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Jul 12, 2020
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Harbinger
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It's still a mystery why they don't stock more rainbows in the lake. That is
Definitely causing more cuts to be caught and hence killed.
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My pet peeve is people that C&R while fishing with bait. That is unethical
letthewookieewin
Holochess World Champion
7/12/20 10:15am
I wouldn't do that but the state mandates it.
Harbinger
7/12/20 10:16am
^This. Combined with the slot at a place like strawberry, many more fish are likely killed than if there were just a
mvtoro
7/12/20 10:50am
Strawberry is especially terrible. They could fix a lot of it by letting you
Harbinger
7/12/20 11:34am
That's the purpose of the slot. It keeps the fish big. Last thing Strawberry
Backcountry
7/12/20 11:41am
That's not what strawberry claims is the reason for the slot.
Harbinger
7/12/20 11:45am
The purpose is chub control. Without mature Cutts the fishery is gone forever.
Backcountry
7/12/20 11:48am
It was the biggest rotenone project in the history of Earth at the time (May stay that way🤷🏼♂️). The big cutties are
mvtoro
7/12/20 12:21pm
If it were me, the slot would be 25" and the whole lake would be artificial only
Backcountry
7/12/20 12:28pm
Honestly, from what I've heard, the fishing is awful there now so you can have
Harbinger
7/12/20 1:43pm
That aint true. It's just different
Backcountry
7/12/20 1:57pm
No, it's still a pretty awesome fishery. When I'm fishing for Cutties up there I'm catching lots of fish between 17 and
mvtoro
7/14/20 12:54pm
It's still a mystery why they don't stock more rainbows in the lake. That is
Harbinger
7/12/20 4:28pm
The rainbows arent a great fit for strawberry. They get dominated by the chubs
Backcountry
7/12/20 4:43pm
Maybe they'll stock some bass for you.
Harbinger
7/12/20 4:54pm
Huh?
Backcountry
7/12/20 5:10pm
Honestly they should just let the chubs take over. What does it really matter?
Harbinger
7/12/20 5:38pm
Its a great fishery. Strawberry is awesome. What dont you like?
Backcountry
7/12/20 5:41pm
That's not what I've heard. I've heard you sit there most the day and catch
Harbinger
7/12/20 6:04pm
The Bear Lake Cutts are a different beast. They feed differently. There are a
Backcountry
7/12/20 7:04pm
Cuts are a boring fish and you can't keep them though. Not sure how it's a win.
Harbinger
7/12/20 7:08pm
I agree that they dont pull. But they probably average 18 or 19" and are
Backcountry
7/12/20 7:35pm
I'd prefer they get rid of rainbows entirely and allow you to keep a few cuts.
Harbinger
7/12/20 7:58pm
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ not the case most of the places I fish
letthewookieewin
7/12/20 10:55am
fish don't need those gills and lips and half their throat to live do they
BlueFrog
7/12/20 10:20am
It took time for a few responses to show up and to see Goliath’s post below before I figured out “C&R.”
Brisco
7/12/20 10:41am
Just cut the line on deeply hooked trout. The real killers with C & R are
Oatmeal
7/12/20 11:36am
I keep and eat all my fish (unless not allowed by law) so I use treble hooks.
Harbinger
7/12/20 11:40am
Fine by me. But I think I get better hookups with the singles.
Oatmeal
7/12/20 11:57am
Good info. Thanks.
Cougar-Duck
7/12/20 12:04pm
Montana does Hoot owl restrictions in places where trout water gets too warm for reasonable fishing
letthewookieewin
7/12/20 12:20pm
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