12-02-2003, 09:56 PM
Technically, the Bonneville cisco is a whitefish too. The mountain whitefish, which is not endemic to Bear lake, can occasionally even be caught at Bear Lake.
Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer)
Bear Lake whitefish (Prosopium abyssicola)
Bonneville whitefish (Prosopium spilonotus)
mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
I think the DWR should extend the foul hooked Cisco exception to all species of whitefish at Bear Lake. On the Rock Pile during the cisco run I've seen so many dead whitefish floating on the surface you'd think you could walk on top of them over to the next boat. What a waste. And it's because by law anglers have to release all foul hooked fish other then cisco. On the Rock Pile during the cisco run it's not uncommon to foul hook a whitefish for every couple foul hooked cisco you get. After being skewered clean through by a barb, I'm sure most don't live after release.
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Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer)
Bear Lake whitefish (Prosopium abyssicola)
Bonneville whitefish (Prosopium spilonotus)
mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
I think the DWR should extend the foul hooked Cisco exception to all species of whitefish at Bear Lake. On the Rock Pile during the cisco run I've seen so many dead whitefish floating on the surface you'd think you could walk on top of them over to the next boat. What a waste. And it's because by law anglers have to release all foul hooked fish other then cisco. On the Rock Pile during the cisco run it's not uncommon to foul hook a whitefish for every couple foul hooked cisco you get. After being skewered clean through by a barb, I'm sure most don't live after release.
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