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Originally posted by Josh Roelofsen
like I said, clueless.......or just trying to justify keeping his limit every time out......
There's been enough studies done on the subject of catch and release to prove it works.....I believe the CRAA in toronto has some good info on the subject if anyone cares to look into it. They catch, monitor and tranfer many steelhead and have very rarely had any mortalities due to handling......
Plain and simple, if C&R didn't work you would be seeing a whole lot more dead trout on the banks......the catch rates on some tribs approach the total run #'s themselves yet they continue to see fish return year after year.....
Why not educate yourself on the merits of catch and release as well as selective harvest. Staying within the sustainable harvest rate, protection of maiden spawners and repeat spawning rates are all factors that need to be taken into consideration for proper resource management. Every group involved with the wild Steelhead populations around the great lakes will vouch for catch and release as the most important part of sustaining a fishery. The ongoing Portage Creek study on Lake Superiour would be a good place to start your reading.....
As far as bait goes, to each thier own......I use alot of artificials and flies myself. I also keep a few salmon, usually from lake O every fall for roe and if that runs out I buy hatchery stuff. Fish cleaning stations at the ports can be a good source of skein as well. If you've ever fished lake Ontario for salmon you'd quickly realize that there is no shortage of them! The creeks down that way are bursting at the seams with the big boots! The populations are more than healthy and have been sustaining relatively highharvest for decades. Pretty hard to put a dent in their #'s in my opinion.
That's the last i'll say on the subject as I'm sure this idiot will continue to try and argue although he has absolutely no basis for any argument he makes......
Josh
Very well said Josh not much ya could add to that