/quote]
I would say the trophy lake trout fishing at the gorge is good because of the balance of the reservoir yes, but also because the lake trout fisherman practice selective harvest as well. I don't know of any avid lake trout fisherman that keep the trophies. and we've seen the same lakers being caught multiple times, which is what it's about. I hunt more than I fish and it's such a unique opportunity with fishing, that trophies don't HAVE to be harvested and that same enjoyment and satisfaction of "getting" a trophy can be shared to others. I don't disagree about harvest of fish in general but I don't see a "pay it forward" or selective harvest being a bad thing either, even if it doesn't serve any benefit other than sharing that big fish for others to enjoy.
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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....)[/quote]
I would say the trophy lake trout fishing at the gorge is good because of the balance of the reservoir yes, but also because the lake trout fisherman practice selective harvest as well. I don't know of any avid lake trout fisherman that keep the trophies. and we've seen the same lakers being caught multiple times, which is what it's about. I hunt more than I fish and it's such a unique opportunity with fishing, that trophies don't HAVE to be harvested and that same enjoyment and satisfaction of "getting" a trophy can be shared to others. I don't disagree about harvest of fish in general but I don't see a "pay it forward" or selective harvest being a bad thing either, even if it doesn't serve any benefit other than sharing that big fish for others to enjoy.
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