08-06-2004, 12:07 AM
Those pictures were taken in Swan Valley. The rainbow/cuttbow numbers have increase significantly in the South Fork over the last 10 years especially in the part of the river below Pali
es Dam. I would guess that about only 10% or 15% of the fish that I catch in the South Fork are rainbows or cuttbows. I prefer the fight of a rainbow/cuttbow over a cutthroat any day but I still think it is a good idea to keep the rainbows/cuttbows in the South Fork. I've only kept about half the rainbows/cuttbows that I have caught in the South Fork the last couple of years because I wouldn't eat them. I don't like to keep wild fish but selective harvest is a very good management tool.
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es Dam. I would guess that about only 10% or 15% of the fish that I catch in the South Fork are rainbows or cuttbows. I prefer the fight of a rainbow/cuttbow over a cutthroat any day but I still think it is a good idea to keep the rainbows/cuttbows in the South Fork. I've only kept about half the rainbows/cuttbows that I have caught in the South Fork the last couple of years because I wouldn't eat them. I don't like to keep wild fish but selective harvest is a very good management tool.[signature]