10-26-2010, 07:40 PM
I agree. How does it hurt to throw in some sterile species (and browns) to add variety. If the only reproducing species are cutts and kokes and browns, then there isn't an risk of long-term damage that can't be undone.
Can you imagine Strawberry that has trout population of 40% cutt, 20% bows, 10% hybrid, 15% tiger, 10% brookie and 5% brown?! Talk about a money producer! I would have no reason to fish anywhere else! And I can't see how this in any way would threaten the cutt population. STop planting the other species for 3 years and it would go back up to 80% cutt. Since browns and cutts dont hybridize, you would only have to put browns in once or twice and that should be enough for a small self sustaining population.
I would imagine that such a combination would provide more consistency with the fishery. Please oh please DWR read this thread and somehow make it happen.
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Can you imagine Strawberry that has trout population of 40% cutt, 20% bows, 10% hybrid, 15% tiger, 10% brookie and 5% brown?! Talk about a money producer! I would have no reason to fish anywhere else! And I can't see how this in any way would threaten the cutt population. STop planting the other species for 3 years and it would go back up to 80% cutt. Since browns and cutts dont hybridize, you would only have to put browns in once or twice and that should be enough for a small self sustaining population.
I would imagine that such a combination would provide more consistency with the fishery. Please oh please DWR read this thread and somehow make it happen.
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