10-26-2010, 08:05 PM
RE "As for tigers in the Berry....why? Go to Scofield (or 150 other lakes in this state) if you want tigers. I think it's refreshing to have at least one solid fishery where they aren't dumping a billion tiger trout in there. I like catching tiger trout, I just don't want to do it everywhere. "
I agree with you. It seems like tigers are in just about every trout stillwater I have fished in this year except the Berry. It's not like there is a lack of opportunity to catch them.
As for sterile brookies and the like, what if a few escape the sterilization process and start breeding? I don't think there are ESA issues, but Strawberry as it is is an incredible fishery. Why risk messing it up? Why does everyone think that it will be better if the "species of the week" is added? Can't you guys be satisfied with catching double digit counts of 18-20+ inch fish on most trips? Where else are you going to do that?
As for browns, I have seen one picture of a post poisoning Berry brown caught out of there. There are no doubt more in there already.
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I agree with you. It seems like tigers are in just about every trout stillwater I have fished in this year except the Berry. It's not like there is a lack of opportunity to catch them.
As for sterile brookies and the like, what if a few escape the sterilization process and start breeding? I don't think there are ESA issues, but Strawberry as it is is an incredible fishery. Why risk messing it up? Why does everyone think that it will be better if the "species of the week" is added? Can't you guys be satisfied with catching double digit counts of 18-20+ inch fish on most trips? Where else are you going to do that?
As for browns, I have seen one picture of a post poisoning Berry brown caught out of there. There are no doubt more in there already.
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