Kamloops Rainbow

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[cool][#0000ff]About changing the slot to include rainbows...have you bounced that off your "connections"? I have broached the subject a few times with the guys that run the Strawberry program and the gist of their attitude is this:[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]1. Planting the sterile rainbows at least creates the potential for larger rainbows faster, because they keep eating and don't take time out for "romance".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]2. The plan is to leave the rainbows as a fully harvestable species, without slot limits, to satisfy the remnant group of anglers who still insist on taking home fish as a measure of how successful the trip was. This is supported by many of the posts on BFT. Anglers almost consider a 50 fish day...of slot cutts...as a given. But, they get all excited if they catch one or two KEEPER rainbows...regardless of size.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bottom line, it is highly unlikely that Strawberry will soon see rainbows included in the slot limits. Those who would like to catch more LARGE bows do not like this, but unfortunately the majority angling population still has to harvest a trout or two.[/#0000ff]
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