Ruining Yuba

[pointerfish25]

Seeing people encourage the keeping and killing of big pike all in the name of "saving the yellow perch" or "bringing back the perck" makes me sick. So people would rather catch an 8 inch perch over a 44 inch pike? That logic doesn't make any sense to me. There are more carp in Yuba than you can shake a stick at. Release the big pike and let them continue to eat all the carp they can and if they eat some perch, who cares. I don't see the allure of filling a bucket full of little perch. If people really want to eat pike then that's fine. I have no problem with legally keeping fish, but doing it to quote, "save the perch" is ridiculous. Hell, even the state guy who appeared on KSL Outdoors was advocating the catch and keeping of big pike to quote, "bring back the perch and walleye fishery." That may be the dumbest statement I've ever heard. Perch are tiny and can be caught in dozens of places all over Utah. How about maintaining the only trophy pike fishery in the state? But nope, all the big pike are being caught and killed. Then next year we will see the effects of this dry winter and the farmers will drain Yuba. Thus destroying the baby perch stocking the state is planning and causing another waste of state funds. Can't wait for all the "perch lovers" to chime in.
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