07-16-2018, 03:15 PM
[quote wiperhunter2]Sounds like the management plan is already working, this time last year chubs made up the largest numbers of fish caught, now, less than a year later that has changed and just the opposite is true. Just a matter of time now before the trout there get bigger[cool].[/quote]
Funny how opinions can differ. I was thinking just opposite!
Here is what I was thinking, after reading the OP's report of catching 10-13 inch rainbows:
Had the DWR poisoned Scofield last fall, then immediately restocked catchables afterwards, anglers could have been catching 16" rainbows on average, with nearly 0 chubs present. Rainbows would be growing like crazy, and you still could have stocked the tm's, wipers, etc. to take care of all the chubs that made it through the poisoning.
You could have had a good fishery right now, with a still brighter future. instead, we're still sitting here crossing our fingers that the management plan will work out.
Here's to the next few years. I hope things progress and improve.
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Funny how opinions can differ. I was thinking just opposite!
Here is what I was thinking, after reading the OP's report of catching 10-13 inch rainbows:
Had the DWR poisoned Scofield last fall, then immediately restocked catchables afterwards, anglers could have been catching 16" rainbows on average, with nearly 0 chubs present. Rainbows would be growing like crazy, and you still could have stocked the tm's, wipers, etc. to take care of all the chubs that made it through the poisoning.
You could have had a good fishery right now, with a still brighter future. instead, we're still sitting here crossing our fingers that the management plan will work out.
Here's to the next few years. I hope things progress and improve.
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