04-21-2011, 05:25 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Releasing the large females is a noble thought but entirely unnecessary in Utah Lake. The lake is overrun with walleyes...including large females. Just because the average fisherman can't catch them does not mean they are endangered.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No need to harass another angler because they keep a large walleye. it is purely a matter of personal choice. There is NO WAY that a healthy walleye water like Utah Lake could ever be cleaned out of walleyes by anglers. The only times the walleyes have suffered is during a drought when they have poor spawning and the white bass population drops because they also have poor spawning.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Every year there are tens of thousands of big walleyes that die of old age in Utah Lake. Removing a few for the table ain't gonna hurt it. And, contrary to what the walleye-huggers like to promote...the big ones are just as good to eat as the small ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No need to harass another angler because they keep a large walleye. it is purely a matter of personal choice. There is NO WAY that a healthy walleye water like Utah Lake could ever be cleaned out of walleyes by anglers. The only times the walleyes have suffered is during a drought when they have poor spawning and the white bass population drops because they also have poor spawning.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Every year there are tens of thousands of big walleyes that die of old age in Utah Lake. Removing a few for the table ain't gonna hurt it. And, contrary to what the walleye-huggers like to promote...the big ones are just as good to eat as the small ones.[/#0000ff]
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