03-01-2016, 03:10 PM
The DWR has stocked browns in lakes in recent years...Hyrum, Otter Creek, Piute, Starvation..to name a few. Also know of another lake that is stocked with browns yearly. Also a few rivers are stocked including the Weber.
Honestly, I've fished both lakes that are stocked with them, and lakes that aren't and I've noticed no real difference in catch rates. Browns that are stocked are close to the same genetic strain as the wild fish that already exist throughout Utah, and once they start feeding in the lake they act no different than any other brown.
As for scofield..Browns already exist in scofield, although in low numbers. The problem with stocking browns in scofield is the tributaries. All of the scofield tributaries are closed for the cutthroat spawn in the spring. Good luck getting the DWR to stock browns in there, when the tribs are managed as cutthroat streams (as they should be). The DWR has already rejected requests to stock Strawberry with browns for the same reasons...
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Honestly, I've fished both lakes that are stocked with them, and lakes that aren't and I've noticed no real difference in catch rates. Browns that are stocked are close to the same genetic strain as the wild fish that already exist throughout Utah, and once they start feeding in the lake they act no different than any other brown.
As for scofield..Browns already exist in scofield, although in low numbers. The problem with stocking browns in scofield is the tributaries. All of the scofield tributaries are closed for the cutthroat spawn in the spring. Good luck getting the DWR to stock browns in there, when the tribs are managed as cutthroat streams (as they should be). The DWR has already rejected requests to stock Strawberry with browns for the same reasons...
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