08-21-2006, 06:11 PM
I know you were joking about reacting physically with the guy. It embarrasses me some, though, to think I didn't automatically realize he was likely breaking the law.
It's funny how a mind works, or my mind at least. When I fish Strawberry or Jordanelle, all I think about are regulations, since size restrictions are so frequently discussed with regards to those waters and since the large cutthroat and smallmouth in those waters respectively usually fall within or outside the size restrictions of keeping fish there.
Utah Lake is another story. I know there are no limit to white bass there (though I rarely keep very many, or any, white bass out of UL), I always return catfish back to the water there, and since walleye are such a rarety (catching-wise) out of UL, I rarely think of the regulations when I fish UL.
I know how important it is to keep a proclamation handy when fishing and be aware of regulations on the water a person is fishing. Since we're talking about this in length, I'll be more vigilent next time I come across a potential violator.
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It's funny how a mind works, or my mind at least. When I fish Strawberry or Jordanelle, all I think about are regulations, since size restrictions are so frequently discussed with regards to those waters and since the large cutthroat and smallmouth in those waters respectively usually fall within or outside the size restrictions of keeping fish there.
Utah Lake is another story. I know there are no limit to white bass there (though I rarely keep very many, or any, white bass out of UL), I always return catfish back to the water there, and since walleye are such a rarety (catching-wise) out of UL, I rarely think of the regulations when I fish UL.
I know how important it is to keep a proclamation handy when fishing and be aware of regulations on the water a person is fishing. Since we're talking about this in length, I'll be more vigilent next time I come across a potential violator.
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