04-09-2016, 03:37 PM
The population will be just fine. The DWR plants them in Willard with the intention of people keeping them. Not with the intention of it being a catch and release fishery.
A lot of people are bothered when they see a lot of people fishing for "their fish", but when the weather is great and the fishing is great there will be crowds. This has gone on at Willard for many years and the fishery is doing just fine. Just look at the Gill net surveys if you're worried about the wiper numbers being impacted and it should relieve your worries.
Mike
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A lot of people are bothered when they see a lot of people fishing for "their fish", but when the weather is great and the fishing is great there will be crowds. This has gone on at Willard for many years and the fishery is doing just fine. Just look at the Gill net surveys if you're worried about the wiper numbers being impacted and it should relieve your worries.
Mike
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