Survey results now online

[AmyC]

The results of our 2015 Fishing Regulations Survey are now online. Many thanks to all of you who took time to complete the survey and share your suggestions. Before you click the link, please keep the following in mind:

1. Pages 42–88 contain your candid thoughts, suggestions and concerns about fishing in Utah. In these pages, we opted to hide a few words and phrases, including personal identifiers (names, phone numbers and email addresses), profanity and references to specific ethnic groups.

2. Our fisheries coordinators, Drew Cushing and Paul Birdsey, are now reviewing all of the responses and working with regional managers to put together our recommendations for Utah's 2015 fishing season. Nothing has been finalized at this point.

When our regulation proposals are finalized, they will go out for public feedback in September. You will have a chance to weigh in on them at both the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) meetings and the Wildlife Board meeting.

And now, you may want to find a comfy place to settle in and read. [] Here's the link to the survey results: http://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/2015_fishin...esults.pdf

Amy Canning
Communications Specialist
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
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[weinerz4chopz]

Thanks for posting this. Thanks also for posting a suggestion I had in there about a body of water in Utah.
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[tightline]

Thanks for posting this Amy. I wish I would have seen and been involved in the survey.

I think we need more utilization of Kokanee. Jordanelle is the first to come to mind. They may even do OK in Rockport.

I think Porcupine needs tigers planted and not rainbows. The rainbows and Kokanee stunt as they don't switch over to a fish diet. However the wild browns do extremely well. Don't plant more rainbows which just compete withe the Kokanee for food but put some tiger trout which are an easily regulated predator and will also bring diversity and interest to the lake. I feel the 3" rainbows being planted are a waste.

I know there are some complaints about the Boulder Mountain but I personally love it and the diversity there. My only suggestion is more tigers and less Splake. I know very few people who go to any one lake there to target Splake but know many that target the fun Tigers. Use the Tigers as a management tool more often than Splake and many will sing you praises.

Tiger Musky in Cutler would open up an amazing Musky fishing opportunity in an under utilized fishery and would take the scrutiny and management pressures off of Newton.

Tiger trout in Strawberry with the same slot limit as the Cutts would make that fishery so much more interesting and shore angler friendly. Throw a few in and just watch what happens. Catching the same size Cutts all day is a turn off to many and they want a little diversity.

The Kokanee there are awesome kudos to whomever decided or pushed to plant them in Strawberry.

Make all of the Logan river above 3rd dam a cutthroat only stream. Quit planting rainbows in third dam and have the anglers remove the browns for you. Anglers of the Logan are passionate and and no limit catch and kill on brown trout above third dam could help sustain/restore this great natural cutthroat fishery. The browns have moved higher and higher over the years and we need to do something.

Thanks for all the great work you do for our fisheries.
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[Fishsticker]

Thanks for posting this. I just read all the comments. Some really good ones, also a whole lot of assumptions made by people. You folks in the DWR are doing a great job.
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[PACKFAN]

Thanks for posting Amy have a happy & safe 4th of July weekend.
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[albinotrout]

Interesting read. Some of the responses I just had to shake my head at.
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[lavaman]

Thanks Amy!
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