03-24-2004, 03:53 PM
bladder -- Bigbowandbrown pic -- both fish easily 20", Brett brown pic 24", PBH Splake 17-18", pbhtiger 20", pbhcut 18".
Sorry, I got carried away when posting pics...
I am pretty young, but maybe not as young as the pictures show, so thanks for the compliment. I too have been fishing the Boulder for 25 years. Here is a link to a pic of me 25 years ago at McGath: [url "http://www.fs.fed.us/dxnf/fishing/album/album02.jpg"]http://www.fs.fed.us/dxnf/fishing/album/album02.jpg[/url] You still can catch 2-3 pound Brook trout, or some 20" brook trout. You might not be able to catch them in the same lake you did 15 years ago (like Beaver Dam for example) but they are on the mountain. Lakes change, and fishing is a game. You need to stay ahead of the game. Big Boulder Mtn. Brook trout: [url "http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/wyoming2bigbrook_jpg.htm"]http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/wyoming2bigbrook_jpg.htm[/url]
[url "http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/brettshugebrooktrout_jpg.htm"]http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/brettshugebrooktrout_jpg.htm[/url]
Poor quality pics, but big fish still the same.
Minersville had some nice fish in the 80's, but nothing like it had in the 90's, and of course the fishing was better in the 80's, 90's, 70's, heck every year than it is now. The lake lost ALL the fish this last summer, and was just re-stocked this last fall, so you are correct, Minersville is at the bottom right now, but will return, if we get water in the res....but with the Beaver River at only 82% of normal (it takes about 120% to fill) we aren't going to get that for at least another year.
If you don't already know, the DWR does not make regulation changes. It isn't up to them to make changes every year. The RAC and Wildlife Board do that. If you want to make a regulation change suggestion, then do it through the RAC. I agree, with the situation that Minersville is in right now, maybe the regulations should be lifted all together, but only as a temorary change. I couldn't disagree more on Kolob. The regs need to stay. Again, you are correct that sportsmen need to step up an help out with people not obeying the current regulations.
By the way -- I don't fish Baker. Why would I waste my time catching Green sunfish?
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Sorry, I got carried away when posting pics...
I am pretty young, but maybe not as young as the pictures show, so thanks for the compliment. I too have been fishing the Boulder for 25 years. Here is a link to a pic of me 25 years ago at McGath: [url "http://www.fs.fed.us/dxnf/fishing/album/album02.jpg"]http://www.fs.fed.us/dxnf/fishing/album/album02.jpg[/url] You still can catch 2-3 pound Brook trout, or some 20" brook trout. You might not be able to catch them in the same lake you did 15 years ago (like Beaver Dam for example) but they are on the mountain. Lakes change, and fishing is a game. You need to stay ahead of the game. Big Boulder Mtn. Brook trout: [url "http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/wyoming2bigbrook_jpg.htm"]http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/wyoming2bigbrook_jpg.htm[/url]
[url "http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/brettshugebrooktrout_jpg.htm"]http://www.utahonthefly.com/images/photoalbum5/pages/brettshugebrooktrout_jpg.htm[/url]
Poor quality pics, but big fish still the same.
Minersville had some nice fish in the 80's, but nothing like it had in the 90's, and of course the fishing was better in the 80's, 90's, 70's, heck every year than it is now. The lake lost ALL the fish this last summer, and was just re-stocked this last fall, so you are correct, Minersville is at the bottom right now, but will return, if we get water in the res....but with the Beaver River at only 82% of normal (it takes about 120% to fill) we aren't going to get that for at least another year.
If you don't already know, the DWR does not make regulation changes. It isn't up to them to make changes every year. The RAC and Wildlife Board do that. If you want to make a regulation change suggestion, then do it through the RAC. I agree, with the situation that Minersville is in right now, maybe the regulations should be lifted all together, but only as a temorary change. I couldn't disagree more on Kolob. The regs need to stay. Again, you are correct that sportsmen need to step up an help out with people not obeying the current regulations.
By the way -- I don't fish Baker. Why would I waste my time catching Green sunfish?
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