08-18-2015, 02:49 PM
[quote MMDon]If the meat wasn't off-putting we certainly wouldn't switch to the smaller 2 year olds while the larger spawners are still in the lake. To each his own but I fish with a lot of Kokanee fishermen that catch hundreds a year and none of us would keep a turned fish. Maybe we're just spoiled at having an unlimited supply of fish that haven't gone bad. For us, there isn't enough brine or smoke in the world. Someone once said putting lipstick on a pig only meant you still had a pig, now wearing lipstick.
I don't fish Big Elk so I don't have a dog in the fight of trying to preserve the fishery. If you can't catch them any other way, it is legal. I just shudder at the thought of eating fish, probably only good for dog food or your flower garden. [.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif[/img]
I'm out of here on this one! Enjoy![/quote]
Like I said, its not my cup of tea either. I could drive to that run in 30 minutes but I never have. Frankly, I don't know why folks get so excited to meat fish the salmon and steelhead runs in Idaho. Once you've eaten a chrome bright steelhead caught right above the bay or a springer caught in the lower Columbia, the thought of eating a tired fish that just swam all the way to Challis isn't very appealing. But, I know that many anglers on this board feel otherwise.
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I don't fish Big Elk so I don't have a dog in the fight of trying to preserve the fishery. If you can't catch them any other way, it is legal. I just shudder at the thought of eating fish, probably only good for dog food or your flower garden. [.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif[/img]
I'm out of here on this one! Enjoy![/quote]
Like I said, its not my cup of tea either. I could drive to that run in 30 minutes but I never have. Frankly, I don't know why folks get so excited to meat fish the salmon and steelhead runs in Idaho. Once you've eaten a chrome bright steelhead caught right above the bay or a springer caught in the lower Columbia, the thought of eating a tired fish that just swam all the way to Challis isn't very appealing. But, I know that many anglers on this board feel otherwise.
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