03-18-2016, 01:57 PM
[quote TubeDude][#0000FF]Y'know, after all this cyber-rhetoric, I just gotta weigh in on one more point. There seems to be a double standard on the subject of walleye protection in Utah.
In Willard...where this fish has to compete with wipers for food and space in the ecosystem...they are largely unprotected during the spawn.
In Utah Lake...where walleyes are the top predator and maintain huge numbers...there are closures on all potential spawning tributaries.
Hmmmm?
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Why are those closures in place? Does it have anything to do with the success or lack of success of spawning fish? Are we comparing similar situations? OR apples to oranges?
The truth is that the only fisheries that have seasonal closures to protect spawning fish are those where such protection is vital to maintain the fishery or to maintain the fish...
....there are virtually hundreds of fisheries that don't have seasonal closures--trout more than any other species--where fish stack up and spawn and are super susceptible to snagging. The inlet was opened up because protecting fish that unsuccessfully spawn wasn't warranted.
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In Willard...where this fish has to compete with wipers for food and space in the ecosystem...they are largely unprotected during the spawn.
In Utah Lake...where walleyes are the top predator and maintain huge numbers...there are closures on all potential spawning tributaries.
Hmmmm?
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Why are those closures in place? Does it have anything to do with the success or lack of success of spawning fish? Are we comparing similar situations? OR apples to oranges?
The truth is that the only fisheries that have seasonal closures to protect spawning fish are those where such protection is vital to maintain the fishery or to maintain the fish...
....there are virtually hundreds of fisheries that don't have seasonal closures--trout more than any other species--where fish stack up and spawn and are super susceptible to snagging. The inlet was opened up because protecting fish that unsuccessfully spawn wasn't warranted.
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