12-20-2017, 04:41 PM
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Mortality
How do we assure that more lake trout die?
Sure, this may not be a popular way to say it, but that is what needs to happen. More lake trout need to die. If that is by harvest, then great! But we know that won't happen. So, how do we assure more lake trout die?
So, maybe we need to think more about some un-popular solutions. Mandatory catch-and-kill. Allow snagging. Allow multiple hooks, multiple rods, set lines. Allow lake trout to be used as bait / chum. Allow the use of nets. Implement a bounty reward.
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I agree with what you are saying but as previously stated, am skeptical any rod and reel based efforts will have much of an impact. Again, I would use Yellowstone lake as an example. It already had catch-and-kill, no limits, and netting, but population reductions were not seen until the commercial netting was markedly ramped up and sophisticated regimens used to specifically target the lakers. Only then have we seen any population reductions and they still have a ways to go.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/suppressing...e-lake.htm
Is there the political will, the money and the angler support in this type of effort to really deal with this problem?
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Mortality
How do we assure that more lake trout die?
Sure, this may not be a popular way to say it, but that is what needs to happen. More lake trout need to die. If that is by harvest, then great! But we know that won't happen. So, how do we assure more lake trout die?
So, maybe we need to think more about some un-popular solutions. Mandatory catch-and-kill. Allow snagging. Allow multiple hooks, multiple rods, set lines. Allow lake trout to be used as bait / chum. Allow the use of nets. Implement a bounty reward.
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I agree with what you are saying but as previously stated, am skeptical any rod and reel based efforts will have much of an impact. Again, I would use Yellowstone lake as an example. It already had catch-and-kill, no limits, and netting, but population reductions were not seen until the commercial netting was markedly ramped up and sophisticated regimens used to specifically target the lakers. Only then have we seen any population reductions and they still have a ways to go.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/suppressing...e-lake.htm
Is there the political will, the money and the angler support in this type of effort to really deal with this problem?
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