Thank you, John. I know the importance of the chub in the trout's diet. The problem
here is that the chubs reproduce at such a fast rate, that they soon take over, and
all the food for young trout is consumed by the chubs, There are so many chubs that
the big trout can't begin to keep their population down. So, the chub is the enemy.
It seems that many of the prime trout fisheries of the western U. S. become so
infested with these "trash" fish, that the Wildlife Resources see no alternative other
than poisoning the whole fishery, trout and all, to be rid of the undesirable fish.
Then they start over with trout. It is a frustrating cycle to the management and the
fishermen alike. I don't know if this occurs in other parts of the U.S., or the
world.
Larry Johnson
Springville, Utah
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Hi Larry,
You may want to pass this info on to others who fly fish for troot.
The chub minnow is food for trout as eat them as well as fisherman use them
for bait.
The chub minnow is a great fishing bait for fishing walleye's,
northerns, and bass when fishing a live bait fishing rig, bobber
fishing or jig fishing. You want to fish the chub minnow in Fall for best
results.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY
> Tom: One the subject of the chubs in Strawberry, and other waters where
they are not desirable, I am convinced that they (the chubs) are brought in
live by fishermen who use them as bait. Nothing as irresistable to a big
Cutthroat as a live shiner or chub. I've seen it happen.
>
> Larry J
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/21/04 08:07AM >>>
> Well, old Tom's last name is a very appropriate description of people
> who make fish decrease! Don't get me wrong, I know fish harvest is an
> important management tool in many fisheries, I'm talking about those
> who ignore regulations that are designed to protect fish for important
> reasons. For example, here in Utah we have a fine high desert fishery
> called Strawberry Reservoir that consistently produces fish in the 18
> to 24 inch range (and their are much larger ones lurking, I am sure).
> This reservoir benefited from a multi-million dollar effort which
> killed ALL the fish (mostly a rough fish called a chub) and then was
> restocked the reservoir with native Bonneville cutthroat, a fish that
> co-evolved with chub and have kept them under control in their native
> water, Bear Lake. Also in the mix were sterile rainbows, since studies
> have show that cutbows don't have the same killer instincts.
>
> Well, the chub are making a comeback and the cause is clearly pressure
> from fishermen who ignore the regulations (based on Cutthroat
> population studies). In the end it is a regulation that is impossible
> to enforce unless the individuals involved chose to do it for the right
> reasons. Of course these are the same people who will blame the DWR's
> efforts to manage the fishery when the chubs make their comeback.
>
> Tom Davenport
>
> On Feb 21, 2004, at 7:15 AM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote:
>
> > "Fishing, if I a fisher may protest,
> > Of pleasures is the sweet'st, of sports the best,
> > Of exercises the most excellent.
> > Of recreations the most innocent.
> > But now the sport is marde, and wott ye why
> > Fishes decrease, and fishers multiply."
> >
> > Thomas Bastard (1598)
> >
> > --
> > JIMMY D. MOORE
> >
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> >
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> >
> > Jimmy D. Moore
> > 9409 Mesa Verde Circle
> > Woodway, TX 76712
> >
> > "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly
> > fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to a Quarterback."
> >
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>
> Tom Davenport
>
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