09-18-2017, 09:05 PM
[#0000FF]We have to realize that every politician's favorite radio station is WIFM...What's Innit Fer Me? If they can't figure out a way to profit by a decision or a lobbying effort they don't generate much enthusiasm for a project.
About the Utah Lake cutts. I too doubt they were the same strain as modern day Bonneville cutts. I also agree that the Lahontans would probably make a good candidate for any attempts to restore trout to Utah Lake. They survive in some pretty scungy ponds in northern Nevada and southern Oregon.
There is no question as to whether or not trout existed when the pioneers got here. Lots of old pics in the archives...including one in the attached intro chapter of my Utah Lake rewrite...coming soon.
I have a history with "golden pond" (Utah Lake) going back to the early 1960s. I have seen a lot of changes...both good and bad. I am encouraged by the increased attention to Utah Lake and the apparent desire by influential folks to try to recover what is recoverable. Sadly, I fear that we will have to accept that some changes are not likely to be possible. The genie is out of the bottle on a lot of issues. But I remain an infernal optimist.
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About the Utah Lake cutts. I too doubt they were the same strain as modern day Bonneville cutts. I also agree that the Lahontans would probably make a good candidate for any attempts to restore trout to Utah Lake. They survive in some pretty scungy ponds in northern Nevada and southern Oregon.
There is no question as to whether or not trout existed when the pioneers got here. Lots of old pics in the archives...including one in the attached intro chapter of my Utah Lake rewrite...coming soon.
I have a history with "golden pond" (Utah Lake) going back to the early 1960s. I have seen a lot of changes...both good and bad. I am encouraged by the increased attention to Utah Lake and the apparent desire by influential folks to try to recover what is recoverable. Sadly, I fear that we will have to accept that some changes are not likely to be possible. The genie is out of the bottle on a lot of issues. But I remain an infernal optimist.
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