Should the DWR allow anglers to spearfish...2015 Fishing 1 64.86% 827 35.14% 448 Q1 Spearfishing is...

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2015 Fishing 1 64.86% 827 35.14% 448 Q1 Spearfishing is currently allowed in 21 waterbodies across Utah. Some of these waterbodies have catch-and-kill or no-limit regulations for illegally introduced species. Should the DWR allow anglers to spearfish for illegally stocked species in any waterbodies where they've been introduced? a. Would you support spearfishing in the Green River (including section A) for smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, burbot and channel catfish? Answered: 1,275 Skipped: 27 Total 1,275 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Answer Choices Responses Yes No

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Q1Spearfishingiscurrentlyallowedin21waterbodiesacrossUtah.Someofthesewaterbodieshavecatch-and-killorno-limitregulationsforillegallyintroducedspecies.ShouldtheDWRallowanglerstospearfish

forillegallystockedspeciesinanywaterbodieswherethey'vebeenintroduced?a.Wouldyousupport

spearfishingintheGreenRiver(includingsectionA)forsmallmouthbass,northernpike,walleye,burbotandchannelcatfish?

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Q2b.WouldyousupportspearfishingatSandHollowReservoirforsmallmouth

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Q3c.WouldyousupportspearfishingatQuailCreekReservoirforsmallmouth

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Q4d.WouldyousupportspearfishingatGunlockReservoirforsmallmouthbass?

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Q5e.WouldyousupportspearfishingatUtahLakefornorthernpike?

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Q6Currently,youmaypossessuptotwodailylimits,aslongasthefishwerecaughtondifferentdays.ShouldtheDWRrestrictthedefinitionof“possession”toapplyonly

tofishananglerhasinthefieldorintransit?Thiswouldexcludefishathomeor

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Q7Howmanyfriendswhoarenewtofishing—orwhohavenotfishedinthepastyear—haveyouinvitedtogo

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Q8Nationalresearchsuggeststhatlargebaitsdon’thurttigermuskies.Forsimplicity'ssake,theDWRproposes

removingtheone-inchbaitrequirementfromCottonwood,BullockandJohnsonreservoirs.Wouldyousupportthis

change?Answered:1,257 Skipped:45

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Q9ThecurrentregulationontroutatFishLakeallowsyoutoharvestonefishover28inches.Afterreviewingannualnettingdata,DWRbiologistssupportaregulationchangethatallowsanglerstoharvestonefishover24inches.Wouldyousupportthis

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Q10OakCreekReservoir(UpperBownsReservoir)ontheBoulderMountainhasareputationfortrophybrooktrout.Thesizeandqualityofbrooktroutaredecliningbecauseofanincreaseinthepopulation.Thisincreaseiscausedbytheyear-to-yearreproductionandsurvivalofbrooktroutinthereservoir.AcommitteeofanglersandDWRrepresentativeshasproposedtwooptionstoreducethepopulation,which

wouldrestorethesizeandqualityofbrooktrout.Whichoptiondoyousupport?

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Rotenonetreatment...

Increasethelimitofbro...

Nochangeinmanagement.

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Rotenonetreatment(removalofallbrooktrout)followedbythestockingofsteri lebrooktrout.Thisoptionwouldresultinreducedfishingopportunitiesfortwotothreeyearswithlong-termbenefits.

Increasethel imitofbrooktroutfrom8to16fishperdayatOakCreekReservoir.Thisoptionmightreducethepopulationenoughtoincreasethesizeandqualityoftheremainingfish.

Nochangeinmanagement.

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Q11TheBoulderMountaincommitteehasdecidedthatthebiggestfactoraffectingtrophybrooktroutinlakesonBoulderMountainisanovercrowdedpopulation.Competitionbetweenfishhascausedslowerfishgrowth.ThecommitteehasproposedthattheDWRadjuststockingrateswhereneededandallowadditionalharvest.WouldyousupportchangingtheBoulderMountainregulationstoa4fish

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Q12Telluswhatelseisonyourmind.Ifyouhaveanysuggestions,complaints,concernsorcommentsaboutfishinginUtah,wewanttohearthem.Pleaseshare

yourthoughtsintheboxbelow.Answered:720 Skipped:582

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1 Isupportequalrightsforspearfishingastowatersthatgamefishmaybetakeninandl imitsect.Idoalsosupportregulationstoprotecthealthygamefishpopulationssuchasnotspearingbassduringthespawn.ThatbeingsaidIdon'tseewhypeoplearntaloudtospearfishsuchaswhitebassthathavenobagl imitinanybodyofwater.Alsowhynotallowspearfishingofanyfishthathasacatchkil l regulationinthebodyofwaterthatappliesto?SpearfishermengreatlycontributetothecontroloftrashfishsuchascarpandIwouldl iketoseemorewatersopentothesportinthefuture.

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2 plantbassinjordanell 6/18/20146:06PM

3 AsyoumayhavenoticedIdonotl ikespearfishing.IfindithardfortheDWRtomanagethattypeofsport.Ialsowouldl iketoseetheregulationsopenabit.IfishforbassandIbelievethattheslotdoesnotworkaswellaswewouldl iketothink.Iwouldl iketoseemorebodiesofwatermanagedforthebassfishingsport,lookintostockingbassthatwil ldofarbetterinourlakesaswell.Spots,Northern,Florida,justtothinkabout.TroutagainIdonotbelieveinslotssolet'sopenourfishingthroughtoutthestate.Thanks

6/16/201411:18AM

4 Firstwiththisyearschangeforthe2ndpolepermitIthinkthewordingusedwhenitwasannouncethatthiswouldgol iveinJulyneededsomehelp.Thepointthatneededhelpwastoinsurethatcurrentl icenseholders(withorwithouta2ndpolepermitthatexpiredbeforeJuly1st)understoodthattheydidnotneedtowaitti l l afterJuly1sttobuyal icensetotakeadvantageofthenewruleonceJuly1stcomes.Iwouldl ikealsotoaskformoreinformationtobemadeavailableonhowtogetinvolvedbeyondthewildlifeboardandracthatyoualreadyhavegoodinformationon.WhatI'mlookingforisawayIcouldeithersignupforemail,putanameonlestorotherwisefindoutaboutopportunitiesthatIcouldvolunteermytimetohelpout.Withallthemixedinterestedutahanglershavebetweenusalli twouldbenicetosomehowgetaviewonwhatiscomingup.IguessI'dalsoweighinhereonhowIfeelaboutthequestionsthesesurvey'sask.IfindmyselfmostlycompelledNOTtorobsomeoneelseofanopportunitythatmightappealtothemmuchlikethethingsIl ikeappealtome.Idon'tspearfish,butIdon'twanttosnubthemandrobthemofanopportunity.HoweverIfeellessthenanexpertonhowspearfishingdoesordoesnotaffectafishery.SowhenaskedthesequestionsIfindmyselftornandwithnoc learpathtoresolution.Iendupfall ingtothesidethatsaysheygivetheotherguysachancetooandthenafterIpickthatIgetnervousofwhathaveIjustvotedtosupportreally?IfIgottoBFTorUWNorsomeotherwebforumIgetcangetalotofopinionsandtheyarec learlyopinionsthoughmanyarepresentedassomeones"fact".ButtheDWRdoesn'tseemtooffermuchtohelpsiftthroughalltheopinionsoutthere.Icanrespecttheemotionalbattlethatcomesupifyouallweighinonthingstoheavyonthoseforumstoo...SoI'mleftwithoutasolidsuggestiontoresolvetheissueIfacebutIsti l l wantedtopointitoutasothersmayseesomethingthatcouldhelp.IgrewuphereinUtahtroutfishingStrawberryandthelakesupnearTrialLake(Washington,Shadow,etc).Iloveditall.NowIloveitallthatmuchmoreasI'velearnednotonlyhowtofishthoselakesfortroutbutmanyotherlakesandformanyotherspecies.WereallydohavesomethingspecialhereandIappreciatealltheworkyoualldo.Thanks!

6/15/20149:30PM

5 Havingasecondpolepermitshouldallowforagreaterallowedstockoffish,beitthesameallowednumberoreven50%ofallowednumberoffishfromthenfirstpole.Forexample:ifthelimitis2fishwiththeregularpermit,thel imitshouldincreaseto1or2additionalfishwithasecondpolepermit.

6/14/20145:34PM

6 Daviscountyneverhastherepondsstocked 6/14/201412:25PM

7 Puttheslotl imitbackonPanguitchLake.Policetheidiotsthatarekeepingfishthatarec learlysupposedtobereturnedtothewater.

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8 Pleasechangestrawberryslotto24"strawberryneedsmorecubbeatersandbiggerfish.Pleaseconsiderloweringthel imitofwalleyeto3atWillardbaytheyarereallygettingsloterred.

6/13/201410:25PM

9 GunlockLGBlimitof1over12"shouldbeadjusted.Aslotl imitbetween14"to18"orsomethingclosetothatwouldbeamoreeffic ientwaytothemanagethatfisheryIMHO.

6/13/201410:01PM

10 Makefishingregulationsaseasytofollowsoaparentdoesnothavetoaccompanyachildinthefield.Makethedailyandpossessionl imitthesamesoIdon'thavetoworrywhatdayIcaughtthemonandIcancareformyfish.

6/13/20149:31PM

11 AllowanglerstofishallriversinUtahinc ludingthosethatrunthroughprivateland.Provideprovisionsforanglerstooccupylandwithin1feetofallriversandbodiesofwaterswithinprivateland.Thiswouldincreaseopportunity,health,andsizeoffish.Itwouldalsoallowanglerstofishwatersthathavenotbeenfishedinyears.Provideincentivesforanglerstopickupandremovetrashfromareasborderingbodiesofwater.

6/13/20149:04PM

12 Wouldl iketoseemorerainbowtroutstockedinthereservoirs.Notsomanybass.Seemsasifweareturningmostreservoirsintobassfisheries.

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13 Ihaveaquestionthatwil lsuggestit'sownchange.WHYinthenameofgod,doyourestric tthenumberofi l legallystockedfishcaughtandkept,nottomentionWHENandWHEREyoucanfishforthem?Specifically,DeerCreekreservoir(andotherswiththeEXACTsameissue).Walleyewereil legallystockedthereMANYyearsago,andyetassoonasyourealizedtheywereinthereyoustoppedallowingthemtobecaughtintheinletsduringspawning,ANDyouhaveasetl imitonthem.Ifyoudidn'twantthemthere,anddidn'tPUTthemthereyourselves,WHYNOTLETUSCATCHASMANYOFTHEMASPOSSIBLEASANDWHENPOSSIBLE?

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14 THANKSFORGETTINGOURINPUT,ITISNICETOFEELWEHAVEASAY!!! 6/13/20147:03PM

15 TheWipershavebeenagreatfishtohaveinUtah.AlsoistheStrawberryrestric tionsreallyworking?Ifsowhyaren'tmore10lbpluscutsbeingcaught.Strawberryisn'tthefunfamilyfishingplaceitusedtobe,thisneedstobelookedat.Thecutsarenotthatexcitingtocatchespeciallywhentheyareall16-19".Ihavequitrainbowfishing.NowIfishforWalleye,Pike,Wiperandsti l lfishtheLakeTroutattheGorge.Idotakescoutsforrainbowfishingthroughtheice.Ihavealwayshadafishingl icensemywholel ifenow56yearsold.Iamtryinghardtomakesuremygrandkidsenjoyfishing,butitdoesconcernmethattherearesomanyotherthingsthattheycandonow.Thanksforl istening,andtryingtoimprovefishingforallofus.

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16 Whentroutfishingwithbatenocatchandrelease.Fishcaughtmustbekeptunti ll imitisfi l led 6/13/20145:27PM

17 ExtendingthedocksatWillardwouldmakeforaLOTlesscongestioninthemarinas.Whataboutalifetimefishingl icenseonceyoureachaspecifiedageofsay55.

6/13/20144:31PM

18 Youaredoingagreatjob,keepupthegoodwork. 6/13/20144:24PM

19 Watchmoreforl i tteringandoverharvestingoffish. 6/13/20143:44PM

20 Iwouldl iketoseetheslotl imitsatstrawberryreservoiradjusted.Somethingl ikethis...theupperendoftheslotl imitoncuttsraisedto+24".Also,aslotl imitonrainbowswouldbefun.somethinglikea20"minimumonrainbowtrout.Itwouldbegreattoseetherainbowsgrowabitbeforetheyaretaken.oncethebowshitaboutthe14-16"mark,theyappeartobeharvestedveryeffic iently.ThankstotheDWRandyourefforts...

6/13/20143:13PM

21 HastheDWRconsideredintroducingtigertroutintoStrawberryreservoir?ThereappearstobeasignificantpopulationofchubsintheshallowsthroughoutthereservoirandtheBonnevil lecutthroatsseemtosticktothedeeperwatermoreorlessyearround,leavingthemunmolested.Wouldthetigersfi l l anichethatiscurrentlyopen?Rainbowsdon'tseemtobesignificantpisc ivoresandthecutthroatsofferacceptablebutnotexceptionalanglingopportunities.Morespecifically,theydon'tfightparticularlywell,theyappeartopreferdeeper(30'ft)watermakingthemdifficulttocatchonanythingbutdeeptroll inggear,andseemtostopfeedingforsignificantperiodsoftimeinthespring.

6/13/201412:51PM

22 Iknowthatinanefforttoreduceoperatingcostsitwouldbetoyouradvantageputonthehomepageapulldownforvolunteerwork.Andthenhavethemoderatorsforthepopularfishingblogspostiteverynowandagaintokeepsupport.Iknowtherearelotsofpeoplewho'dlovetohelpimprovefishinglocations.andpreventc losuresofplacesl iketheknollsbyutahlake.

6/13/201411:59AM

23 Iwouldl iketobeabletochumforcatfish.SadlyIdon'tthinkthatwil leverybelegal. 6/13/201411:41AM

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24 Isti l l donotl ikeseeingtheInletchannelatWillardBayopentoyearroundfishing,Iwouldl iketoseethechannelc losedduringthewalleyespawningseason.Isignedapetitiontohavethechannelc losedbackinthelate70'sandwishithadremainedthatway.

6/13/201410:06AM

25 Createanappthatl iststherulesandregulationsofthelakes/ponds/riversthroughoututah. 6/13/20149:42AM

26 strawberryreservoir,i fishnearlyeveryFriday,imaflyfisherman.inakickboatsoimovearoundslowly,iuseadepthfinderfishlocatorandihaveseenadecreaseinfishpopulation,everyyearitgetsworse.ifishthislakemywholel ife,theplacesinormallygo,wherewehadgreatsuccess,imluckytoseeafish,thisisJune,inotheyventureouttodeeperwater,whenwatertemperaturerises.iventureoverdeeperwater.40to93feetipickupfishbutbutfarandfew.mygotoplaceschickencreekwestandeast,sameoldtactics,imluckytogetoneallday,hawspointsamething,throughoutthedayintothenightnothing.fishfindertellsitall,therearenofish.ithinkthereistomanyviolatorsontheshorel ines,keepingtomanyfish,nogamewardentobefound,ihaveseenpeoplewadingintheinletswithnetsthathavenosense,thedamagetheycause.thisreservoirneedsmoreenforcement.thetrashthatipickup.thisplaceneedsattention.

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27 Moregoldentroutwherefeasible.Thediversityofspeciesisanexcitingthingtopromotefishing. 6/12/20149:45PM

28 Putinaslotl imitonbassfrom14"to20"ti l l abetterwaytogetbiggerbassinourlakesalongtheWasatchfrontl ikeDeerCreekJordanelle,Eastcanyon,Pineview..

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29 Keepworkingtowardsgivingvariedanglingopportunities!Ifeell ikethestatehasdoneagreatjobatthis,butcontinuingtheeffort(esp.incentralUtah)issti l l needed.Gettingawarm-waterhatcherywouldgoalongways.

6/12/20146:49PM

30 makefeedingducksgeeseetcatallcommunitypondsi l legal.Tiredofseeingemptybreadwrappersleftbehindbyduckfeeders.Theyalsomoveinrightontopofwhileyouarefishingtofeedthesebirdswhichisveryrude.Especiallyatwil lowpond.

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31 1.ThereisahugepopulationoflargemouthbassatUtahLakewiththemajorityover12inches,theaveragefishis16to18inches.Itistimetopleaseremovetheexcessivelystric tslotofonlyonefishover12inches.2.ThepopulationofwalleyeatUtahLakeissimplyenormous!Theslotl imitofoneover24inchesistoorestric tive,thereareanuncountablenumberofwalleyeover24inchesandthemajorityofthemthisyearwereover24inches.Thiseffectivelyreducesthewalleyel imitfromtenfishtoonlyonefishonmostdays.Pleaseallowanglerstoharvestmorewalleyeinthelimitedamountoftimethattheyareavailabletocatchinspring.Pleaseremovethesizel imitonwalleyeonUtahlake.3.Theprovoriverwil lsoonbedestroyedtosavethejunesucker.Pleaseconsideropeninguptheriverduringthewalleyeruntogiveanglersachancetocatchsomegamefishforafewmoreyearsbeforeeverythingisruined.4.Thecrappiepopulationisnowabundantatpineview.Pleaseconsiderchangingthel imitbacktotheoriginal50statewidel imit.

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32 Thewayyourdailyl imitquestioniswordedisprettyconfusinginthissurveywasn'tsurewhatitwastalkingabout.Haveyouconsideredopeningupperfishcreekinthescofielddrainagetocatchandreleaseorbarblesshooks.Flyfishingonlysomethingworkwithussomewaydon'tjustc loseit.i tsawonderfulfisherythatwelovetointroduceyoungfishermantoflyfishing,Justc losingitreallyrestric tsgenerationsoffamiliesthathavefisheditforyears.thanksforgivingusachancetocomment.

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33 Iwouldl iketoseewhitebassfurthernorth.Currentlythefarthestnorthforwhitebassisbountifulpondwhichhasatwofishpossessionl imit,Ibelievewil lardbaywoulddoquitewellwithalargepopulationofwhitebass.Communitypondsshouldonlyallowyouthtohaveapossessionl imitfartomanyadultscatchkil l andoffertherecatchtoothersastheyareleavingwhichisi l legal

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34 PutWalleyeinNewtonReservoir.TheCrappieandsunfisharestuntedandnumerous,TigerMuskyaren'tkeepingup.

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35 Everthinkaboutal i fetimefishingl icense? 6/12/20149:28AM

36 IthinkyouguyshaveadifficultjobandIamhappywithyourefforts.TheonlysuggestionIhaveisthereisagrowingfollowingofKokaneeSalmon.Iknowtheywil lnotsurviveinmanyreservoirsaroundthestate,butifpossibleandwhereitmakessense,itwouldbenicetohavemoreopportunitytocatchthesefish.FlamingGorgeandStrawberryseemtobeproducingwell.

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37 WillardBay:requiresadditionalstockingofWalleyeandWipersduetothenumberofanglersthatvisitthelake!Cormorantsareeatingmorethantheirshareofnewlyplantedfish!THERESHOULDBEAHUNTINGSEASONONTHEM!Ihaveseenthesebirdsswallowa10inchfishbefore!

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38 Iwouldl iketoseeamandatorykil l ofstripedbassonLakePowell.ManyIknowreleasesmallorskinnystripers,whichencouragesaboomandbustcycle.AnyotherideastomakeLakePowellaconsistentStripedBassfishery.Keepupthegreatwork!

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39 Iwouldl iketoseetheFish&Gamesendacourtseynotificationtoal icenseethattherel icensewil lexpiresoon.Likeamonthnotification.Thanks

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40 UtahDWRIhavefishedOakCreekformoreyearsthanmanyofyourbiologisthavebeenaround.Thatreservoiristhemostsacredplaceonthebouldermountains.OneoftheworstthingsthatIeversawwastheroadbeingsmoothedoutsoitcouldbeaccessedbyacarbasically.IfearevenmoreforthatfisherynowthatIhavelearnedthatyoufeelitisoverpopulated.Brooktroutaresacred.Oakcreekissacred.Eventhethoughtthatyouwouldkil l everyfishfortrophysakemakesmesick.Haveyoushockedthelake?whatwereyourresults?whatisatrophyfishtoyou?Myphonenumberis Mynameis .YoucancallmeanytimeIwil l takeanyoneyouwantmetodowntothatlakeandcatch3pluspoundbrooktroutwithanaverageof1.5poundfish.Yestheirareafewsmalleronesbutsti l l Icatchmore1poundplusbrooktroutinthatlakethananywhereinUtah.Ifyouhaveshockeditpleasecallmeandletmeknowwhatyoufound,ifyouconsidershockingitIambeggingyouletmecomeandhelp.IknowthatOakCreekisnotoverpopulatedbysmallfish.Pleasejustmakeita8fishl imitforayearthanpleasejustlettheroadgobacktoa4wheelertrailonly.Idon'twanttotakeawayfromtherandomcitizenbutIhavecaughtthestaterecordbrooktroutmorethanonceinoakcreek.Iwil l begladtoshowyoupicturesandletyouseethemount.Letthatplaceremainsacred,thereareplentyofplacestofishthatareamazing,tomeoakcreekissomuchmorethanamazing,itisspectacularandgodsgifttothefishermanwholovesquitepeacefulmonsterbrooktroutfishing.Thankyouforthechancetovoicemyconcernsandwishes.PLEASEDONTPOISONOAKCREEK,LetmetakeyouthereIwil l showyouthattherearemanylargefish.

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41 Iamsti l l opposedtotohavingtheinletatWillardBayopenfortheannualspawn/"snag-fest"!! 6/12/20148:09AM

42 Returntoartific ialfl iesandluresonlybetweenmidwaybridgeandDeerCreek. 6/12/20147:28AM

43 Iwouldl iketoseelureonlyfishingfromthemouthofWeberCanyonuptoatleastaboveHenefer.IhaveseenseveralBCTdeadintheriverrecently,couldbeduetobaitfishersreleasinginjuredfishthatcannotsurvivewhentheyremovepowerbait/worms.

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44 Don'tpoisonOakCreekReservoir.Itisoneofthebestplacestofish. 6/11/201410:30PM

45 ClosethesouthinlettoWillardBayduringthewalleyespawn. 6/11/201410:22PM

46 Puttherainbowsinpanguitchlakebackintotheslotl imit. 6/11/201410:03PM

47 WhynotletususebaitinMinersvil leReservoir.Ikeepsayingthis,eventhoughthereisaslotl imittheBerryisthesame.Whynot?Orjusthaveittoicefishingwithbaitonly.Itwouldbenicetotipyourrigwithsomethingandwhenyouhaveaj igonfishhardlyeverswallowthehooksothemortalityratewouldnotbehigh.PleaselookintothisIwouldappreciateit.Minersvil ledoesnotgetfishedmuchanywaylikethebodiesofwaterupnorth.

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48 Haveyoueverthoughtaboutputtingkokaneeinjordanelle?Ithinkitwouldhelpthebrowntroutaswellasbeaperfectfitwithhowdeepthelakeisandhowperfecttheprovoisaspawningtributary.

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49 Catchandrealeasonmostlakesorchangethel imits...orputslotl imitsonalllakes 6/11/20149:08PM

50 IwanttothanktheDivision,andWayneGustavesoninparticular,forremovingthewalleyel imitandslotprovisionsatLakePowell.Previouslyananglercouldnotfi l letwalleyeduetotheonel imitonanywalleyeover24".CampingforseveraldaysatLakePowellrequirestheretainedfishtobefi l letedandputonice.Thiswasawelcomedchange.

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51 Spearfishingisnotfishing,itishunting!Justbecauseananglercanseeafish,itdoesnotmeanthattheywil lcatchit.Iftheydocatchthefish,theyhavetheoptionofreleasingit.Thereisnowaytopoliceorobservespearfishingbecauseittakesplacebelowthesurface.Utahshouldhavemorerestric tionsforspearfishing!IcannotmakeRACmeetings.Thereshouldbemoresurveysl ikethistogetabroaderresponsefromthepublic !Thesesurveysneedtobepostedinamannerthattheycaneasilybefoundonthewebsite!

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52 Pleaseconsideranincreaseinthenumberof"warmwater"fisheriesastherehasbeenasignificantincreaseinthenumberofwarmwaterfishermanandasawarmwateranglermanyofthefisherieshavefelttheimpactofthisandtheanglingpressureinthepast3+yearsbasedonmyexperienceandotherconversations.Strawberryhasshownasa"posterchild"forareverseslotl imitandthisisamanagementtoolthatcouldbeusedveryeffectivelyonotherbodiesofwateraswellasithasgeneratedmany18-20"fishinstrawberrywhichattractsanglersmuchmorethan10"fishdoandalsoallowsforahigheramountofannualreproductionbythesematurefish.Foragetrulyneedstobeconsideredasasubsidyinmanyofourwarmwaterfisheriesduetothenatureofthewaterfluctuationsinourreserviorswhichcreatesminimalcoverinmidtolatesummer.Anincreaseinforagecouldhaveasolidimprovementonthesizeandpossiblyquantityoffishinthesefisheries.Thiscouldalsoassistin"flatteningout"theboomandbustcyclesthatUtahhasseeninthesefisheriesinthepast.Thetalkofbrooktrout"trophy"managementinthebouldermountainsisinterestingandagoodthingIbelieve.Ijustwishthatotherfisherieswouldbemanagedastrophyfisheriessuchassandhollow,Yubaandothersthatgenerate"trophy"sizedfishforbodiesofwateratthislatitude.These"trophy"fisheriesattractoutside(thestate)revenuemuchmoresothananaveragefishery.Yubaisagreatexampleofafisherythatwasanamazingpikefishery3+yearsagobutduetoadramatic increaseinanglingpressureandNOprotectionoftrophyfish38"+butespecially40"+thisfisheryhasseennearlyallofthepeoplethatfishedandprotecteditsresources(3+yearsago)nolongerfishingitduetothepoorcatchrates(peranglerhour)of38"+fish.Itisverysadtoseeafisheryl ikethatwhichhadminimalmanagementgenerateTrophyfishyetas"management"steppedintoitthequantityoftrophyfishhasbeenreducedduetoavastincreaseinanglingpressureyetnoadditionalprotectionofthetrophyfish-itneedsareverseslotof35-45"NOTallowedtobekept.Itseemstheseideasandmethodsareappliedtothecoldwater-suchasstrawberry-butwarmwaterfishhavenothistoricallybeenperceivedwiththesame"value"asatroutinthestateofUtah.IdorealizeatrophytroutrivercanproducesignificantrevenueaswellandISUPPORTTHAT.ItisjustthatIamaskingthatwarmwaterspeciesbetreatedwithsimilarrespect.JordanellewasafewyearsagoadestinationSmallmouthfisherythatwashometoverylargefishwithpeopleIwouldtalktooftentraveling4-10hourstochaseoneoftheselargefish....yettoday(5yearslater)itishardtogetalocalc lubtoevenholdaneventonthelakeduetothelowqualityoffish.Winningweightshavegonefrom20+lbsfor5fishdownto6.5lbsfor5fish-thisisSIGNIFICANTyetseemstobereceivingl ittleactionorcommunicationtotheanglersonhowitwil l beaddressed.Thisisnottobearant-butasincereandpleadingrequestforhelpinthewarmwaterfisherieswhosepopularityisdramaticallyincreasingataratenotrelativetoallocationofrevenuetosupportthesefisheries.Thankyouforyourtimeandefforts.

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53 WhyissomuchextrawaterrunoutofUtahLakepriortothemajorityofthefishspawning?ItgetssentdownthebypasscanaltotheGSL.Thatwatercouldbeheldunti llaterinthesummerandsti l lbesentdownthecanal.Thatcouldpossiblyhelpthefisheryinthecanalitself.theforagebaseinthecanalwouldimprovewithabetterspawnupstreaminthelake.Alsotheaccesstothecanalshouldbeimprovedsomorepeoplecouldtakeadvantageoftheexcellantcatfishingtobehad.

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54 maybeifyouwouldtakesomerestric tionsoffofotherareas,therewouldn'tbeasmuchpressureonsomeofthesmallerlakes.LikeStrawberry,Scolfield.ect....

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55 I(alongwithmanyofmyfriends)realizethatit'snotintheDWR'shands,butnotallowinglegalaccesstowaterthatrunsthroughprivatepropertiesneedstogobacktotheoldlaw,whichissimilartosurroundingStates.

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56 Wouldl iketoseemorecatchandreleaseartific ialflyandlurefisheriesfortroutfishing;particularlylakeswheretrophytroutcouldbegrown.Considertighteningregulationonstrawberrytoraisethetopendoftheslotto24"-26".Wouldl iketoseemorehabitatremediation,restorationandconservationforcoldwatertroutfisherieswithwild/nativetroutandlessstocking.Wouldl iketoseemorenative/wildtroutfisheriesingeneral.Wouldl iketohavemoreaccesstofishcountsandbiologydata,particularlyonwarmwaterfisheries;wouldl iketoknowwhatisgoingonwiththevarioiuswalleyepopulations.thanks

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57 Plantfishthatcanreproduceforthereself.Thel ittlecreeksandhighmountainlakesthathadgoodlittlebrooksinthemnowarereplacewithhybrids,thatarenotstockatnumbersthattheyhadyearsago.

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58 Strongerpenaltiesforpeoplewhobreaktheregulations 6/11/201411:23AM

59 Thereneedstobeahigherpresenceatcommunitywaters.Therealsoneedstobesomethingdoneaboutthepelicansandcormorants.Therearemanypeoplewhoarereallygettingfedupwiththesebirdsandarewil l ingtotakemattersintheirownhands.Iforonecannotstandtowatchthemrapethecommunitypondsunchecked.

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60 LovefishingUtah.I'mfromColoradobutIbuyaannualnonresidenteveryyear(someyearsIdon'tevenbuyacoloradol iscense).

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61 powerbaitandcheesei l legaloncatchandreleaseorslotl imitlakes 6/11/201410:37AM

62 Ibelievethereshouldbemoreslotl imitregulationsespeciallyonhighlyfishedareas.Iwaspleasedtohearofthenewslotl imitsonlostcreekreservoirintroducedlastyear.IthinktheOgdenriverneedsaslotl imittoproducelargersizedtrout.Troutbetween12and17inchesbelowtheOgdencanyonshouldbeprotected.TherearetoomanysmalltroutontheOgdenRiver.

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63 Iwouldl iketocommendtheDWRforexpandingthestockingprogramsinUtah.TheGoldenTroutintheUintas,thestockingofKokaneeinElectric Lakewhereallexcitingadditionsthatmadethe$26licensefeewellworthit!TheonlysuggestionIhaveisachangetohowfishingpermitsaresoldtoresidentsvsnonresidents.Ihappentosellfishingl icensesatalocalWalmart.EverynowandthenIgetacustomerwhowantstobuyaresidentl icense,eventhoughtheyflatoutadmitthattheyarearesidentinanotherstate.Perhapsasmallparagraphcouldbeaddedtotheproclamationexplainingtheconsequencesofbuyingaresidentfishingl icensewhenyouareanon-resident.ThanksforallyourhardworkandtimethatyouguysandgalsputintoUtah'sfisherieseveryday!

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64 Inattempttocreatemoretrophyc lassfishimplementstocking5-6"troutforsportfishforage 6/11/201410:21AM

65 spearfishingshouldhaveaseasonandl imitsanddefinitelyoffl imits 6/11/201410:17AM

66 Regulatespearfishingashunting.Itisnotangling!Haveadrawsameasbiggameforpermit. 6/11/201410:03AM

67 notatthistime 6/11/201410:01AM

68 Iwouldl iketoseemoreeffortsbeingmadetohelpbassfisheriessuchasjordanelle.Itwasaworldc lassbassfisheryandnowitisoneoftheworstinthestate.Idon'twanttoseethathappenwithourothergoodbassfisheriesandwouldl iketoseejordanellebacktowhatitwasoneday.Iwouldalsolikeittobeal ittleeasiertoobtainapermittoholdabasstournamentonabodyofwater.Ihaveheardithasbeensuchahassletogetthesepermitsthattheyarenotdoingtournamentsonbodiesofwatersuchasflaminggorge.Itonlybenefitstheeconomyofmanilaofwhateverc ityisholdingthetournament.Thefishareallhandledwellandthedeathrateonfishinatournamentissosmall.Thisshouldbeabonustohaveatournamentheldonanybodyofwater.Itbenefitsalotofpeople.Ihopeeveryonecancometoanagreementaboutthisoneday.Thankyou

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69 Inregardstospearfishing,ittrulyishuntingandnotfishinginthesensethatnofishshotwil lsurvive.PLEASEbanspearfishingforgamefishinUtah.Untilthathappenstherewil lbeacontinuedproblemandconfl ic toneveryreservoirandlakethatittakesplace.

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70 Itissil lythatcornisnotallowedasbait,atleastwheretroutdonotexist(UtahLakeforexample).Corndoesnotkil l fishandthosewhowil li l legallychumwilldosowhetherornotothersareallowedtofishwithcorn.

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71 StopLettingDeerCreekwaterlevelgetsolowduringthefirstofJunewhichiswhentheLargeMouthBassaretryingtospawn.Managethefishwecurrentlyhave.IunderstandtheJuneSuckerFlush.Jordanelledoesn'tneedtobethethestorage.LetthesameamountintomaintaintheWarmWaterFishery.Limits?WhenwasthelasttimeyouhadaGameWardencheckingLimits??TheBanksarel inedwithShoreFishermanandstringersifAllkindsifFish.ItFeelsYouronlyConcernistheRevenueofFishingLicensesBought.Let'sfocusonManagingtheCurrentFishPopulationinourreservoirs.Spearfishingshouldbeseasonall ikeeveryotherHUNT.ThisisanactofHuntingnotfishing!IfspearinganyfishisLegalitshouldbeforCARPonly.

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72 StockmorebassinUtah,allyoutalkaboutistrouttrouttrout,hyrumDamnreservoirissufferingsobadforbass,rightalongsidewithNewtonreservoir.AndforthesakeofallotherpanfishandbasspleasestopputtingmuskysinNewton.Thatlakeissooverloadedwithmuskyandyetyoukeepputtingmorein,makesnosense.Hyrumreallyusedtobeafunbassfisheryandwowhasitgonedownhil l .

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73 Firstoff,thanksforputtingbassandsunfishinWellsvil ledam,it'sfreakingsweet.Ihaveasuggestionabouttigermuskies.IthinkthattheCutlermarshwouldbeagreatplaceforthemtothrive.Thereistonsoffood,cover,anditwouldgiveanglersanotherareatogobesidesNewtonwhichisanightmareforanglersinthewarmermonthsduetotheskiers.TheotherpluswithCutleristhatitdoesn'tgetthewaterdrawdownthatNewtongets,lastyearwasaterribleyearforthatl i ttlelakeanditasyouknowputahugedentinthemuskiepopulation.Cutlerisanawesomefisherythathasbasicallyeverythinginitexceptanapexpredator,addingoneinmyopinionwouldpossiblyhelpwiththecarpnumbersaswell.Ihopeyouwil lseriouslyconsidermysuggestionandthankyouforyourtime.

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74 Ihavenoneatthistime. 6/11/20147:47AM

75 Continuetoincreasethesportsman'saccesstoc losedwaters.Buildahatcherydedicatedtowarmwaterfish.ContinuethemeetingsbetweensportsmenandtheDWRatplacesl ikeSportsman'sWarehouse.HiremoreConservationOfficersforbettercoverageandenforcementofregulations.ThankyouforyourdedicationandforallthatyoudotomakeUtahagreatplaceforsportsmen.

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76 DWRisdoingfineinmyopinion.Keepupthegoodwork 6/11/20147:13AM

77 Iwouldl iketoseetougherrestric tionsonspearfishingperiod...Tome,thisishunting,notfishing.Theyarenotbeingregulatedandarekil l ingmanymanyfish,justforsport....orshouldisayjustfortargetpractice.Thereisnobodydownthereswimmingaroundcheckingonthem,norwil lthereeverbe.Haveyoueverseentheaffectsfromonedive.PullupYouTubevideoandwatchthemshowoffhowproudtheyareofshootingfishjusttoleavethemforcrawdadfood.Thissocalledsportshouldberestric tedtoUtahLakeandletthemtargetCarponly.

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78 KeeptheKokaneeprogramsgoinginStrawberryandFlamingGorge.ThesearethebestfishingopportunitiesintheState.IthinkthefishingopportunitiesinthisStatearereallygreat.TheonlywaterIamdisappointedinisSchofield.Thisoneisinrealtrouble.

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79 Utahneedstosupportandrecognizethegrowingpopularityandneedtosupportthetheneedtomanageourwatersforbassbetterthantheyhavebeendoing.Wecouldhaveamazingbassfisheriesiftheyweremanagedbetter.

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80 Thetwo-daypossesionl imitshouldapplytoStrawberryandFlamingGorgeaswell. 6/11/20146:30AM

81 Ifbaitisusedthefishmustbekeptsubjecttotheestablishedl imits.Onceyourl imitisreachednomorefishingfortheday.Nocatchandreleasewithbait.

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82 LakePowellisamess.Removeanyprohibitionsontakingstripers,inc ludingallowingl ivebait,etc. 6/11/20145:30AM

83 Utahshouldmakeachangetothespearfishingregs.Onlyallowingroughfishtobeharvested. 6/11/20144:53AM

84 Iwouldl iketoseemoreriveraccesstoprivateland.Wouldalsolovetoseesizeandl imitrestric tionsatCurrantCreekreservoir.

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85 GetyourwarmwaterhatcheryprogramneartheLeeKayCenterupandoperational.StockmorewipersinWillard,thefisheryisstartingtosufferduetodieoffofolderfishandl imitedrestocking.Inbanneryears(l ikethepasttwo)raisethel imitofcrappieandwalleyeinWillardtohelpkeeppopulationsinbalance.Patrolandcheckl icensesandl imitsmoreoften.Itcan'tbethathardasIseeviolationsonalmosteverytripItake.Iknow,callandreportit!WellIhavedonethatthreedifferenttimesandnooneevershowsup.

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86 Stopwastingmoneyonsteri lehybridsandspendmoretimeandmoneymanagingselfsustainingfish.

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87 ineveryotherstatevetsandactivemilitaryandguarddonotpayforl icensesforfishingorhuntingitwouldawaytothankyouforyourservicealotofvetwouldgofishingbuttheydon'thavethemoneytodosol ikedisabledvetbutIhavebeentoldthatIhavetohaveal immissingorinawheelchairiama100%disabledvetIhavePTSDandaTBIIwouldl iketoseeALLofthemoneythatcomesfromtagsalesgorightbacktothedwrnotthepackofslugsonthehil l fromaoldvet

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88 Anglersneedsomec larificationonthenewlicenserulesandregs. 6/10/201411:18PM

89 Kudosforallowing2rodsmovingforward.Also,betterpromotionof"catchandkil l"whereneeded,suchasPelicanLakeandthebenefitsofcatchingandeatingsomefishannuallywil lhelpwithmanagement.Wedon'tneedCatchandReleaseallthetimebutweneedmorepromotionof"fishfrys"nowandthen.

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90 Whyisthereal imitonthenumberofpolesused.Especiallyifbeingusedtocatchspeciesthathavelargenumberl imits.Fisherskeeponlytherel imitandshouldbeabletousemorethan2poles.

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91 Takealookatsuccessfulprogramsinneighboringstates(Idahofishingisbetter)andmirrorwhattheydo.Noneedtoreinventthewheeleveryyearandconstantlychangestuff.EliminatespearfishingforallgamefishexceptStripersatLakePowell-thereisnowayforDWRtoregulatethisand46otherstatesdisallowit,impacttothelakesissubstantial.Increasethestockingofwarmwaterspecieslargemouthbassandsmallmouthbasstoamorecomparableratiocomparedtotrout.

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92 Placeonefishover22inchesregulationonLakeCanyonLakefortigertrout.Thetigertroutaregettinghammered.Increasegoldentroutopportunities.StockmorebrowntroutinreservoirsStockKokaneeinStarvationReservoirChangebrowntroutregulationingreenriverto2fish,onlyoneofwhichcanbeover22inchestoincreasesize.Steri lebrooktroutortigertroutinMattWarner

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93 Adjustslotl imitsandfishsizerestric tionsatstrawberryoncutthroattroutsoananglercouldkeepanicefishfordinnerandnothavetoturnlooseagreatfishthathappenstobe.25inchestoolong.

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94 MoreshoreaccessatDeerCreek,Jordanell,andotherwaters.Therearemanyanglerswhodonothaveaboatandcannotwalkfarforshorefishing!

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95 Morewarmwaterspecies.Thingsaremuchbetternowthan10-15yearsago. 6/10/20149:42PM

96 Ishouldgetsomebenefitformy2ndpolel icensewhentheruleschange... 6/10/20149:24PM

97 Ihavenoticedanincreaseofanglersfishingfromboatdocksdespitethesignsaswellasswimmersandsuntannersuti l izingdocksashangouts.Ihaverespectfullyaskedpeopletoc learaholesosafelybringmyboatin.I'vehadpeopleflatoutignoreme,laughatmeandtellmetouseadifferentdock.Theyneedtounderstandthatboatersaren'treceivingspecialbenefitsbybeingtheonlyonesdesignatedtousethesedocks.Theyneedtounderstanditisamatteroftheirpersonalsafetyaswellastheboaterssafetywhilebringingtheirboatin.MantuareservoiriswhereIseethemostviolations.Ihavenoticedanincreaseinofficepresenceatlocalwatersmakingsurepeoplearefollowinganglinglaws.Goodjobthere.

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98 Moreartific ialflyandlureonlystretchesofriversuchasDiamondFork.BettermanagementofPriceRiver/LowerFishCreeksotheflowscansupportfishandlargepopulationrebuilt.I'dlovetoseeHuntingtonCreekbackuponitsfeet.

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99 Goodmoveonthetwopolel icense,nowwitharegularl icense.Igreatlyappric iatetheworkyoumenandwomendotoprovideopportunitiesforme,myfamily,childrenandgrandchildrentoenjoythewilderness,fishing,hiking,campingandplayinginthewoodsandlakes.

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100 Morecatchandreleaseontheweberriverandprovoriver. 6/10/20147:38PM

101 Morewalkinaccessareas! 6/10/20147:20PM

102 The1inchruleforbaitshouldalsoberemovedforotherwaterswithtigermuskiessuchasPineviewandNewtonsincelargebaitshaven'tbeenshowntoharmmuskies.Notsurewhyyouwouldonlychangetheruleforthreeofthelakeswithmuskiesandnotallofthemiftheydon'thurtthefish.Itisnotl ikethesmall iesatPinevieworNewtonortheotherfishwil lbeharmedbythelargerbaits.

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103 Morerainbowslesscuttthouts 6/10/20147:14PM

104 WeneedmoregamefishinginUtah.Itwil l pourrevenueintothestateifwecouldhostbignamefishingcompetitions.Powerbaitsshouldberegulatedmuchmore.Theyaredestroyingthesystems.

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105 Don'tallowspear"fishing"duringperiodswhenlakesarefrozen.Ihaveseenmultipletimesspear"fisherman"chainsaw20'by20'openingsintheiceatDeerCreek,dive-in,thenleaveacouplehourslaterwithoutmarkingtheareaatall.Getaskiffofsnoworaskiffoficeformandtheunsuspectingharddeckanglerwalkingthroughlaterisgoingin.Completelyshockingthedangersthosespear"fisherman"createandwalkawayfrom.............

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106 changethecutsizeattheberrytoonecutanysize,therestoftherulethesome. 6/10/20146:50PM

107 fixjordanelle 6/10/20146:35PM

108 Youguysdoagreatjobinmyopinion. 6/10/20146:32PM

109 Needsomemorehandicappedaccesstolakes.Itsbeenmiserabletryingtofishcertainareas 6/10/20146:17PM

110 Stockthesmallstreamslikeboxeldercreekandspendour$onrestoringthemsothefishstaythere.HelpnorthernUtahsowecangetsomegoodsizedfishinsteadofallthese10-12"planterfish...

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111 WhataboutsupportingmoreLargemouthBassfisherieshere?Ifeelwedon'texceptafewselectplacesthatarelongdrives.

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112 IncreasethenumberofTigerTroutinUtahLakesthatwil lsupportthem. 6/10/20145:56PM

113 Ibelievethosewhospearfisheitherneedaseparatel icenseoraseparatetagotherthanthegenerall icense.

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114 MakeTreblehooksi l legalonCatchandReleasewaterswithprotectedspeciesl ikeLittleDellandLowerBell.Easyadjustmentthatdoesn'thurtanyonebutwil lsavetheBonnevil lecutt.

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115 Returntothe"1/2l imitrule"forthosenotrequiredtobuyapermit.(youth,seniors)Thesearethepeoplethattendtospendthemosttimefishing,andkeepmorefishthanothers,yetpaynothingforit.Allowthemthefreeorreducedpermits,butwiththereducedlimit.Iftheywanttokeepmore,havethempayforafullpermit.Ihavetalkedtoseveralseniorsthatwouldalsowhollysupportthisidea.Also,findsomewaytoputmorebitetothelawsorenforcementonthoseblatantlypoaching.Iseeandhearwaytoomanyreportsofpeoplecatchingl imitsoffish,takingthemtotheirtruck,thenreturningformorealldaylong.Iftheydogethit,i tdoesn'tseemtohaveenoughbitetodeterthemfromcomingback.Onethingthatcouldhelpissteppedupenforcementonwatersthathavereceivedmultiplereports.E.G.-crappiefishingaroundtheshoresofWillard,shorefishingatChickenCreekWestatStrawberry,etc.I'msuretherearemanyothersthatareheavilyhit.Enforcementsimilartobiggamepoacherswouldhelp.Takeawayalltheirgear,etcatthetimeofviolation.However,thereshouldbesomevariationbetweenblatantandinadvertentviolations.

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116 n/a 6/10/20144:48PM

117 IenjoyallaspectsoffishinginUtah.Itisagood,fun,familyactivityandwellworththecostofl icenses.

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118 Allowspearfishingatsandhollow! 6/10/20144:09PM

119 Keepupthegoodwork! 6/10/20144:03PM

120 SpearfishinginWashingtonCountyiscurrentlynotallowedandshouldbestronglyconsideredfor2015.SandholloworQuailCreekResevoirshouldbeespeciallyconsidered.

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121 Nobaitfishinginweberriver 6/10/20143:26PM

122 Iamconcernedaboutthenumberofpeoplethatarecatchingwipers,walleyeetc,andcall ingpeopletopickthemup.IseethisespeciallyatWillardBay,andotherwaters.IdonotsupportspearfishinginUtahforgamefish.Letthemshotcarpiftheyhavetoshotsomething.Impossibletocatchandrelease.

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123 Ilovefishinghere.WhatwouldbewrongwithtransplantingsomeoftheboulderBrookiestoneighboringmountainlakes.LikeonMonroeMountian.BigLake,DeepLake.OreveninFishLake,PanguitchLake,PineLake?TherearesomanysmalllakesneartheboulderthatwouldbegoodforBrookies.

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124 PlantmoretigertroutinParagonahReservoirtohelpcontrolthenumberoffishinthelakesothefishwil lgetbigger.Therearetoomanysmallfishinthisreservoir.

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125 Ifeelthatspeafishingshouldbefurtherrestric ted-notexpanded.Iamconcernedthatifthepossessionl imitischangedtoexcludefishathomeinthefreezer,thentherewil lbemorepeoplewastingfish.Itiscommonforpeopletostacktheirfreezerwithfishandthenthrowthemawayaftertheyarefreezerburned.AsfarasbaitsforTigerMusky,whyallowanykindofnaturalbaitstobeused?Wouldn'titmakebettersensetohaveitbeartific ialbaitsandluresonlyforTigerMusky?Allowingnaturalbaitsmaytemptsomeanglerstousel ivebaitasananglingmethod.A"onesizefitsall"approachtomanagingtheBoulderMountainlakesseemscounterproductive.Isn'teachbodyofwaterslightlydifferentandshouldn'ttherebedifferentregulationstrategiesforeachwater?Iwouldl iketorecommendthattheDWRpursueadditionalopportunitiesandprotections(whereapplicableandneeded)forwarmwaterangling.Iamhighlyinsupportofbuildingawarmwaterhatchery.Inaddition,Iwouldl iketoseegreaterattentionpaidtothebassfisheryinUtahLake.Specificallywhatthepopulationisandwhateffectsharvest(legalandi l legal)ishavingontheBasspopulationhere.Thanks!

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126 WewantbetterfishingforalllakessouthofNephi.Wepeoplethatl ivesouthofNephifeelasifwedon'texisttotherestofthestate.Weneedfisheriesthatarenothatcheries.Andnomorehybridfish.Wehaven'thadagoodtroutfisheryinSevier,Piute,andWaynecountiesforover15years.IreallyhopetheDWRdoessomethingaboutthisproblemNOWnotlater.

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127 MoreTigerMuskies 6/9/20148:06PM

128 Stopspearfishingforgamefish.Itisnotfishingitishunting.StopthetakingoflargemouthbassatUtahlakeinAprilandMay.Toprotectthespawningfemalesfromthebankfisherman.

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129 Thenewregallowingtworodswithoutanextrafeeisoneoftheworstchangesconceivedbyyourcommittee.Don'tyourealizethattwiceasmanyfisharegoingtobereleasedbackintothewater,onlytodie.Idon'tbelievethisregwasseeninthetotalpic tureandyourmistakewil lbeseeninthecomingyears.Idon'tknowhasmuchmoneywasgeneratedbytheextrapolefee,butIamsurethatmoneycouldhavebeenusedforimprovementstoourfisheries.

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130 PleaseremovetheCutthroatslotonPanguitchLake. 6/9/20144:03PM

131 IamtheadvisoroftheUVUbassteamandwewouldlovetohelpoutonsomeoftheconservationprojectsthatgoonfromtimetotime.Also,someofusarecuriosaboutthecarpremovalprocessandwerewonderingifobservingthemremovethecarpispossible.Letmeknow... Thanks

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132 Weneedstreamaccess.Astreamandriverisl ikeahighwayorroad.Theyareavailabletoeveryoneandnoonecan"own"aroad.

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133 Considerexpansionof"nol icense"fishingdaystotwiceannuallyvs.once.Theseconddayscheduledforlatesummerwouldexposemorekidstofishing.Cheers...

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134 TostockmoreKokaneesalmoninstrawberryreservoir. 6/9/201412:54PM

135 We'venoticedanincreaseini l legalbaitfishingandevenset-l iningatDuckForkRes.inEmerycounty.Reportshavebeenmadebyphone,buthaven'tseenanysignofenforcement.Therehavebeeninc identsofconfrontationupatthelakebetweenlawabidingfishermenandtheindividualsbaitfishingandkeepingeveryfishtheycatchinc ludingthecuttsinthere.

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136 Redcreekreservoirissufferingfortomanyfish.Thesameproblemisoccurringatkolobreservoir.Kolobwassupposedtobeatrophyfishery.Openittobaitffishingforafewyearstothinoutthepopulation.Iflyfisheditafewweeksagoandallthecutthroattroutlookedl ikec lones.Allthesamesize.Mightbeanideatonetandmovesomefishtootherlakesratherthanusinghatcheryfish.ThesevierriverbelowOttercreekshouldbeflyfishingonlywithaonefishl imit.Newcastlereservoirneedssometypeofbaitfishintroduced.smallmouthCompetetionforfoodwiththeWipershasdepletedthefoodsupplychain.Beforethewiperswereintroducedthelakehadabetterbalance.Mammothcreekbelowhwy89shouldbeflyorartific ialonly.

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137 Iwouldl iketoseeachangethatanyoneover70yearsoldcouldfishwithoutal icense.Thismightencouragefamiliestoinviteelderlypeopletoenjoythegreatoutdoorsandhavefamilyinvolvementofallages.

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138 Whatiwouldreallyl iketoseeissomewherepeoplecanpostwheretheywerefishingwhattheywereusingandsoon.Ivebeentryingtofindanythingl ikethisontheinternetandhavenoluckiknowtherearefishingreportsforthemorepopularandbiggerbodiesofwaterbutwhatimtalkingaboytisthemanylakesintheUintas(i.e.grandaddylake,mohawklakeetc.)thankyouagainforreadingandconsidering.

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139 Changethel icensefroma265dayl icensetoa12monthl icensel ikethetheDMVdoeswithvehic lel icenseplatesandStateParksdoeswiththeannualpasses.

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140 IfishweeklyformostallspeciesoffishinUtah.flyfishingrivers,troll ingbigwater,etc.Ialsodoafairshareofderby'sandtournament's.Ihaveaconcernormaybeitsacomplaint;IusedtolovefishingYubaforWalleyeunti ltheDWReliminatedthem.nowIseethenumbersofbigWalleyeinStarvationindecline!I'veaskedseveralfishandgameofficerswhatsthedealorifanyonecaresbutgetnoanswers!Whatsup?

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141 Withsomanyfishspeciescrowdingcertainlakes(carp,burnoutetc)l imitspearfishingtothosespeciesandkeepgamefish

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142 Theposessionl imitisagoodstepforward.Whynotraisethecatchl imitonlakesaffectedbystunting.LiketheUintasandtheBoulders.IthinkitisagreattimetobeabletofishinUtah.Wehaveexcellentfishinginanumberoflakesandstreams.Ithinkwejustabouthavesomethingforeveryonewhoisinterestedinfishing.Thanksforthehardworkandgoodmanagement.

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143 moreaccesssouthernUtahlake,whyallthenotrespasssignsisitpublic orprivate 6/8/20146:54PM

144 Ibelieveweneedtohavesizerestric tionsonmorebodiesofwater,suchaseastcanyon,andjordanelle,everythingthinksit'scooltheycaughtafishandnomatterthesizewanttokeepit,Ifeelit'sgettingharderandhardertocatch"thebigone"duetosomanypeoplejusttakingeveryfishtheycatch.

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145 Makemorelakesandriversartific ialonly.Havingaslotsizel imitdoesnotemakemuchsincewithpowerbait.Example,Strawberryyoucan'tlapacutbetween15and22inches.Sohowmanythousandsofthesefisharecaught,anddeephookedandreleasedonlytodiefloatingawayandwaisted.Youkeeponintheslotandgetcaughtisis100soeveryonejustletsthemgoonlytokil lanotherwithbait.Makestrawberryartific ialonly.

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146 Spear.fishingisjustwrong..it'sl ikeshootingadeerthat'stiedtoatree..nothingsportingaboutthat 6/8/20149:36AM

147 puttingmuskieinjordonellandotherlakesthathavealotofsmallfish 6/7/20148:07PM

148 FishingistheonlythingthathaskeptmeinUtahforthepastfouryears.Thankyoufordoingyourjob!

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149 Betteroutofdatel icensenotificationprocessuti l izingelectronicnotification.Norestric tionsonthenumberofpolesusetogetyourpossessionl imit.

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150 Spearfishingisnotfishing,andshouldnotbeallowedatallforgamefish! 6/7/20144:05PM

151 Wouldl iketoseemorefishingaccesstoriversorrulesl ikesayMontanahighwaterl ine.Notsalefishingorhuntingl icensetoanyone

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152 Idon'tl ikehowregulatedprovoriveris.Iwanttobeabletousel ivebait. 6/7/20142:52PM

153 Iamnewtospearfishing.Afterseeingalloftherestric tionsandspendingmanyhoursdiving,Iwouldl iketoseemoreboatersawarenessadvertisements.TherearemanytimesthatIhavehadcloseencounterswithboats.AlsoIwouldl iketoseeallwaterbody'sopentospearfishing.Waterc larityisverypoorinmostofourlakeswitchmakesitverydifficultforthissport.AfterspendinghundredsofhoursofspearfishingIhaveonlybeenabletotargetcarpandwouldl iketoseetheregulationsrelaxedabit.

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154 StreamAccess!SupporttheIDAHOCOMPROMISE!Bouldermountainincreasethel imitANDaddaslot!Increasethel imitto8onSMALLFISH<12",keepthelargetroutaroundforcatching,reducethenumbersofsmallerfish!AlsoSTREAMACCESS!!!SupporttheIDAHOcompromise!

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155 NeedtogetthelawpassedlikelastyearsH.B.80whichissimilartoIdahowhereanyfishermanwithal icencecanlegallygoupriversandlakeswithinhighwater.Itssil lyforthepublic topaytostockandmanagewaterwaystheyarenotallowedtouse.Icurrentlyl iveinUtahbutTraveltoIdahotofishfrequently.IamconsideringmovingtoIdahoandgivingthemmytaxmoneyduetothis.ThankYou,

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156 Whythesecondpolel ic .Isnotavail.unti lJuly1st?Whatisthereasoningbehindthis?Thanks 6/7/20147:59AM

157 Bringinmorewarmwaterspecies. 6/6/201410:22PM

158 IreallyenjoyingfishinginUtahagreatbit.Idonotownaboatandamrestric tedtofishingfromtheshore.Idonotknowifi tispossible,butwouldlovedocksorpiersthatwouldputmeintodeeperwaterwithoutneedingaboat.

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159 Considermorewatersrestric tedtocatch-and-releaseandfl iesandluresonlytoallowgamefishtosustainthemselves.

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160 Keepthelaws.Thewaytheyare 6/6/20145:18PM

161 HowaboutTigertroutinStrawberry?Wouldthiscauseaproblemwiththecuts? 6/6/20144:06PM

162 IrarelyfishinUtahanymore.IfishmostlyinIdahoandMontana.Il ikeIdaho'smanagementofTrophyTroutlakes.Il ikeMontana'spriorityofacquiringsportsmenaccesseasements.Utah'sstreamaccesslawsstink.Streambedsbelongonlytotherich.Thereshouldbemanymorewatersdesignatedcatch-and-release.Iamtiredofpayingl icensefeessothatfamiliescantakehomedozensoffishforthefreezer.Let'slowerl imitsandteachcatch-and-release!

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163 Ireallywishtheycouldreinstatethehighwatermarklaw,allowinganglerstofishonprivatepropertiesaslongastheyarebelowthehighwatermark.ThecurrentlawisVERYfrustratingbecauseitl imitsanglerssomuch,andmakesthepropertyownertheonlyonesallowedaccessandcatchthefishthatthestateowns.Howisthatfair?Ihopethingscanchangebacktothewaytheywere.

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164 PleaseaddadditionalstreamstructuretothebottomhalfofDiamondForkriver.Itcouldeasilyfishaswellorbetterthanthetophalfandwouldincreasefishablewater.2nd-establishaminflowontheWeberrivertoprotectfishing

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165 Ibelievethespearfishermanaretargetinggamefishinwatersthatonlyallowspearfishingforcarp.Iwouldl iketoseeaspearfishinghuntingseasonimplementedtoregulatehowandwhenthegamefisharetaken.Afteralli tisnotacatchandreleaseoraselectiveharvestsport.Sinceitsisakil lonlysport,i tshouldbetreatedasahuntingsportandshouldrequiredrawingpermitsjustl ikeourhuntingpermitsystem.

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166 Streamaccessneedstobefixed,thecurrentlawonlyaccommodateslandownerc laimsandisn'tveryrealistic -justtryandfloattheWeberwithallthediversiondams,deadfallandfencel inesthatblockthewaterway.Alsothereisalackofinformationonwherepublic landabutsprivate,insteadwehavetorelyonpoorlyplacedordegradedsignsandabandonedfencel inestotryandguess.Anonlinemapfortripplanningwouldbenice,especiallyifi thadnumbersfortheownerswhoareopentobeingcontactedforaccess.

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167 WeneedthesupportoftheDWRinoureffortstorestorestreamaccesstoALLwaterwaysinUtah.Wepaytaxesthatgiveusalegitimaterighttoallpublic water,andranchersandranchermoneyhaveundemocraticallystrippedusofthataccess.Pleasehelpusinthiseffort!!!

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168 Weneedangleraccesstoallstreamsandriversthatcrossprivatepropertyasthewatersarepublicandmanagedbytaxpayerdollars.

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169 Ithinkmoreenforcementneedstobeimplemented.Ifthedepartmentdoesn'thavefundsformoreofficersthengetvolunteers,Iforonewouldbehappytovolunteertohelpkeepi l legalfishingactivitiesfrommyfishingspots.Itisfrustratingtoseepeoplebreakingthelawandreportedittolawenforcementthatthesuspectsaregonebythetimelawenforcementgetsthere.

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170 Wewantourstreamsandriveraccessbackopenwerespectpeoplesproperty.Areonlytheretofishandenjoynatureifyouwantmorepeopleouttheregiveusbackaccessweshouldnotpayforotherpeopletomakemoneyfromourtroutstreamsthatwecan'tfish

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171 ThestreamaccessissueinUtahisveryfrustratingformeandmyfamily.Imanytimeschooseotherformsofrecreationorfishoutofstate(WY,MT,ID)becauseI'mnot100%surewhereIcanandcannotfishonriversandstreamsinUtah.Ihaveuti l izedmanyoftheauthorizedfishingaccesspointalongtheWasatchrange,buthavebeendisappointedwiththeamountofpressureintheseareas.Pleaseworkwithorganizationsthatpreservethepublic 'srighttoaccessasestablishedintheUtahPublic TrustDoctrine.Wearewil l ingtoworkwithlandownerstocompromiseandprotecttheresources(andtheiradjacentlandtotheseresources)whichshouldbeavailabletothepublic .Onanothernote,I'vebeenverypleasewiththeCommunityFisheryprogram.It'sbeenabenefitformanychildren/teenagersIhavebeenabletointroducetofishingwithinmycommunityareainDavisCounty.Thankyouforyoureffortsintheseareas!!!!

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172 Ithinkthenumberoneitemthatshouldbeonthedivisionsagendaissupportinganddefiningstreamaccess!ItisabsurdthatwecannotfishOURpublic watersjustbecausetheyrunthroughprivateland!ThisissueisthemostimportantissueregardingfisheriesinUtah!FishingisahugeeconomicboosttoUtahandcouldbeevenmoreifourpublic waterswereaccessiblebyall,ofcoursewithinl imitsandfollowingthedefinitionsandparametersthatIdahoandMontanahavesuccessfullyused.Pleasedoyourparttohelppromotestreamaccess.

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173 Moreriveraccessontheweberandotherriverswithl imitedaccess.AlsomorefocusonbringingbacktrophysizedbrooktrouttobouldermountainandTLM.Possiblyexperimentingwithafewlakeswithdifferentstrainsofbrooktrout.Iknowthoseotherstrainsmightcostmoreperfingerlingbutdoingitinafewlakesmightbeworthit.

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174 AsUtahgearsupacampaigntogofishmoreasforofrecreationandputouttheirradioaddsforfreefishingdayJune7.Itisajoke!Thisstate,undercurrentlawisoneofthemostrestric tedstatestotrytogofishingin.Itisthe2nddriestinthecountrysothereisalreadyalackofwatertofindtogofishing.Howdoyoufixthisissue?Iamtalkingaboutstreamaccess.Itisthepublic 'sconstitutionalrighttohaveaccesstofishUtah'sriversandstreams.TheSupremeCourtrulingof2008knowas"Conatser”upheldthissimplerightsofthepublic .AndyettheDNRdidnotmakeclearcutguidelinesastothepublic ’saccesstowaterthatflowsofprivatestreambeds.Whatweneedisfairc larifieddefinitionofpublic accesstowatersforthepurposeofrecreation.Theimplementationofdefining"Ordinaryhighwatermark"isanecessarymeasurethathasnotbeenpreviouslydefinedbystateofUtah.Also,ahotbuttonformanyprivatelandownersistheappropriateactionsofhowapersonrecreatingoughttoconductthemselves.IthinkitistheDivisionofWildlifeResourcesroletocreatea“public accesscertificate.”Isupportthisideatomakesureallpersonrecreating/fishingfirstmusteducatethemselves&secondcarryacertificateprovingtheyhavetheobligationtofollowguidelines.Beforethatcanhappenweneedanewandbetterlaw.DNRandtheGovernorwantstopromotefishinginUtah?Thenletsworktoopenuparewaterwaystopublic useandaccess.Thisoughttobyjob1ofthedivision.Harvestl imitsandsizeregulationsareofl i ttletonoimportanceunlessstreamaccessisrestored.

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175 AlthoughHB37didnotprogressthroughthisyearslegislativesession,Iamsti l l anavidsupporterofpublic streamaccess.IhopethattheDWRwillcontinuetobeinvolvedandsupportiveofresponsiblepublic accesstowatersflowingonprivatepropertymovingforward

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176 Streamaccess!Thedivisionissupposedtofightfortherightsofthepeople,notcowartothewantsofafewlandowners!Ariver(anaturalresource)cannotbeownedbyanyindividualhenceitcannotbeprivateproperty.Highwatermarkaccessiswhattheanglershavearightto!

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177 BetterSteamAccess 6/6/201410:00AM

178 Supportanglersandopenstreamaccess!StopcreatingharmfulGMOfishsuchasTigermusky,tigertrout,etc.Doyourjobandmanageresources,notpurchasenativefish.It'swastingtaxpayersmoneyandgoesagainstnature.Focusoncutthroatandproductivefisheries.

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179 onesuggestionthatIhaveistoupdateyourwebsiteorProclamationtoinc ludewhattypesoffisharewhere.l ikesayyouwantedtogoaftertigertroutorgraylingyoucouldjustpullupthesitec lickongraylingandhaveanideawheretheyare.

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180 Pleaseconsideraddingthisquestion:"Onlyrealmengobarbless,everyoneelseisanamateur.Doyouagreewiththisstatement?"Thankyou

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181 Weneedtorestorewateraccessonmanyofourrivers.USACcan'tdoitalone.Bigmoneyiskeepingfishermen/womenoffwatersthatshouldbepublic .LooknorthtoIdahoandMontana,requirel icensesforallguideswhethertheyarefloatingtheGreenorwalkingtheProvo.Usethehighwatermarkasabasisforwateraccess.Fishingbringstoomuchmoneyintothestateforthistobeignored.

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182 Morestockingofthegoldentroutwouldbenice.Providesopportunityfordestinationfishing. 6/6/20149:00AM

183 Createcatch&releaseonlylakesusingsinglehookartific iallures&fl ies.Allowhandicapvehic lestodrivetothewatersedgeonlakesl ikerockport,l i ttledell&wil lardbayetc.Yepusoldguyscan'tmakethelongwalks.Alsoopenupmorelandaroundjordanelleforimprovedbeachaccess.Thankyouforl istening.

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184 ForfurtherprotectionofBonnevil leCutthroattroutintheWeberRiver,Iwouldsuggestthattheregulationsbechangedtothefollowing:"FromtheRiverdaleRoadbridgeovertheWeberRiverupstreamtoEchoDamonlyfl iesandlureswithsinglebarblesshooksmaybeused."

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185 Streamaccessneedstochange.Also,Theriverbelowstarvationneedssomesortofregulationsputintoeffect.Thatwaterholdsaveryhealthypopulationofbigbrowntroutandduringlowwaterthispastwinter,Isawpeopletakingstringersoffishoutofthere.Thefishstackupandareeasytargetswithwormsandsuch.Letskeepthisl i ttleplaceagemandmakesureitdoesntcrashduetooverharvest.Thepopularityofthisspotisalsoontherise.SomethingneedstobehappenThanks

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186 changethestreamaccess.Waterispublic domain,allnavigablewaterwaysshouldbeopentothepublic uptohighwater.

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187 Wouldl iketoseeScofieldregsreturnedtowhattheywerepreviously,whentherewasminimumsizeforremoval.

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188 WeneedmoreStreamAccessopportunities!WorkwithorganizationssuchastheUtahStreamAccessCoalitiontohelpsecuremoreaccess,updatesti les,etc!SupporttheworktheyaredoinginthelegislaturetooverturnHB141!

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189 ForthepossessiondefinitionchangeIwouldinc ludesomereferenceabouthowthefishinthefreezermustbefullyfrozensolid(indicatingapreviousdayscatch)tobenotinc ludedinthedailypossessionl imit.Thiswoulddetersomeonefromcatchingadailyl imit,cominghometothrowtheminthefreezerandthenreturningtocatchmorefish.

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190 Iwouldl iketoseemoreopportunitiestocatchwildtroutandcutthroat,asaflyfishermanIgetmorethri l l catchingafishthatwashatchedintheriverorlakewhereimfishing.Itseemsworseinnorthernutah.Iwouldl iketoseereducedlimitsonlakesandresevoirs,andmorecatchandreleasewatersinutah.Mostpeoplewhocatchfishseemtojustwanttokeepthemtoshowthemoff.Havingnodesiretoeatthem.Oneotherthingthatwouldbenice,atpineviewreservoiritwouldbenicetoseecatchandreleaseforbassatthetimeofyeartheyspawn.Wasupthereacoupleofweeksago,andsawabigfemalesmallmouthwithamalesmallmouthonastringer.Notopposedtopeoplekeepingbassbutjustnotwhentheyspawnwehaveseenreducedsuccessasmorepeoplehavefoundoutabout,thegoodsmallmouthfishingupthere.Iknowidahotriestoprotecttherebasswhentheyarespawning.Thanks.

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191 I'veheardrumorsofraisingthecombinationprice.Istronglydisagreewiththis.$30maybeminimaltosome,butwhenyoufigure$60foracoupleandthenstartaddingkidstothemixitcangetextremelyexpensive.Ipersonallywantmykidstoenjoyfishingandsmallgamehunting,butifpricesgoupitmaycosttoomuch.Idon'twanttohavetomakethatdecision!

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192 Stockmoresmalltroutsotheycangrowupfeedingonnaturalfood,andnotthefattyhatcherypelletstheyarefedinthefarms.Indoingthis,troutwil lnotonlytastebetterbecauseoftheirpinkmeat(notwhitecausedbywarmwatermixedwithhatcherypellets),butlookbetterandmorefishwil lbestocked,whilespendinglessmoneyifyoupaybythepound.

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193 GetthecarpoutofPelicanLake.Theyarereallychangingthelakefortheworse.KeepthewalleyeinRedFleetifpossible.

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194 IgrewupinEscalanteandhavespentmostofmyvacationscampingandfishingNorthCreekLakesandtheBoulderMountain.IcontactedtheDWRpersonwhowasinchargeinthatareaabouttheovergrowthinthelakes.Theconversationwasuseless.Themansaidhedidn'tknowhowtosolvetheproblemandtherewasnomoneytoaddresstheissue.Mythoughtwastakehissalarytoc leanthereservoirsupandretirehimbecausehedidn'tseemtoknowanything.Mygrandfatherc leanedouttheBarkerReservoirseveryfewyearsbyhimself.SoIdoknowthatthisproblemcanbefixed.Thereismoneyforcampgroundsandknow-it-allhostswhoaregenerallycreepy.Takeatriparoundthelakesandseehowbadthegrasshasgrownup.Thereisveryl i ttleroomtofish.ThesubjectoftheBrooktroutupsetsme.WehavebeentoldthatheDWRwantstheBrookremovedfromtheNorthCreekLakesbecausetheyarenotnative.Iknowforafactthattheyhavebeeninthoselakesforatleastahundredyears.MostpeopleprefertheBrook.Ifthisistrue,Iambeggingyoutoleavethemalone.Iwishsomeonewouldcontactmeaboutthis.Iwouldreallyl iketohearthereasoningwhythesepoorlakesaresoneglectedandwhynoonecaresaboutwhatthelocalsthink.Thankyou,

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195 Iwouldl iketoseeachangeinLittleDellregulationstoallowkeepingofatleast2troutINCLUDINGthosewithcutthroatmarkings,especiallysincemost(ifnotall)troutinthereservoirareacutthroathybrid.

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196 areyoukiddingtooshort?thisjustshowsanotherscrewupwhengovernmentisincharge.Howaboutasimplesignatthelakesayingthislakeisoverproducingpleasekeepafulll imit.Wehavebeendoingcatchandrelase

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197 Lowerthepriceonthe2ndpolepermit. 6/5/20141:02PM

198 Providesubstantialrewardsforinformationleadingtothearrestandconvictionofanyonefishingwithl ivebaitfish,ormovingl ivefishfromonebodyofwatertoanother,orintroducingfishintoawaterbody.ProvideabountyonUtahchubsforreservoirswheretheyhavebecomeaproblem.Verificationofchubkil lsprovidedbyAISorStateParkspersonnel.Alternately,allowforthecommercialharvestofchubsatproblemreservoirs,modeledafterthecarpremovalprogramatUtahLake.

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199 isthereapossibil i tyofacarpderbywithprizesgoingtothetop5weightproducersusingonlyanglingtechniques?heldatUtahLake

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200 MaketheBoulderMountainl imitbrooktrouteightfish,notfour.Thatwil lhelpyouroverpopulationproblem.IwatchthestockingreportscarefullyandamdismayedbywhatIseeandwhatIexperienceinthefield.Startstockinglargercatchablefish,atleast10inches.The7-8inchso-called"catchable"fishbeingplantedandthesmallernumbersbeingplantedareruiningtheexperience.Or,ifyouwanttoimprovetheexperience,raisethel imittomakeitworthwhileforustogo.Wespendalotofmoneytogofishing,andifallwecancatcharethesetinyfish,whybother?Insteadofmakingitabetterexperienceforall,i tisruiningit,andyouwil leventuallyseethenumbersofpermits,andconsequentlyyourrevenues,declining.Iknowthatthereasonforplantingsmallerfishisfinancial,becauseitcostsmoneytorunahatchery.But,thepracticewil lendupdestroyingtheexperience.Onanothermatter,IfishDuckCreekandAspenMirrorfrequentlyandamdismayedbythenumberofpeopleIseetherewhoconstantlyexceedthel imit.OnewomanlastyearunabashedlycaughttentofifteenfishoutofDuckCreekPondinthetimewewerethere,notcatchandreleaseeither.Shekeptthemall.Iamtoldthatalotofthesepeoplearefromoutofstatewhohavecabinsinthevic inityandwhohavel ittlerespectorregardforourlaws.Increasetheenforcementlevelonpopularwatersl iketheseandnailtheirhidetothewall.

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201 PleaseplantmoreTigerTroutinHuningtonlakeinSanpetetheyaretomuchfuntocatch 6/5/201410:38AM

202 Ifeelthatspearfishingiskil l ingwaytoomanylargefish(spawners)inmanywatersandunti li tcanbebetterregulated,Ithinkitshouldbebanned.Thesespearkil lersarekil l inganythingandleavingthefishinthewaterasnoonecanseeorproveathing.Theyarekil l iersnotfishermen!

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203 WillthereeverbeanychanceofMountainDellRes.openingupforfishing?EvenundertightMgmt?Perhapsal imiteddrawwheretagsorspecialpermitshavetobeboughtandrulesadheredtoetc.etc.ThiscouldbeanextrasourceofrevenueforthecountyandtheDNRaswellasmaybethegolfcourse.Justathought.Thanks.answerscanbesenttoThankYou,

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204 StreamAccesswouldbenice,sowedon'thavetodothecombatfishingontheProvoandWeber-Howaboutgettingaccessinthe5milesbelowEchoandtryingtokeepsomewaterinthatstretch.AndaccessaboveJordanelleandRockportwouldbenice.AlsoIsupportLimitingthenumberofBoatsonplacesl ikePineviewandWillardbay.AndmoreAccessonYubaandStrawberrywouldbenicethatdoesnotrequirea4wheeldriveand/or$20.

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205 Catchandreleaseanglersareruiningthefishingbycatchingwaytoomanyfish,andreleasingalotwhowerehookedtoodeepandwon'tl ive.Restric tcatchandreleasetothel imitforthatwater.Ifyoudon'teatem.don'tcatchem!

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206 Weneedmorefishisareasthatareheavilypopulated.Thecommunityriversandpondsareoverfishedandleaveveryl i ttlefishforanyone,afterstockingday.Toomanyoverfishandkil l fishintheseponds.Weneedenforcementonthecommunitypondsandc ityrivers,thereisnoonewatchingtheseareas.Itleaveskidsveryl i ttleopportunitytoobtainandenjoyadayout.

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207 UNLIKETHEDEERHERD,THEFISHINGINUTAHISGREAT.KEEPUPTHEGOODWORKONUTAHWATERWAYS.

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208 Iwonderifanoutofhoursautomatedphonemessagesystem,wouldhelpanglerstryingtoreachDNRforinformationoncurrentfishingrulesfordifferentbodiesofwater,knowingwhereyouareandonwhatwaterwithwhatallowancesorrestric tionsareinforceisacomplicatingfactortofishingonawhim!

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209 Quitstockingsomanycutthroat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6/4/201412:47PM

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210 1)Stopkil l ingthe1000soffishtakeninyourgil l netseachyear.Leavethesefishforanglers.Conductcreelsurveysoruseunderwatercamera/videostodeterminetheinformationthatisgatheredbythegil l nets.2)Reducethel icensefeesproportionallytohowmanylakes'accessarerestric ted.TheForest"Service",BLM,andDNRhaverestric tedroadaccess(orc losedroads)tomanyfishablewatersduringcertainportionsoftheyear---theserestric tionsarecheatingthelicenseholderoutoffishingatdesiredwaters.Additionally,manyeasyaccesswatersnowhaveanentrancefee(StateParks)---butallmanyofuswanttodoisfishandwehavealreadypaidforalicensetodoso.Additionalentrancefeestakemoreoftheworkingman'shardearnedmoneyanddoesnothingbutfundtaxpayerfattenedparasites.3)Aslongasthefeesgoup,andthetakegoesdown,increasethesizeofthefishthatarestockedandstockferti lepure-breedfishratherthansteri lefish.Givereproductivefishafightingchancetohelpre-populatethewaters.Ifyouwantaggressive,steri le,hybridfishtocontroltrashfishthenplantthem;but,notattheexpenseofferti lepure-bredfish.4)YourpropagandaontheBoulderMtnisbaloney.Theseasonisc losedalmost1/2theyear---ifthefisharetoosmallandoverpopulated(asyourpropagandasuggests),thenopenthefishingseasontoyear-round,increasethel imit,andtakeofftheonly2troutover14"restric tion.Yourhypocrisyonthissubjectisdeafening.5)Bringvariousspeciesoftrout/gamefishtoeachDWRregionsothatthepopulationcansamplevariousfishingopportunities.TheDWRdoesn'tpromotebrooktrout(seemstheyagencyisaggressivelyeradicatingthem)yetmanyanglerswouldprefertheopportunitytofishfornicebrookies...so,DWRpoisonedFerronReservoirandruinedthatopportunity...shameonyou!!!!!ThankyouforexperimentingwithKokanee.HowaboutbringingthembacktoPanguitchLakeandFishLakeforanothertry?PanguitchLakefishingusedtobringin1000sofnon-residentfishermenandtheirdollars---andalotofthoseanglerslovedthenear-trophykokaneeinPanguitchLake.Thanks,

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211 Increasethemaxagefor"youth"l icenseto14yrsold 6/3/20149:43PM

212 Ithinkkoosharemreservoirandfishlakeneedtobestockedmore.AlsoatJohnson'sreservoiritseemslikeallthatisintherearesuckers(trashfish)andtigermusky.Thisusedtobeagreattroutfishingspot.AlsotherearethousandsofsuckersthatspawneveryyeararoundthemiddleofJuneeveryyear.IhaveyettoseetheDWRdoanythingaboutthosethousandsofsuckers.Iwouldthinknettingandkil l ingthesesuckersduringthespawnwouldhelpreducetheirnumbers.

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213 nothing 6/3/20148:38PM

214 Itwouldbegreattobel ikeIdahoandhavefishinthefreezer 6/3/20146:47PM

215 Iamalongtimeanglerandguidehereinthisbeautifulstatewelivein.Ihavebeenguidingfisher"persons"andhuntersforalmosttwodecades.Honestly,forthemostpart,theUtahDWRseemstotrulycareaboutthefuturefishingpotentialthatcan,withthehelpofmany,onlycontinuetogetbetter.Withthatbeingsaid,who'suneducateddecisionwasittoallowtheuseofbaitfishinginKolobreservoir?Oneofthelastartific ialonlyreservoirswehadlefthereinSouthwestUtah.Icanspeakfromexperience,thatwasaverybaddecision.Thedeclineinqualityfish,nottomentiontheincreaseinpoachingIhavepersonallywitnessedhasincreasedtenfold.Thenexttimeyoumakeadecisionthataffectssomany,pleasetakethetimetorespecttheoneswhospendsomuchtimepromotingUtah'sfisheries.

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216 StartstockingJohnsonRes.again.Itissadthatwhatoncewasoneofthebesttroutfisheriesanywhereisnowfishedbyadozenpeopleorso,pathetic actually.Makeitatroutfisheryagain!

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217 needtoplantmorerainbowinscovileres.andnorthHuntingtonres. 6/3/20141:22PM

218 wouldl iketoseemorecatfishinsouthernut.whynocatfish....... 6/3/201412:28PM

219 WoulditbepossibleforourDWRtomanageourwalleyelakesforwalleyeanglers?Walleyeanglersbuyfishingl icensestoo.Thiscouldpossiblymeanloweringstockingratesofrainbowsatstarvation,whererainbowsfeedheavilyonperchinshallowwater.

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220 Getspinnerfishermanoff"artific ialfl ies&lures"waters.Theycheat,useworms,etc,andtheydon'tpackourtheirgarbage,theyhaveafamilypicnicattitudeanddon'tuseproperfishingmanners.Iftheyfollowedthesamerulesasflyfisherman,Iwouldsupporttheirpresence.ThemiddleProvoisgettingbad.

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221 Stocksmallmouthbassandpanfishinmil lsitereservoirtherockstructurewouldbeperfectforbasshabitatitwouldimprovefishingthere

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222 Lowerthefees,IdinthuntanditbugsmethatIhavetopaytheextrafeejusttofish.Makethemgoodfor1yearfromthedateofpurchase.

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223 CananythingbedonetoreducetheweedsatMantua?Maybeintroducegrasscarp.Thanksforeverything.IlovefishinginUtah.

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224 IaminawheelchairandmybiggestcomplaintistheaccesstothelakeandreservoirsinUtah.Ithinkweneedbetteraccesstothemsomoredisablepeoplel ikemyselfcouldtakeadvantageofthelakesandreservoirsinthestate.Maybebymakingplacesmorehandicapaccessible.

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225 Iam76yearsold.Ihaveboughtal icensealmosteveryyearsinceIwasakidexceptfor2yearswhenIwasoutofthecountry.IspendalotofmoneytravelingtoafishingareaandespeciallyatStrawberryRes.Ifindthe"slotrequirement"prohibitsmefrombringinghomeatleastonefishifi tisinthe15-22inchrange.MosttimesIgohomewithoutanyfish.IproposeIwouldbeallowedtobringatleastonefishofanyspecieshomeofanysizesomywifeandIcouldhaveanicetroutdinner.Ionlyfishoneortwotimesayear.SometimesIfeelIshouldn'tbuyanymorel icensesbecauseitisjustnotworthit.Thankyouforlettingmegivemyopinion

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226 concernedaboutthesnaggingofwalleyeintheinletsduringthespawnatWillardBay..shouldbeclosedagainduringthattime

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227 theregulationsontheProvoRiveraretoocomplex.Also,JohnsonReservoirslotl imitsreducepopularityandslotrestric tionsshouldberemoved.

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228 Needtoremovethecarpfromlowerfishcreekwefishedlowerfishcreeklastfallandcaughtthirtytwocarpinanhour

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229 Iwouldl iketoseethepositionl imitchanged.Soindoesn'tinc ludethefishyouhaveathome.Manypeoplel iketofreezethemorbottlethemasfoodstorageforconsumptionyearround.Iwouldalsosuggestplantingwalleyeinpiuteres.tohelpwiththechubpopulation.thestructureinpiuteisgreatforthem.

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230 LovethecommunityfisheriesinWashingtoncounty!Veryfunandpopularwithfamilies.Mykidsenjoycatchingthebigtrout.Maybeaddafewmorepondsasmostaregettingcrowded.Greattoseesomanyenjoyingnatureandfishing.

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231 Whenfisharebecomingoverpopulatedinafishery,astheyareintheBoulderarea.Iwouldsuggestitisbettertoincreasethel imitsand/orreducethesizerestric tions,ect.inplaceofusingRotenoneorotherchemicals.It'scheaperandthefishcanbeenjoyedbyfishermannotjustwasted.Withal i ttlebitofadvertisementornotificationIbelieveitcanbeaneffectivemethod.InotherwordsnowthatIknowthefishnumbersneedtobereducedI'l l spreedthewordandI'malreadyplanningatriptoBoulderMountain.ThanksformonitoringandmanagingourfishinthisState.Withtoday'stechnologyweneedtomakeitpossibleforyoutosend"temporary"rulechanges(formanagementpurposes)viafacebook,twitter,ect.Kindofl ikestoresdotoincreasetheirbusiness.Forexampleonaholidayweekendifthereisanareawheremorefishneedtobetakenyoucouldsend,throughmassmedia,"ThisweekendonlyMay23rdthruMay26thallsizerestric tionsarel iftedandbagl imitshavebeenincreasedfrom8to16atOakCreekReservoir."Somethingl ikethat,yougettheidea.Thiswouldallowrulechangestotakeeffectquickerandbeineffectattimeswhenmanypeoplewil lbeinthefield.Ifeelthiswouldgivemoreimmediateresultsandmakemanagementeasier.Thanksagainforallyoudo.

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232 Il ikeavarietyoffishReducerainbowtroutIncreaseKokaneeandotherfishtypes 6/1/201411:09PM

233 Keepstockingtheboulderslovefishingthem(don'tholdback)itwouldbeabiggermistaketodoso.

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234 Iwouldlovetobeabletogetal icensethatisgoodinUtahandIdaho. 6/1/20149:52PM

235 thefishinginUtahhasnotbeengoodandiwouldbrothertakemyfishingoutofstatewerethefishingandhuntingisbetterregulatedandtheyfishermanandgetbetteraccesstostreams

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236 StartstockinglakeMary. 6/1/20148:13PM

237 SandHollowneedstobeimprovedasaBassFishery.Increasehabitatandintroduceafoodspeciesl ikeshadtopromotebettergrowth.SandHollowhasthepotentialtobeoneofthebestBassLakesinthestatebutneedshelp.

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238 Downsouth(Sandhollow,Quail,andGunlock)theBluegil l,andCrappiel imitsneedtobereduced.Theseareforagefishforthebassandnooneneedstocatchandkeepsomany.Isawashoreanglerthisweekcatchingandthrowingthecrappieintothedirt(Gunlock).Hec laimedhecaught27thedaybefore.TheParkRangersneedtobemoreproactiveoncheckingonpeoplefishingandpeoplefromNevadacomeoverhereandrapetheresourcesprettyhard.Theywouldnotdrivethatfarfornothing.Ihavenotbeenaskedtoproduceafishingl icenseorshowmycatchinatleasttenyears.

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239 moreoptionswithfishingl icenses.Forinstance,1weekl icense,1monthl icense. 6/1/20145:44PM

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240 ChangeKolobResbacktoatrophylakewithlureandflyonly.WeneedatleastoneinsouthernUtah.

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241 aswellasthelakesinsoutheraswellasthelakesinsouthernUtah 6/1/20144:54PM

242 IthinkthereshouldbeareducedfeeforfishingatStateParks.Forexample,ifIwanttogofishingfromtheshoreatSandHollow,paying$10foracouplehoursisabitsteep.Havesomesortof"fishingonly"option

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243 twopolepermit(havenotheardresults),enforcenowakeareasinlostcreek,increasesurveysonboatsafetyitems(pfds),reviewthinkingonnomotorareastopossiblyallowelectric motorsatsomelake(Mirrorlakeect)Greatideatoaskpublic inputthanks

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244 sizerestric tionsonsmallmouth&largemouthbassatlakepowell.overallsizeisterrible!minnowsmorel ikeit!

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245 Iwouldl iketoseetigertroutstockedintostrawberryres. 6/1/20143:03PM

246 Allowice-fishermanatStrawberrytokeepalltrout(nosizerestric tions).Fishdiewhenreeledupfromdeeperwaters.Letfishermenkeeptheminthewinter.

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247 Idontparticularlyl iketheideaofintroducedhybridfishspecies.Iwouldl iketoseemoreefforttowardprotectingnativetrouthabitat.

6/1/201412:35PM

248 Ienjoyfishingforfishotherthantrout.ItseemslikeeverylakeinUtahisatroutfishery.TakeRedFleetforexample.IhearthatDWRwantstoremovethewalleyefromthislake.WHY?Iwouldlovetobeabletohaveagoodpredatorfisherynearmyhome.Ifyoudon'twanttostockthelakewithtrouttofeedthepredators,Iunderstand,butwhynotstockitwithfeederfishsuchasshadorshiners?

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249 Keepaddingmorerainbowsintheberryforpeopletocatchandeat.Theserainbowskeepthefisheatersandfamiliesgoingthere.Likeme!Alsoimplementananglersethicscourse.Thereisfartoomuchcrowdingatmanywaters.Someanglersjusthavenocourtesyforothersandthisreallyruinsthefunfortheothers.

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250 Pineviewneedstoletyoukeeptigermuskiesagain.Communitypondsneedtohavethegeneralstatel imitfortroutandbassandmaybeputinaregulationfor5or6bluegil l ,crappie,andperch

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251 Allduringthe1970'sIfishedPorcupinereservoir,l imitwas8fish/day,withmywholefamily,kidstoo,couldcatchKokaneesalmoninasmallboattroll ingalldayeveryweekend,neverfail.Mademykidslovefishing.Thenyouincreasedthel imitto21kokanee/dayandalsoopeneditupforicefishing.Peopletooktheirfamiliesandl iterallytookthousandsouteverywinterforafewyears.Afterthatthefishingwenttotallydownhil ltowhatitisnow,fairlylousyandslowfishing.Yeah,foracoupleofyearswefoundafew18"kokanee,butjustafew.Theyusedtocycleinsizefrom9-10"upto15-16"dependingontheyear.Greatfishingandgreateating.Funforall.Ohyeah,caughtlotsofbrownandcutthroattrout,somereallygoodsize,atthissametime,andsodidpeopleonthebank.Look,whensomethingremainsthesameyearafteryearforover10yearsandthensuddenlytheruleschangeandalmostassuddenlythefishingdeteriorates,wellIthinkyougetmypoint!SopleasefixwhatyoumessedupatPorcupineandgetitbacktoagreatplacetofishforafamilyinasmallboat?

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252 Iwouldl iketothanktheDWRfisheriesteam.IbelievethatfishinginthestateofUtahisbettermanagedandmoresuccessfulthatatanyothertimeinmy46yearsthatIhavebeenfishinginUtah.IamaspearfishermenandIamveryexcitedaboutallofthenewopportunitiesthatwehavehereinUtah.Speakingfrommypersonalexperienceasaspearfisherman90%ofthefishIharvesteachyeararecarporotherroughfish.Iwouldl iketoseeallofthewatersinUtahwheretheharvestofsportfishisallowedthatthesameopportunitiesareavailabletothespearfishermen.Idon'tunderstandthereasonfornotallowingtheharvestofbassbyspearfishermenduringthemonthsofMayandJuneifaanglerisallowedtokeepthelegall imitofbasswhywoulditbedifferentforanymethodifi tsti l l followsthesameharvestl imit?Ihopethatyouwil lpleaseconsiderthisinyourfutureplans.Thanksforallthatyoudo.

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253 Statewidecrappiel imitto20or25 5/31/20147:49PM

254 Thecurrentmethodofmeasuringfishforsizel imitregulationsbyhavingtopinchthetailseemsunnecessarilycumbersome,timeconsumingandunsafeforthefish,especiallyifthefishhastobereturnedafterthehandling.It'sl ikemeasuringapersonbyhavingthemstepontheirtippytoes.Asimplemeasurementtothetipsshouldbesuffic ient.Ifthetailorsnoutisobviouslydeformedforwhateverreasonsobeit.Howaboutmorefreefishingdays.(OneSaturdaypermonth?Perquarter?)Mywifeenjoysfishingonceinawhile,butnotenoughtobuyayearlyl icense.

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255 Catchandreleaseoncutthroatsstatewide.Morel iberall imitsonsmallbrowntroutbetween8and13inchesontheOgdenriver,BlacksmithFork,LoganandmiddleProvoRivers,catchandreleaseonlyfor16inchesandlargeronthesewaters.Nofishingonreddsforspawningtrout.LimitingsizeofanglersgroupsonthemiddleProvoandWeberriversto4anglers.Largegroups,c lassesandcombatfishingisdetractingfromexperience.Maybeusethelastdigitoffishingl icensetodetermineifyoucanfishonthesewaters.Ifi tendsinanoddnumberyoucanonlyfishthemiddleProvoonodddays.

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256 1.ToofewwipersinWillardBay.Proposec losedseasonforadults,onefishforunder12.2.Hyrumhastoomanysmallfish,toomanypeoplekeepingl imits.Closeseasonfor2yearsforadultsandhavea3fishl imitonchildren.Thanks,

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257 Asinallcases,theDWRorappropriateregulatorshouldlook/reviewtheincreaseinallowablepossessionoffishonOakCreekonanannualbasis,thusallowingforfutureadjustmentstothetotall imitbaseduponthepopulationandgrowthoftheremainingbrooks.Thanksforyoureffortsthroughoutthestate.Stockingsmallcommunityreservoirsallowsforkids(inc ludingmygrandkids)toexperiencethejoyoffishingandspendingtimewithfamilymembers.Beingabletocatchavarietyoffishandtheopportunitytocatchlargeonesaswellisgreatlyappreciatedbyusoldfolks.Italsoallowsmetoteachscoutsthepropervaluesinfishingandinviteout-of-stategueststoenjoytheUtahoutdoorsaswell.

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258 Betterfishingwebsitewithmoreupdated,accurateinformationaboutreservoirsandfishingaction.Ofcoursefishingfromaboatisbetterinanywater,butthecommonpersonfishesfromshore.Moreemphasisshouldbeonhowshorefishingis.Also,alotofinformationaboutthestatureofreservoirsseemtobeoutdated.Example:BullockReservoirismadeouttobesomesortofreallyspecialplace,butitisajoke.Nodecentcamping,hardlyanywheretofishfromshore,nocover,andwithoutanyrealdecentfish.Insteadofalwaysjustfocusingonthepositivesaboutacertainwater,thedescriptionsshouldwarnanglersaboutanynegativeaspectsaswell,sowecanmakeaninformeddecision.Again,thecommonanglercangetquitefrustratedtodrivehoursandhoursawaytoawaterthatisnotl ikewhatitisdescribed.

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259 Thestreamsinutahhavelostsoffl i ttlefish.Whataboutincreasingthel imitoffishfrom8"down 5/31/20148:55AM

260 MorefishstockingofCentralUtahlakes.Theselakesseemtobeeitheroverfishedorunderstocked. 5/30/201411:53PM

261 ThecommunitypondsneedbetterControlastopeoplefishingi l legallyorl i ttering.andbirdcontrolatthesepondswouldbeabenefittoeveryoneinthefishingcommunity

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262 Lowerthefishingl icensefee.Thecurrentcostofanannuall icenseistoohigh. 5/30/201410:46PM

263 UtahlawsarethemoststupidoneIhaveeverheardIwil l paytofishoutofstate 5/30/20149:43PM

264 imovedtoogdenutahin2005fromthewesternslopeofcoloradoandthereasonwasagoodjobandallthefisheries.iamanavidandknowledgableanglerwhohascaughtandreleasedmanylargefishsincethen,iamproudofthefisheriesmanagmenthereinutahandamanadvocateofselectiveharvestgoodjob,icantsaythesameforbiggamemanagementbeingfromcolorado.THANKS

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265 stopthebaitfishingonkoloblake.keepthelakefl iesandluresonly. 5/30/20148:40PM

266 Iwouldl iketobeabletokeep1cutthroattroutbetween15"and22"fromstrawberry.IlovetofishthelakebutImainlycatchfishinthissizerange.

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267 Cheaper3-4,or7dayoutofstatepermits.Morerevenuewouldbecominginfromourtourists 5/30/20147:10PM

268 Notatthistime 5/30/20146:52PM

269 Wouldaprogramtoacquiremorestream/riverareas&combinethiswithmorestreamenhancementwork.Wouldalsosupportmorelakesmanagedwithl imitedharvesttoincreasetrophypopulations.

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270 ThecrappiefishinginWillardBayshouldbec losedtokeepingofCrappieinthemonthofMay,thiswouldallowagoodspawnandincreasetheCrappiepopulationinthelakemakingiseasiertocatchthemyearround.ThefreshhatchofCrappiewouldalsohelpfeedtheWalleyeandWiper.Ormaybejustc losethemarinastofishinginthemonthofMayandmaybejusttoboaters,tubers,etc.Thiswouldallowforthebankfishermentosti l l catchfishal i ttleeasierbutsti l l notcatchsomanyastoruinthespawn.

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271 Twothings,one,toomanyfishingregulations,two,whycan'tthedivisionletseniors65andoverfishfreel ikeourneighboringstateColorado?

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272 Istherealreadyorcouldtherebefishingmapsandinformationmoreavailableforseniorc itizens,especiallyforthoseofuswhohavepermanentfishingpermits?Andcouldsomeonepleaseemailbearesponseto Thanks,

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273 Iwouldl iketoseethesamesizel imitsonrainbowtroutatStrawberryasforthecutthroat. 5/30/20144:29PM

274 Starvationisaconcernofmine.Theperchpopulationisstruggling.Iunderstandthatlowwateryearsplaysahugepartinthe"cycle"ofperch.However,inmyopinional imitof50perchadayperanglerisridiculous.Nowayafamily(evenaUtahfamily)couldconsume50perchaday,letaloneoneangler.Ihavebeenfishingstarvationforover25yearsandyesmydesiredfishtotargetiswalleye.HoweverIfeelthatthislakecansustaingoodwalleye,smallmouthbass,andtroutaslongasthereisagoodfeedsource.Ihavebeentoldbythe"experts"thattherainbowsbeingplantedinthereservoirwil l notcompetewiththewalleyeforfoodbecausetheydon'teatbaitfish.Wellthose"experts"arewrong.Ihavecaughtnumeroustroutwithjuvenileperchinthem.Iproposethatstateputsacatchandreleaseonlyregulationonperchforthreeyears(orunti lperchpopulationsincreasewhichevercomesfirst),increasewalleyel imitsfrom10fishto12withoneover24inchesperangler,increasebassl imitsbytwofishperdayperangler,andincreasetroutl imitsbytwofishperdayperangler.Withoutahealthyperchpopulationthisbodyofwaterwil lstruggleandeverygamefishinc ludingtroutwil lnotgrowattherateswehaveseenthepastfiveyears.Iunderstandthattheperchwasintroducedil legally,butsincebeingintroducedthefisheryhasbecomeatopnotchfisheryforwalleye,bass,andtrout.Letsdowhatwecantoasanglersandmanagerstohelpthisfisherythroughthishardtimeahead.Ifwecannotaddmoreperchtothesystemthroughplanting,thenweneedtoreducetheamountoffishthatpreyonthem.Thestatecanreducethenumberoftroutbyl imitingthenumberoftroutbeingplanted,andanglersneedtobeencouragedtotakemorewalleyeandbassoutwithhigherl imits.Thankyoutothestateforputtingthissurveytogetherforanglersl ikemetovoiceourconcernsandopinions.Sincerelyaconcernedangler.

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275 Ithinkyouneedabigerl imitforjoesvalleyreservoir,scofieldreservoirstopwinterfishingtheselakes.Itisnotworththemoneyortimetohaulyourboattoalakewhereyoucanonlykeepfourfish.Andthe lawsthatapplyforthesewaters.Whenyouonlyplantfishthatyouhavetoputback.

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276 Inoticethatupunti l30-MAY-2014onlyrainbowtroutarebeingstockedinUtahCountywaters.Istruggletotravelandwouldl ikethechancetocatchBrook,cutthroatandTigertroutlocally.Ifthesespeciesarenotaprobleminthesewaters,wouldtheDWRconsiderstockingsome?

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277 Thepleasureboaterswiththeirskiandjetboatscreatewakesinthesmallreservoirsthatmakeitunsafeforfishinginthesmallerboats.Thereisnoenforcementofrules,stringersusuallycontainmorefishthanallowed,andIwouldassumethemajorityofpeoplearefishingwithoutl icenses.Thefinesyoucangeneratefromticketsshouldmorethanoffsetthecostofadditionalenforcement.

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278 stockthecommunitypondswithbiggerthan12"trout,these7to9"troutareawasteofmoney 5/30/20142:25PM

279 Regulationsregardingrangesforfishsizearetooconfusing. 5/30/20141:35PM

280 WeneedmorerainbowsatStrawberry.IncreasethewipersatWillardandcreateafishhatchingstationforwarmwaterfishsuchasbass,crappie,sunfish,etc

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281 2freefishdaysayearwouldbeawesome(anotherinthefall)togetmywifemoreinterested. 5/30/201412:39PM

282 Arethe2polerestric tionsgoingtobedroppedandallowedtobeusedin2015withoutadditionalfeescharged?

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283 Iwouldl iketoseethestatedomoretoincreaseangleraccessalongstreamsthatrunthroughprivateproperty.Iamsti l l veryunhappythatthelegislaturegavebacktothelandownersfullcontrolovertheuseoftheriverwayseventhoughthewaterisapublic resourcewithduerespectforwaterrights.ManygrowinganglerbusinessesaswellasanglerswereoverruledbythepowerofthelandholdersinthelegislatureaswellastheHerbertrelativeswhoownlandslockingupprimewaterways.

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284 Itotallyunderstandtheneedandwantforrules...Lifeisallaboutrules,butwhatgetsme,istheDWRalwayswantingtoimplementrulestheycannotenforce.Also,mythoughtsonspearfishing...Thisisnotfishing,itishunting...PERIOD!!!Thissocalledsportinmymind,hasbeendetrimentaltosomefisheries....#1reason,DWRcan'tpolicewhattakesplaceunderthewater.Spearfishermanarekil l ingfishforthesakeoftargetpracticeandleavethemonthebottomforcrawdadstoeat.Theyshouldkeepitfocusedoncarponly,makethempurchaseahuntingtagandonlyopenthehuntforweek....Justl ikeotherhunts.

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285 Ithinkregularanglers,whorenewtheirl icensesbeforeexpirationeachyear,shouldreceiveadiscount.Thiswouldencouragerenewalsandincreaserevenueenoughtopayforthediscounts.

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286 ThankyouforyourdedicationinallmattersconcerningfishinginthestateofUtah,Iappreciatetheopportunitytotakethissurveyandcontributemyopinion.

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287 Needhelpwithaccess.Somanyareasthatpreviouslywereoneswecouldfish(primarilyrivers)arebeingc losedoffbysignsandfences.Theriversandwaterwaysareusuallypublic ,butaccessisrestric ted.IbelieveDWRshouldformacommissionofc itizensthatwouldhelplaunchlobbyingeffortsandlegalactionagainstlandowners.Thecommissioncouldsolic itdonationstopaythelegalfees.

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288 GetridofthepelicansatStrawberryreservoir! 5/30/201411:01AM

289 LastIknew,itwasi l legaltousel iveminnowsasbait.Surelytheconcernsaroundminnowscouldbeaddressedinawaythatsti l l al lowsustousethemandhavepositiveimpacti.e.catchingandusingminnowsofcatch-and-kil l species.ThisistheonlystateI'veeverfishedinwhereitisi l legal.Shoreaccessiblehabitatandpierswouldbegreatforusboatlessanglersfishingsomeofthereservoirs.

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290 IthinkthatpoisoningtheBrookTroutontheBoulderMountainisatotaljoke.Itissounethical!TheygrowandreproducebetterthananycutthroatIhaveevercaught.ItissomuchmorefuntocatchbigBrookiesthentocatchcutthroat.Ifyouaskme,andeveryoneelsethatisatruefisherman,thentheywouldsaythatifyoupoisontheupperbownsreservoir,thentherewil lbeanegativefeedback.AnotherthingisIthinkthatthereshouldbeahigherl imitoncatchingsmallbrooktroutontheBoulderMountainsothatthebigonescanthrive.Ifyouimplementthis,thenthepopulationofthebigbrooktroutwil lgetbiggereverywhereonthemountain.Butsti l l havea4-fishlimitonbigonesby2015.Thanksforl istening.

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291 isthereawaythatyoucanputinanothertypeortypesoffishintoJohnsonotherthantigermuskytohelpthefisheryforpeopletobeabletofishfromtheshoreandtocatchfishandenjoytheareathatwedidbackmanyyearsago

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292 Pleaseconsidera2fishl imitonstreams,thestreamscannotproducetheamountoffishaslakes.Twofish,notslotl imit,andallofthefollowingregulationsapply.Iwouldalsoaskthatyoulookattheslotl imitregulations,Strawberry,andothers,themorecomplicatedyoumakeit,thelesspeoplewanttotakethechance.Iwasalmostwroteaticketbecausethefishwas1/4inchundertheslotl imit,i tiseasyiertomeasureadeadfishthanal iveone.

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293 Therearealotofpeoplethatareveryconcernedwithstarvationobviouslythedwristryingtoturnitintoatroutfisheryit'samoneygameIunderstandpeoplelovetrouttoo.andthatisabattletheanglersarenotgoingtowin.Thepercharecrashingduetoanumberofreasonsinc ludingoverstockingthelakewithtrout.thereisnoreasontherecan'tbetroutwalleyeandbassinthelakebutifthedwrdoesn'tdosomethingwiththeperchthewholelakeisgoingtocrash.Lowerl imitsonperch,quitplanting10,000,000troutayeareveryonecanwinbutpleasedosomething!!starvationisbyfarthebestwalleyefisheryinthestateandtherearealotofanglersthatdedicatetherel ivestothewalleyeinstarvationinc ludingme.Pleasel istentowhattheanglershavetosayitsbecomingamajorconcern.Andit'snojokethanksforyourtime.

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294 MyconcernwiththeBouldersisthefactthatanglersl iketokeepthebiggerfish.Thedownsidetothatisthosefishdon'tgettopassontheirgenes.Protectingthelargerfishneedstocontinue,otherwisethosegeneswil lbelost.Itisprobablytooconfusingforpeoplethesedays,butmaybesomethingl ike,usingOakCreekResasanexample,couldwork:16Fish18"orlarger-014"-17"-213"orsmaller-14Thatwaythelargestfishareprotected,anglersgettokeepsomebigones,andthesmallonesarebeingaddressed.Unfortunatelytheintell igencelevelofthisworldprobablycan'tcomprehendhowtomeasureafish,buthey,ifthisweretobepassed,justthinkofallthecitationsofficerscanissueandtherevenuetobehad.ThelastoneistheLeftHandForkBlacksmithFork.MydreamistoseetheDWRusethisriverasachancetokeepthecutthroatsofftheendangeredspeciesl ist,hencethereasonIbringthisupeveryyearonthesurvey.I'vebeenkeepingtrackofcatchratesonthisstreamforfouryearsandthecutthroatpopulationisdwindling.FouryearsagoIaveragedabout5-6cutspertripoutof20fish(itwas5.5cutspertrip).Threeyearsagotheaveragewas5cutspertripoutof20.Aslightdecrease,butnothingserious.Lastyearwasa3outof20fishrate.Thisyear,sofarithasbeen2of20.Mytacticsforfishingtheriverhaven'tchangedandIhaveseenfarlesscuttsinthesystemaswell.Thisstreamusetobeaverywellbalancedlocation,butthebrownshavetakenoverandtheonlyremainingcuttsleftareheftyyellowstones.Ideally,Iwouldlovetoseeanol imitonbrowntroutinthestream,butthatisonlybecauseIhavealovetowardstheriverandcutts,biasnegativesforthebrowns.Realistically,itwouldhavetomirrorthemainforkandbe8browntrout.

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295 adaywhereyoucankeepanysizecutthroattroutatstrawberrybay. 5/30/20148:16AM

296 spearhuntershavedontcatchandrelease.duetothatpracticedeercreektrophieshavedeclined 5/30/20148:07AM

297 Ibelieveitisamistaketoallowfishingwith2poleswherethereisnochargeforthe2ndpole 5/30/20147:15AM

298 Allow/acquiremoreaccesstoriversinNorthernUtan.Makemoreartific ialonlyareasonrivers. 5/30/20147:06AM

299 Noneatthistime 5/30/201412:26AM

300 Ireallywantthefishingreportspageupdatedmorefrequently.Idon'twanttoknowwhatfishingwaslikethere10daysago!EspeciallytheNortheastern

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301 Lookyouwanttoimprovefishinginutahyouhavetoeducatethepublic .Poisingaresorlakeorstreamisalwaysabadchoice.Youneedtoputinmorepredatorsfishthananything.Iveryfewtimewil lIki l l afish.UnlessIseeAbigheadandrealskinnybodythenIknowthereisnotenoughfoodforthem.Itseemspoisingisalwaysyourguysanswerwhichis .

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302 Ifeelthatweshouldgobacktothe8fishbagl imitfortrout 5/29/201410:54PM

303 None 5/29/201410:53PM

304 Iwouldl iketoseeupperfishcreekaboveScofieldopenedbackupSeemslikethecreekfishermanarenotcateredtol iketheIcefishermanevenifi twascatchandreleaseorbarblesshooksjusttoc loseitisnotmuchofamanagementtactic inmyview.Wealwayswentupandbackpackedinandstayedovernightwiththefamilyalwaysreleasedthefishanywaybutmisstheoutingbecausewecantfishunti lthefishareallmovedout.IlovetofishonboulderMountainseveraltripsayearseemslikewhenyoutrytomanageoakcreekitgetsworseweusetocatchbeautifulcutthroattroutandmonsterbrookiesunti ltheytookallthecutthroatsout.thanksforl isteningandgivingmeachancetohaveinput.Ihavecaughtfishover5lbsinoakcreekinthelastcoupleofyearsIreallyhatetoseeanythingradicalhappentothisgreatfishery!!

5/29/201410:14PM

305 Ifyouhaveanoverpopulationoffish,whichyouadmitto,whynotletuskeepmorefish?Anddon'tmakeitsocomplicated!Eightfishinpossession,period.

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306 Strawberryshouldhavemorespeciesoffish.Waytoomanycutthroatandnotenoughrainbows.Alsoitwouldbenicetohavetigertrout,splakeorbrooktroutinthere.Whysomuchemphasisonthe cutthroat?Hardtoevencatchkokesbecausethecuttsaresothickyoucan'tkeepthemoffyourl inefor5minutes.Getridoftheslotl imitandstoptryingtomakeitaflyfishingparadisewhereallwecatcharecutts.Someofusnonflyfishermendon'tgivea aboutyourpreciouscutthroat!Also,scofieldisbasicallyruinedwithallthechub.RemindsmeofJoesValleyafewyearsback.Poisonitandstartoverwiththetigersandrainbows

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307 bringbetterfishingtoandmanagementtoTooelecounty! 5/29/20147:27PM

308 none 5/29/20147:02PM

309 uplimitonfish 5/29/20146:58PM

310 Ireallyenjoythefishingopportunitieswehaveinthestaterightnow.Ifeelwehaveagoodvarietyoffishthatareofgoodquality.Iwouldl iketoseemoreseminarsforcatchingthedifferenttypesoffishthestateoffers.

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311 Pleasejustmakethedailyl imitoftrout8fish.The4and4regulationiscumbersometofollowandalmostimpossibletoenforce.Youplantingmoretroutnotthanyoudidwhenwehadan8fishl imitandpeoplearepractic ingmorecatchandreleasenowthantheyeverhave...Let'sharvestsomefishinsteadoflosingthemtowinterkil l orlettingthemstuntintheponds.

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312 ShouldnotallowspearfishingforanygamefishinUtah.OtherstatesonlyallowfortrashfishwhydoesUtahallowforgamefish.Itsmorel ikehuntingthanfishingandthereisnowaytoregulatewhattheyareorarenotshooting.WatchanyofthevideosonYouTubeandyouseethemwoundingalotoffish.That'smytwocentsonthematter.

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313 ThereluctanceofflyanglerstokeepfishonthemiddleProvoRiverhasresultedinsmallerfish.Whynotremovethesmallbrownsbyelectroshocking(theycouldbeplantedelsewhere).Thiswouldjustcullthemoutratherthanrotenone.Andanybigfishcouldremain.TheMiddleProvoneedslessbutbiggerfish.Also,increasetheplantingofTigertroutwhereitisappropriate.

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314 ThewaterlevelatScofieldreservoirhasbeenheldtoaverylowlevel.Droughthasbeenacontributorbutitisnottheonlyreasonthelakelevelissolow.IhavenoticeahugedecreaseinsizeoffishinScofieldandIattributeittothelowwaterlevels.Pleaseraisethewaterbacktofullleveltohelpincreaseovercrowdingoffish

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315 IdonotbelieveNorthernPikearei l legallyintroducedintoUtahLake.ManyanglershavebeencatchingpikeinUtahLakesincethe60'sand70's.IhavepicturesofabigPiketakennearSaratogaAmusmentparkaround1973.Whyisitcatchandkil l

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316 Removetherestric tionsontheProvo(particularlyaboveWoodland)andWeberRiverswithregardtoprivateproperty.AllowAnglerstowalkthebanksandrivers.Thereneedstobebetterenforcementonthosesameriverswithregardtotheuseofartific ialfl iesandlures.Therearetomanyanglersusingi l legalbaitandeithernotreleasingtheircatchesorreleasingdyingfishbecauseofswallowedhooks.

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317 StockLargemouthBassinseveralofthelakeswherewetheyalreadyhaveapresence. 5/29/20143:55PM

318 Lovethetagcompetitions.Reallyexcitedmorepeopleareenjoyingtheoutdoorsandthissport.Maybeincrease?

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319 Stopspearfishingforlargemouthandsmallmouthbass.BassanglingisahugesportthroughoutUtahandIseevideosofpeopleSpearfishingbigbassallthetime.ThisangersmeandmanybassanglersthatIknow.EspeciallywhenIseea4lbor5lbbassgetspeared.

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320 ThestatehascontractedcommercialfishermantoremoveCarpfromUtahLake,makearequirementtokil l al lcarpcaught,andnotallowcarptobereleasedwhentheyarecaught.

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321 Nospearfishingbassinutah! 5/29/20142:17PM

322 youshouldbeabletokeepatleast1cutatthewaterswhereyoufishnomatterthesize.youcanfishstrawberryalldayandonlycatchcutsandneverbeabletoharvestasinglefish.theyallseemtobebetween15to22incheslong.thisgetsfrustrating.thereareveryfewrainbowsinthelaketotakehome.

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323 WeneedmorefocusedeffortonourSouthernUtahlakes(Gunlock,Quail,SandHollow)theselakesprovidegoodrevenuefromanglersyetthereisnoeffortintryingtoimprovethefisheriesbyaddingstructureandincreasingforage(baitfish).Therearemanyc lubsandvolunteersthatwouldputforthtimeandefforttohelptheselakesifthedivisionwouldgivepermission.Thestructureintheselakeshasdeterioratedtothepointwhereartific ialstructureMUSTbeaddedorthepopulationwil lcontinuetosuffer.Thesefisherieshavethepossibil i tytobeworldc lassblueribbonlargemouthbassfisheries!

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324 Il iveinDuchesneutahandfishalotatstarvation.IfeelweneedtostoporminimizetheamountofrainbowtroutthatyouputintothelakeandmaybethinkaboutReleasing/Stockingbluegil lormaybesomeperchininstead.Ihavenoticedthatthewalleyeare"crashing"theyneedmorebaitfishnot2lb/5lbrainbows.A2lb/5lbrainbowisaapexpredatorinthelakeitwouldhavetobeabigfishtoeattheserainbows.Ihavetrolledstarvationalotyoucannotkeeprainbowsoffyourl ine.Ifpeoplewanttocatchtrouttheycangotatostrawberryorscofieldorlakecanyon.Ifeelthatiftherewasbluegil landmoreperchthatwewouldhavealotmorepeoplefishingatstarvationyearround.IseealotofWalleyetouranmentsbringingmoneytothelakeandtownnottrout.Iamnottheonlypersonthatfeelsthiswayeither.Idontknowifyouplannedtokil l offthe"Walleye"butyourdoingagreatjob!Iunderstandthattheycyclebutcomeon.HelptheWalleyeoutandmakeaworldc lasswalleyelake.UtahhasenoughtroutPonds,Lakes&Streams.Thankshopefullyididntwastemytimetypingthis.

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325 atstrawberrythereisaroadbetweentheladdersandsolidercreek,thisisagreatspotforshorefishingandithasbeenc losedformanyyears.itwouldniceifthisroadwasreopenedtogiveshorefishermanaccess.manyofthegoodshoreaccessatstrawberrygetfishedhardanditgethardtofindagoodspotatcertaintimesoftheyear.

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326 KolobReservoirshouldbechangedtoaregular4fishbagl imityearroundwithnosizerestric tions.Thisisafamilylake.Beforethestric tregulationsonthislakeyouwouldseeheavyfamilyuseandcampingandkidsfishingalongsidetheirparents.Sincethetrophyfishregulationshavebeenputinplacetherehasbeenahugereductioninuseofthislake.Weusedtolovetobringthewholefamilytothislakeandmakeaweekendoutofit.Justlookathowfewpeopleusethislakecomparedto15yearsago.Iknowourfamilybuysfewerfishingl icensesbecausethislakewastakenawayfromusandgiventotheflyfisherman.Thenewbaitregulationshelp,butnotenoughtore-attractfamiliesbacktoKolob.

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327 PosiningPiuteresivoretogetallofthechubsoutandstalkwithpikeandpredatoryfishandrainbowstodecreasechubandsuckerpopulation.Andalsomakekolobresivorehavedifferentregulationsl ikeonlyonetroutcanbeover21inandtheremanding3havetobesmaller.Andstockthesevierriverinmarysvale.Andinthemoutaincountrybymarysvaleandeverywherestalkallofthecreeks

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328 IrarelygooutofSaltLakeCounty.Iwouldl iketofishtheJordanRiverbutitstinksandthefishjustaren'tthere.Isthereanykindofplantohelpc leanupthatriver,ever?CommercialharvestingofcarponUtahLakeIthinkisagreatidea.Andalso,everyonethatdisagreeswiththeplantosavetheJuneSuckerfishneedstobackoff.Ithinkyoushouldputthatplanupforavoteonaballotsoon.IwouldratherchangetheProvoRivertoallowtheJuneSuckertodobetterthantoseethemdisappearforever.

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329 Toomanycutthroattroutarestockedinhighmountainlakes.AnglersenjoycatchingBrooktrout,Tigertrout,andSplakemuchmorethantheinferiorcutthroatsinthesehighmountainlakes.ThiswouldapplytotheBoulderMountain,MonroeMountain,andtheManti.Larger,lowerelevationlakessuchastheKoosharemreservoir,andStrawberrydogreat,producingverylargehealthyCutthroattroutthathelptoreducethechubpopulation.

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330 Lovingthesteri lebrookiesalready,THANKS!Withaccesstogoldentrouteggs,itwouldbenicetoseethemstockedinaselect2or3lakessouthoftheUintas;lakeswithoutasignificantinoroutflow.SnowLake-WasatchPlateau,CraterontheFishLakePlateau(thel ittleroundonejustsouthofSalinaRes),andpossiblyAberdunk(Louise)ifi t'sdeterminedthattheoutflowiscompletelysubterraneanforasuffic ientdistancebeforeitsconfluencewithTashaCreek.Iwouldalsol iketoseemorepublic accessavailablealongtheWhiteRiverinWasatchandCarbonCounties.Ithasbeenstockedandmostofitisoffl imits,asidefromsmallpatchesinthehigherreaches.Ibelievetherearestatetrustlandsalongitspathaswell,soperhapssomethingispossible.Yourwork(DWR)isreallyappreciated.We'realuckypublic .Thanks.

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331 Justwantedtosaythankstoallofyouattheagencyforthefishmanagementprogramsyouconduct.

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332 Iwouldl iketoseeupdateddataonfisheriesthroughoutthestatethatprovideinformationonfishinthewater.Forexample,ifIwasplanningatriptotheuintabasintocottonwoodreservoir.Iwouldwanttoknowthecurrentconditionofthereservoir,thespeciesoffishthatarebeingmanagedinthelake.Andwhattoexpectasfarasqualityandquantity.Havingneverbeenthere.Idon'tknowthecurrentdataonthatfishery!

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333 IwouldsupportastamporfeeforStrawberryReservoirsothatwemightbeabletostockmorebiggerrainbows.Iwouldalsol iketoseetheslotl imitsonbassinJordanelleReservoirandSandhollowReservoirchangedtoa14"slotandnobassover14".

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334 Adjustseniorfishingl icensecoststobeaffordable. 5/28/20145:48PM

335 artific ialflyandlureonlybelowstarvationtoconfluencew/duchesne.nodewateringofheadwaterstreamsoutofuintamtnrange

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336 MorelawenforcementatBearLakeduringthelaketroutspawn.Anglerscontinuetosnagfishunderthel ightsatthemarina.MorelawenforcementatNewtonReservoir.

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337 Iwouldl iketoseetigermuskyinyubaIthinkthatwouldbeagoodplaceforthem 5/28/20142:26PM

338 IwonderaboutthestockingofTigertroutandwhatit'simpactisoncutthroattrout.SpecificallyHuntingtonreservoir,rightnowallfishwithcutthroatmarkingshavetobereleasedbutthepredatorytigertroutarebeingplanted.Whatgives?AnotherconcernisElectric Lake.Whenthelakewasbeingthesportsmenweretold(promised?)thatthelakewouldbeacutthroattroutfisheryonly.Thiswasborneoutbythefactthattheinletstreamshadalateropeningtoprotectspawningfish.ThelastfewyearsthelateropeningwasscrappedandnowIhearthatthelakeisbeingstockedwithtigers,rainbowandkokanee.Whathappenedtotheoriginalagreementmadetothesportsman?Nomoneyinit?

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339 ProvidesomesortofbasicguidancetonewfishermanabouthowtofishhereinUtah...i .e.someUtah-specific basics(i.e.tackle,techniques,etc.)offishingfortrout,bass,crappie,pike/muskie,kokanee,etc.toaidintheintroductionofnewfishermantothesport.Couldbeofferedonthewebsiteasartic les/blogentrieshighlightingvariousfishingopportunitiesinthestate(what,where,when,how),ormaybeevenintheannualfishingproclamation,orinaseparatepublication.Therecanbeasteeplearningcurvetofishing,andprovidingsomeguidanceonwhatworkshereinUtahwouldbehelpful.

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340 fishingreportsonthewebareoutdatedandofl i ttleuse.Needaneffic ient,up-to-datereport.Iwouldexpectareportbenoolderthan2weeks,ideallynoolderthanoneweek.

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341 Howaboutreducedlicensefeesforseniorc itizensandmilitaryveterans 5/28/201410:36AM

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342 Increasedlimitswhereverpossiblemakesforgreaterfishing.Also,I'venoticedthatthefishingreportisn'talwaysbeingupdatedweekly.Ithelpsalotwhenitis.Currentinformationhelpswhendecidingwheretofish.Thanks.

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343 Makeanappthatallowsyoutostoreyourfishingl icenseonyourphone.Or,confirmthataphotoofyourl icensestoredonyourphonewil lsubstitutehavingthehardcopyonhand.ThanksfordoingwhatyoucantomakefishinggreatinUtah!

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344 Getridoftheonedaypossessionl imitonallwatersinUT.There'snoreasontohavespecialexceptionsonStrawberry,FlamingGorge,Etc.Itjustconfusesanglersandmakesiteasytobreakthelawwithoutknowing.

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345 onbouldermntiwouldsupportalargerl imitonsmallerbrooktroutandmorefishl ikeartic grayling.fishlakeshouldbemanagedfortrophylaketroutandbrowntrout.astatewidecatchandkil l carpandallinvasivefish.Insmallcommunitypondsplantingfishl ikewhitebasswouldhelpgetmorepeopleandkidsfishingduetothefastactionwhitebassprovide.

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346 Please,please,pleasedosomethingabouttheNevadansandCaliforniansonpanguitchlake.Theytakehomestingersofcuttsandtigerswithintheslot.Ilovethatlakeandtheslaughtermakesmesick.AnytimeIspeakwithanoutofstatertheyhavekil ledorintendtokil l anyandallfishtheycatchonpanguitchlake.

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347 Ihavedfishedstrawberryforthepast5yearsorsoandtheproblemisthatmostofthefishicaughtwascutthroattroutthatinthe15to22rangeandiwasunabletobringanyfishhomeformyfamily,ithinkthatthesizel imitshouldbechanged4fishunder22inchesandoneover22inches,thiswouldhelpalotmorefamilysbringfoodhomeafteryoupayforl icense,bait,tackle,itjustisnotworththemoneyspentforthewaytherulesarenow,alsotheguysintheboatsshouldstaywiththecurrantrules,andthechangesshouldbeforshorefishermanonly,thisgiveusmoreofachancetotakesomegoodfoodhomeforarefamilys,thankyou.

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348 Therearetomanyriversandstreamsthatarecutoffduetoprivatepropertyeasements,Iwouldl iketoseeastatelawthatgivestheDWRtheauthoritycreateeasements.TherearetofewareastofishinnorthernUtahandIwouldl iketobeabletofishwithoutrestric tions.AlsoIwouldl iketoseeaadditionalstockinginlowerWeberandlowerOgdenrivers.BurchCreekshouldnotbeemptiedagainitdestroyedthefishery.

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349 I'mnevercheckedforhavingmylicenseandI'mpassedbydwrpersonneloften.SnaggingatCalderinthespringneedstostop.Spearfishingbiglakersmakesmesick...Rightasthey'regettingtheirfreakon.Karmahasit'sway.Morenativefishplease.Lessfrankenfish.Selfsustaininglakes/reservoirs/riverswouldbe .Wherebaitchuckershaveruinedafisherywithi l legalintroductionoftrashfishtheyshouldnolongerbeabletofishwithbaitinsaidreservoir.It'sashamethatpeoplearecareless.IgetsickeverytimeIhearthatanotherresneedstobekil ledoffandIturnaroundtoseehil l jackMageetossingchubs"bait"rightbackin.Idon'tbaitfishandmylicensedollarsarespentc leaninguptheir .IwassickenedtoseehundredsofsuckersbeingpushedoutofJohnsonintotheFremontrightaftermil lmeadowwaskil ledoff.Allthatmoneyspenttokil l mil lmeadowforafewpotentialgoodyearsoffishing?Youhavealsodonesomeamazingthingswithanumberoflakes/streams.Isaluteyou.IcouldkeepgoingalldaybutI'mnoexpert,I'mlikelyhighlyignorant.Youguysandgalsdoa ofajobtryingtomakethemostpeoplepossiblehappy.Partyon.

5/27/20147:14PM

350 Stopkil l ingallthebrownsintherivers,Il ikecatchingthem. 5/27/20146:34PM

351 Strawberryshouldhaveaonecutthroatintheslotl imitinadditiontocurrentregulations 5/27/20146:06PM

352 Removethebrooktroutl imitintheUintasandmakecutthroatcatch&releaseonlyinriver/streamsthere.

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353 ReturnElectric LakebacktoArtific ialFliesandLuresonly!Usedtobeablueribbonfisheryforcutthroat.Iscompletegarbagenow,l i terally,thelakehasbeendestroyed.

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354 Alloftheseproposalsmustbefollowed-upwithadditionalandtimelyresearch.Ifthingsarenotproducingdesiredresultsmakeinformedchanges.Whodecideswhatthedesiredresultsshouldbe?

5/27/20143:33PM

355 Manageforqualityandnotquantity.Allstreamsshouldbepublic accessbelowhighwaterlevel.Continueencouragementofanglerstokeepsmallfish.TheboulderMountainsshouldallowpeopletokeepmanybrookiesunder15inches.

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356 PleasestockmorefishinPorcupinereservoir.Itisanicequietlakeforfamily'stoenjoybutitisverydifficultfishing.Maybesomerainbow????

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357 Insmallerimpoundsthatarestockedforfamilyfisheriesi.e.BoulgerReservoir,BenchesPondetc.Iwouldl iketoseeafewlargertroutstockedinthoseimpounds.Ilovetofishspecificallyatthose2impoundsbutIwouldl iketoseesomelargerfish.

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358 Il ikethewalkinaccessprogram.Willtherebemorepropertiesadded? 5/27/201410:31AM

359 Aintownpondwithnorthernpikewouldbenicetohave 5/27/201410:05AM

360 IfishedYubaReservoirregularlyinhighschool,andusedtolovetheamountofcatchandreleaseyellowperchthatwewouldfindoutthere,andsomebigfatrainbows.Inthelast7yearssinceIhavebeenoutofschoolIhavenoticedahugedeclineintroutpopulation,andabigjumpincarpactivity.Iwouldpersonallyl iketoseelargerbroodstockrainbowsplantedinYubaregularly,andtoseetheperchpopulationincrease.

5/27/201410:02AM

361 IbelievetheDWRisdoingagreatjob.Itlooksl ikeyouarel isteningtothebiologistaswellasthepublic .Ifeelstronglythatthebiologistsshouldalwayswin.Ofcoursemanagesotherearehuntingandfishingopportunitiesbutdowhatthesc iencesays.GoodJob!

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362 Ienjoyfishingwithmyfamily.But,itisdistressingtomethatpeoplewil lnotc leanupafterthemselves.Theamountoffishingl ine,baitcontainers,andtrashleftatfishingsitesinUtahishorrible.Iusuallytakeacoupleoftrashbagswithmeandtrytoc leanthingsupandmyfamilyhasbeengoodtohelp.IwishIhadasolutionotherorthemeanstorunacampeigntoc leanupthewaterways.ThanksforallyoudoandHaveaGreatDay!

5/27/20147:11AM

363 Can'tthinkofanythingatthistime. 5/27/20146:57AM

364 More"slotl imits"and"artific ialonly"waters. 5/27/20146:20AM

365 Iwishthatthednrwouldplantkokaneeindeercreekitwouldgiveanglersmuchmoreoppurituneitytoexperiencethethri l l ofcatchingthemalsogivetheoldergenerationthatcannottravelfaragreatenjoyment.Fromsomeresearchtherewaskokaneeindeercreekinthe80s.

5/27/20145:44AM

366 moreoppertunity,lessregulations,allowspearfishing/underwaterspearfishingopeninallres.inutah

5/26/20149:29PM

367 ItseemsliketheJordanellereservoirfishinghasneverreallyreachedanacceptablelevelofproduction.Ithinkmoreattentionshouldbegiventobuildingupthisfac il i ty.

5/26/20149:23PM

368 MAKETHEPIUTERESERVIORAWARMWATERFISHERY 5/26/20149:10PM

369 Spearfishingforinvasivespeciesissound-justbecertainyouhaveareallystiffpenaltyforanyonetakingnon-targetnativefishorgamefishwithaspeargunorhand-heldspear.Carparegreatfightersandapainintheb___forfisheriesmanagers.Thesinglebestbaitforthemiscannedcorn-anychanceoflegalizingcornforcarpbait?Alotmorecarpwouldbecaught!

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370 Theopportunitytokeeponefishbetween15-22inchesatstrawberryandscofieldwouldbegreat.Especiallywhenfishingwithl i ttlekidswhodon'tquiteunderstandwhytheycan'tkeepone.Amapwithbackcountry/hikeablelakesandstreamswithcatchablefishwouldbegreat.Itseemslikeeveryonetriestokeepthesetopsecret,inc ludingsomeofthedivisionemployees.

5/26/20148:54PM

371 Makemorelakeswithsizeandpossessionl imitsfortrophywaters 5/26/20146:50PM

372 morerainbowsatstrawberry,putmoretigersinmorelakes 5/26/20146:49PM

373 Getridofartific ialonlyatgratefamilycampingspotsl ikebrough.youtalkaboutthefutureoffishingbutmykidscan'tcatchfishwithaspinnerthey'retoosmalli ftheydon'tchetchfishtodaytheyaren'tgoingtofishtomorrow

5/26/20144:38PM

374 bettercommunitypondmanagement.betteraccesstoriverssuchastheweberriver. 5/26/20142:47PM

375 1)Iwonderiftheslotl imitatKolobisnecessary.Thel imitof2fishisprettyslight.Iknowalotof15"+fisharemortallywoundedandreleasedtodie.2)I'dl iketoseeastrongBrookiefisheryonBoulderMountainagain(particularlyLowerBarker).

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376 raisethedailyl imitto6fishstatewide. 5/26/201412:34PM

377 Statewidebassl imitshouldbe6withonlyoneover12inches.Andneedstobeenforcedonsmallbodiesofwaterthathavegoodbreedingpopulations.

5/26/201410:38AM

378 AsectionontheGreenRiverisbusyenoughwithoutspearfisherman.Allowingspearfishingwouldbenonsense

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379 TherainbowtroutfisheryatStrawberryisverygoodnowbecausethefishthathavebeenplantedtherearelargertostartoffwith.IlovetofishScofieldandhaveheardthatthereisn'tgoingtobeanyrainbowtroutplantedforthenextcoupleofyearsbecausethereisnoreturn.Theysayitisbecausethesmallerrainbowscannotcompetewiththechubs.Wouldn'tplantinglargerfishl ikeatStrawberryhelptheirsurvivalrate?Iwouldmuchrathercatchrainbowsthantigersorcutthroats.IfyoudoingonethingatoneplacethatisworkingitmakessensetotryitatScofieldaswell.

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380 CommunityFisheriesproject.Ilovethecommunityfisheriesproject,howeverinadroughtyear,somelocallakeswil lsuffer.AlsoisthereanyrealdiscussionsonmakingtheJordanriverarealcommunityfishery?Whyorwhynot?Isthereproblemswithpollution?whyorwhynot?

5/26/20144:19AM

381 Iwouldl iketoseemoretrophyfisheries,"artific iallureandflyonly"inNorthernUtah.Iwouldalsoliketoseemoreeducationalinformationreleasedtofishermanregardingkeepingsomefishcomparedtocatchandrelease.Informinganglersaboutthebenefitsofkeepingsomefishandhowthatwil limprovethequalityoffishavailablethroughoutthestatewouldbebenefic ial.

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382 Makeflyfishingwithweightbelowthefl iesi l legal 5/25/201410:40PM

383 Ireallydon'thaveanopiniononanybodyofwaterexceptFlamingGorgeandtheGreenRiver.IsupporttheDWRandtheircrewinmakingsounddecisionsforeachquestion.IdohaveaconcernaboutspearfishingontheGreenRiverandfolksshootingspearsatwhattheythinkareinvasivespecies.Thereisnocall ingbacktheshotonceyoupullthetrigger.TheGreenRiverresourcehasalotofanglersthatwouldnotunderstandiftheysawaspearfishermanattheriver!!!!

5/25/201410:07PM

384 Wouldperchupabovefairviewbeokmydaughterlovestoeatthem 5/25/20149:58PM

385 Putahigherl imitonwallayeatUtahLakebecauseIbelievetheyarealsoreducingandhavereducedpopulationsofJuneSuckersinthelake.Ialsothingyoushouldreducetheslotl imitonCuthroatTroutatstrawberrybecausethereisalargepopulationofthemandtheymaybebeingstutteðbynotenoughchubsinthelaketoeat.youshouldalsoputslóti l i tsontroutatRockportDeerCreekreserviorandEastCanyonReservior.Theyaresoc losetothevalleythatthereislotsoffishingonthemandihaveseenovertheyearsthequalityofthefishhavegonetheydownbutnotthequantitytherearesti l l lotsoffishintheseplaces.Thankyouforthisl isteningtomythoughts.

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386 ratherthanchangingthetotalpossessionl imittojustfishinpossessioninthefieldorintransit,increasetheallinc lusivebagl imit(inc ludingthoseinyourfreezer)

5/25/20145:30PM

387 Quitplantingtrashfishl ikerainbows.Don'tki l l offbrooktroutforcutthroat'ssake.Brookiestastebetter.

5/25/20144:26PM

388 Onlyfishermenwithal icenseshouldbeallowedtopossessfish(kidsnotoldenoughtoneedalicenseshouldnotbeallowedtopossessfishunlesstheirparentsbuythemal icense).Thiswouldslowdowntheremovaloffishfrompopularfishingholeswhereyoustock20,000+fishayear.IdonotfishBoulderMountainarea,somyanswersshouldnotcarrythatmuchweight.Iamacatchandreleaseflyfisherman.Agooddayoffishingisthe"Ruleof15"---15fishthatare15incheslong.Themoreplacesyoucanmakethathappenwouldbegreat.

5/25/20143:31PM

389 Iwouldl iketoseedifferentspeciesotherthantroutinthenortheasterregionl ikebass,walleye,pike,andcatfish.Wehavewaytoomanytroutlakesinthenortheasternregiontheotherfishtastebetterandareeasiertoc leanandwhenigotoalakeit'snicetohaveavarietyoffishtocatchnotknowingwhatyoumightcatchorifonespeciesisn'tbitingIcangoandtryadifferentspecies.

5/25/20142:11PM

390 ificatchafishthatismandatorytothrowbackandthefishwashurtrealbadwhyisitsti l lmandatoryithrowitbackwheniknowitwil l die?

5/25/201412:14PM

391 keepauppersizeslotontheboulders 5/25/201412:09PM

392 TigertroutareAMAZING!Continuetoexpandthesefishingopportunity. 5/25/201412:02PM

393 Changethepikel imitto8perdayoneover36inchesinyubares.Makeitamandatorykil l forallcarpcoughtatyubaresthecarpareoverpopulatingtheresnotpikeasmuchandIwouldprefercatchingmonsterpikeandwalleyethenanyotherspeciesIthinkkil l ingthecarpwouldhelptheperchalsocousetheperchwouldn'thavetocompeteforfoodsomuchandthereshouldbeasmallerl imitofwalleyethatucancatchandtheyshouldbeacertainsizejustthoughtIwouldstatehowIfeelIloveallthegreatthingswecandointhiswonderfulstateofUtah

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394 CLOSELINWOODBAYATFLAMINGGORGEDURINGTHESPAWNINGSEASONOFLAKETROUT.HAVEYOUSEENTHEAMOUNTOF"SNAGFISHING"THATGOESONDURINGTHISTIME?DOYOUEVENCARE?ANDWHATSUPWITHSTRAWBERRYANDTHESIZERESTRICTIONS?THESEHAVEBEENINPLACEHOWMANYYEARSNOW?ANDISTILLKEEPCATCHINGTHESAMESIZEFISHYEARAFTERYEARAFTERYEAR.....SHOULDNTTHESEFISHBESUPERHUGEBYNOW?MYEMAILIS: IFYOUWOULDLIKETOCOMMENTBACK..THANKS

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395 Weneedbiggerfish 5/25/20149:50AM

396 Stocktigertroutinadditiontosteri lebrooktroutinoakcreekres. 5/25/20149:50AM

397 ThislookstobeaverygoodyearforkokaneefishingatStrawberry.Inoticeonvariousfishingforumsthatmorekokeswerecaughtthroughtheicethispastwinterthaneverbefore.IhavebeenfishingatStrawberry3timessinceiceoutandhavehadextremelygoodfishingforkokanee.Thishasneverbeenthecaseinthepast.Whateverchangesyoumadeinthepastcoupleofyearshaspaidoff.GoodJob!Whereelseinthewestcanananglergofishingandconstantlycatch25to50fishinaday.ThefisherymanagementatStrawberryisagreatsuccess.Keepupthegoodwork.Commentsmade5/25/2014

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398 thanksforallyoudo 5/25/20147:37AM

399 IfishedLastAugustinUTforthefirsttime.FishLakeandOtterCreek.Greatfishing.Wewil lbebacknextyear,andtryotherwatersalso.

5/24/201410:36PM

400 Increasethenumberofsteri lelaketroutstockedintoBearLakeannually,aswellasincreaseinstockingnumbersofcutthroattroutinBearLake,keepthesameregulationsasIdaho,icefishermencanhaveupto6polesinIdaho,orcreateastamprequiredofIdahofishermentofishontheUtahportionofBearLake.ProvidemorelaunchingaccesstoBearLake.Removeorfirethe

parkmanger.

5/24/20148:52PM

401 Thanksforaverywellmanagedfishingopportunitythroughoutthestate! 5/24/20148:01PM

402 Pleaseconsiderdiscountedorfreefishingl icensesformembersofourarmedforces.Membersofourarmedforcescanbedividedintothreemaincategories:activedutyutahresidentsstationedoutsideofUtah,activedutynon-residentsstationedinsideUtahandReserveandnationalguardmembersinthestate.Utahresidentsstationedoutsideofthestateareonlyabletofishforafewdaysthattheyareabletobebackinthestate.Non-residentswhoarestationedinUtahshouldnothavetopurchaseanon-residentl icense.ReserveandNationalGuardmembershavetoperformmilitarydutyataminimumofoneweekendamonthandtwoweeksduringthesummer,andthereforemissmanygoodopportunitiestofishduetotheirmil itaryservice.Providingdiscountedorfreel icensestothesememberswouldnotgreatlyimpacttherevenuethatthestatereceives,andmayactuallyincreaseit,asthesemembersmayencouragetheirfriendstopurchasefullpricelicenses.

5/24/20147:42PM

403 stockmorecrawdadsineastcanyonandechoandalsoputmoretigertrouttheretoo. 5/24/20145:56PM

404 Allowcornfortheuseofbait. 5/24/20145:16PM

405 TherearenowherenearenoughKokaneelakesintheState.FlamingGorgeandStrawberryaretheonly2thatareworthfishing.TheGorgel imitof3Kokesiscrazyforpeoplethatdrivelongdistancestofishthatgreatfishery.AddmoreKokaneelakesandincreaseGorgel imitseitherbydailyorinpossessionl imits.

5/24/20141:20PM

406 Wouldl iketomakebowfishlegaltotakelegall imitsofgamefishsuchacatfish.EspeciallyI'mlakessuchasdeercreekwheretherenotwanted.AlsomaybeopenwmalikeFarmingtonbaytobowfishingdurningthenonehuntingmonths

5/24/201410:41AM

407 nocomment 5/24/20146:32AM

408 Fishinghasbeengreatthisyear.Ihavefishedmanydifferentplacesandhavefoundalotqualityfishofallvarieties.Thanksformakingthatpossible.Thankyouforyourhardwork.Iwouldl iketoseemoreselectiveharvestpracticesbeingpushedwhereneeded.Itwouldbenicetohavemoreplacestofishforcoloradorivercutthroatandbrooktrout.

5/24/20142:46AM

409 openthetributary'stoUtahlakeinthespring.allowtwowalleyel imitand24hourfishing.Itdidnotincreasethewalleyepopulationc losingit.

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410 StrawberryusedtobeoneofthebestfisheriesinUtahwhentherewasmorerainbowsandlesscuttthroatsinmyoppiniontheinterductionofbearlakecuttthroathadruinedthislakeIsti l l gotherealotbutitwil l neverbethesameandIknowalotofpeoplethathavethesameoppionionandwentevengothereanymorestopputtingmostoftheattentiononthecuttsandfocusontherainbows

5/23/201410:56PM

411 Webercounty,FortBenauturahavetopayabuckapersontofishatthepondIpaidtostock. 5/23/201410:43PM

412 TherearecurrentlyveryfewlakesinUtahthatcontainlaketrout.Iwouldl iketoseelaketroutstockedinmoreofthestate'sdeeperreservoirs,suchasDeerCreek,Jordanelle,Electric Lake,andothers.

5/23/201410:08PM

413 Fishingisfunandexciting.In 5/23/20147:33PM

414 slotsmakemenotfishthatparticularwater,piutewasgoodunti lyoukil leditoffforchubwhichcomeinbyriverdaily

5/23/20147:16PM

415 IhaveacomplaintaboutthenumberoffishstockedinSkutumpaRes.inSevier.Itisveryheavyfishedduringthesummerandyouareonlystockingatotalof750fishayear.Someyearsitwinterkil lsbuthasnotforthelasttwoyears.Iwouldappreciateiti fthiswaslookedinto.The750isaverylownumberforthepressureitreceives.Thanksforyoutime.OverallIfeelyourdoingagoodjobandIl ikeyournewregulations.

5/23/20146:56PM

416 IconsumewhatIcatch.Increaseovercrowdedstreamsto8fishl imittoincreasesizeandallowthoseofuswhoeatfishtocatchenoughtocookforameal.Increasel imitsoverallfrom4to6.RegulationsatPanguitchlakearesocomplexIdon'tfishthereanymore.Simplify.Lawsshouldbesimpleandeasytounderstandbyallwithouthavingtohavearulebookinmyhandtothwartzealousgamewardensandstatistic mongering.

5/23/20146:52PM

417 OverallIthinkUtahhadsomeofthebestfishinginthecountry.Iwouldhoweverl iketoseebetterenforcementoftherulesatthecommunityponds.AlsoeveryyearSantaquinresivourisstockedwiththousandsoffishandmanydiebecausetheydrainallthewaterfortheorchards.Thisseemslikeawasteofmoney.Anywaythankyouforprovidingsuchgreatfishingopportunities.

5/23/20145:15PM

418 Iwouldl iketoseemorelargemouthbassopportunitiesinnorthernUtah 5/23/20145:15PM

419 Youguysaredoinganicejob! 5/23/20144:50PM

420 Iamretiredwithhealthissue.MyWifedoesn'tl ikeitwhenIfishalone.Whynotsellacompanionpolepermit,l ikesecondpolepermit.Thiswouldallowmetogofishingwithanyonewhoisavailablefordayoffishing.

5/23/20144:45PM

421 Iseethesamethingstartingtohappenatkolobresivor.Thatishappeningintheboulderareathefisharetocrowdedanddon'thaveachancetogetbig.Taketheslotl imitoffatthelakefor2yrsanddon'tallowbaitfishingatthelakefor.those2yrsjustflysandluresonlyl ikeitis80percentoftheyr.

5/23/20144:45PM

422 Quitraisingpricesoneverything. 5/23/20144:35PM

423 greattogiveal icenseoptionforolderyouthbutverydisappointedinthemajorincreaseintagfeesforadultsforfishing,hunting,andcombotags.Thisismakingithardfortheaveragefamilytoaffordtogofishingand/orhunting.Themulti-yearisagoodideabutneedstobeamuchbiggercostbreaktomakeitworthwhile.ThesolutionisthestatelegislatorsneedtoincreasefundingtoDWRandnotcauseanadditionaltaxbutmakingDWRraisefeessuchasallowingnon-residentstoapplyforallspeciesofbiggameandalsomakingthemhavetobuyhuntingl icenseforthedraw-thesechangesshouldhavereducedthefeeincreaseonresidence.

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424 IthinkyouaredoingagoodjobontheCutthroatTroutPlanintheUintas.ThatshouldhelpitstayofftheFederalEndangeredSpeciesList.Therearesomelakestherewhichyoucouldkil l outandre-stockwithmorecutthroatsifneededtokeepthemanagementinStatehands.

5/23/20144:14PM

425 IlovethefishingoptionswehaveinUtah.Ithinkitisverywellmanaged.Ifish2to4daysamonthallyearlongandalmostalwaysmanagetofindfish.Thecommunityfishingprojectshaveaddedalottohavingagoodfishingexperiencewithoutalotoftimeinvested.Thebiggerlakes,reservoirs,andstreamsaremanagedwellwithgoodaccess.Thewebsiteisfairlycurrentwithlotsofgreathints,suggestions,andinformation.Iwishmyhuntingexperiencescouldbeagoodasmyfishing.

5/23/20143:29PM

426 TAKEALOOKATYOURSLOTLIMITS....ASFISHGETBIGGER.....UPTHESLOTSIZESOFISHDONTOVERPOPULATETOONESIZE

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427 youaredoingagreatjob 5/23/20143:18PM

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428 PleaseallowfishinginDuckCreekandAspenMirrorLakeallyear.Thecurrentrestric tionsareduetoaperc ievedissueswithparkingandUDOT,notfishbiologyandmanagement.Also,Iwouldlovetoc leanupDuckCreekandwouldl iketoseeacommitteeputtogethertomakeitabetterfisheryandsomehowdealwithallthecrowdsthatgothereduringthesummer.

5/23/20142:55PM

429 Iwouldl iketoseemorelakesandorReservoirsstockedwithKokaneeSalmon,KokaneefishinginUtahisveryl imitedcomparedtomostwesternstates.Hastherebeenanythoughtaboutthis?

5/23/20142:30PM

430 Iwouldl iketoseetheEastForkoftheSevierinKingstonandBlackCanyonsdesignatedartific ialflyandlureonlyandcatchandreleaseonlyalongwithMammothandPanguitchCreeks.Ifullysupportputandtakeinthereservoirsbutseefishpopulationsdeclineinginourlocalstreams.

5/23/20142:25PM

431 needtoplantbiggerfish3-4inchfishdon'tcutit. 5/23/20142:21PM

432 UtahLakeisbecomingabetterandbetterLargemouthBassfishery.Theissuebeingbigfishafterbigfisharebeingcaughtandkeptduringthespawningmonths.Regulationsarenotbeingenforcedandthepublic isnotbeingeducatedtotheextenttheyshouldbe.(Ihavewitnessedthistimeandtimeagain)Iwouldl iketoseesignsstatingthelargemouthregulationspostedinharborsduringthespawningmonths.Betteryet,Iwouldl iketoseeanewlawthatlargemouthcannotbekeptbetweenthemonthsofAprilandJune.Thebigspawningfemalesarebeingkeptpreventingthespawningofnewfish.Ittakes10+yearsinthestateofUtahbeforetheBassbecomematuretospawn(asyouallknow).Thepopulationisn'tgreatenoughtosupportthistypeofharvestintheLake(yet).Myself,theUVUBassteam,SaltCityAnglers,andfellowanglersareallfrustratedandconcernedwiththeLargemouthBass'futureinUtahLake.Ihopeyoutakethisasnotacomplaint,butaconcernfromafellowanglerandconservationist.

5/23/20142:19PM

433 Iopposeretenonetreatmentforallwaters. 5/23/20141:38PM

434 Quitturningacoldwaterfisheriesstateintoawarmwaterfisheriesstate.Wecan'thaveeverythingandmakeeveryonehappywithoutsacrific ingsomething.Tryreading"TragedyoftheCommons"forsomeinsight.

5/23/201412:43PM

435 twopolepermitswil ltheybeinc ludedonregularfishingl ikearizonawil ltheyofferl i fetimelicenceeveragain

5/23/201412:05PM

436 Ithinkuseingl ivebaitforcatfishandpike 5/23/201410:27AM

437 UtahLakeisnotc learenoughtosafelyspearfishevenonit'sbestdays,allowbowfishingforthepikenotspearfishing.WillardandYubamayfallintothissamecategory.Figurethatwhatevervisibil i tyyoucanseefromaboveiscutinhalfonceyoustickyourheadinthewater.Whenawaterisslatedforrotenonetreatmentoranyothersimilarprojectwerethedivisisionl iftsalll imitsandharvestrestric tionspleaseconsideropeningthatwatertoalllegalmethodsinc ludingspearfishing.Considerayouth(12andunder)spearfishingwateratBlueLakefortheharvestofonebassoronebluegil l perday,nottoexceedfiveinayear.Thisisawarmwaterlakemakingitcomfortableandnotgearrestric tivefornewbies(iewetsuits)Alsolargemouthbassandbluegil lareaperfectbeginnnerfishandshouldonlybeshotbythose12andunderinmostc ircumstances(unlesstheyareoverpopulatedandstuntinginawaterbody).Tilapiaaresuperhardforyoungsterstosee,letaloneshoot.Onefishcouldmaketheirtripandinvitethemtobel ifelongl icensebuyers.Thebluegil lgetsthemhooked,theti lapiakeepsthemhooked.Thanksforopeningupagraylinglake(SmithandMoorehouse)tospearfishing.Iwenttheretoday,al i ttlemuddywiththerunoffbutIwil ltryagainwhenitgetswarmer.Largemouthbassareeasiertospearfishthanmostothertypesoffish,inc ludingsmallmouthbass.Pleaseconsiderl imitingthespearfishingoflargemouthbycuttingthedailyspearfishl imitinhalfinanywaterthatpopulationsarenotstuntingduetoanoverabundanceoffish.Thanksforallyoudoandhavedonetoinc ludealltypesoffisherman.Feelfreetocontactmeforc larificationofmyideas. .

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438 IthinkthatUtahDWRshouldmangemorewatersspecificallyfortrophytroutfishing.(Fishover24inches)Wehaveplentyoffisherieswherepeoplecanalotofcatchsmallereasiertocatchfish,butnotmanyrealtrophyFisheries.Evenifwehavemorerestric tiveharvestregulationsonsomewaters.

5/22/20142:43PM

439 Iwouldpaymoreformyl icense,tohavemoreDWRonpatrolatpopularfisheriestocheckforvalidlicensesandbagl imits.Ifish30-40daysayearandhavebeencheckedonlytwiceinmylifetime(40yrs)Iseemanypeoplethatarewellbeyondtheirbagl imits,withnoonetheretocheck.

5/22/20142:15PM

440 Stockmorecatfish.Imovedhere2yearsagoandsti l l havenotcaughtone. 5/22/20141:48PM

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441 IthinkfishinginUtahisgenerallyverygood...IexclusivelyflyfishotherthanIcefishingseason...DuckForkisawesome,onlycomplaintisallowingstinkynastysheepontoablueribbonfishery...appauledthatalakethatawesomehassheepalloverit(thesheepcangoontheother99%ofthemountain...lets'preserveourpristineareas)...Panguitchhasbeengreat(al i ttledisappointedthisspringwithlackofcuttysandtheexcessiveamountsofsmallrainbows)....Otterhasbeenfantasticthisspring...whywasitallowedtorun9-Mile(bySterl ing,UT)basicallyemptylastyear?itki l ledsomefantastic fish...atleastleaveenoughwatersotheycansurvive...?Minersvil lehasbeenverygoodthelastfewyears,butthisspringseemedveryslowcomparedtothelastfewyears...Boulderisgenerallyreallygood...ScofieldChubsreallyneedtobeaddressedandchubsinlowerfishcreekaswell...OverallIfeeltheDWRdoesaverygoodjobmanagingmostwatersinUtah...Ifishabout40weekendsperyearandamhappywiththeopportunitiesinUtah...Iwouldl iketoseemoreartific ialonlywaters,butthat'smostyaselfishrequestIguess...oreven18yrsandolderanglersmustuseartific ial...?IappreciatetheeffortsyouallmaketoensuregreatfishinginUtah...Yourstaffinthefieldhavealwaysbeenprofessionalandfriendly,Ineverhaveaproblemproducingalisenceforthemandchattingwithyourofficers...

5/22/20141:40PM

442 WiththeBoulderreservoirproblem.Perhapsraisethepossessionl imit,whileleavingthesizelimitationsinplace.

5/22/20141:36PM

443 Iwouldlovetoseemorelakesmanagedfortrophyfish.Browns,specifically.Browntroutareveryhardyandcangrowtolargesizes,Iwouldl iketoseethemuti l izedmoreandprotectedinthelakesthattheyresidein.StarvationandJordanellecometomindasmyfavoriteplacestocatchtrophysizebrowns.Isthereanywaywecanprotecttheselargerfish.Idol ikethewayyouarebeginningtomanagechubproblemsbyintroducingpredatorfish.Whycantbrowntroutbeuti l izedinthesecircumstances?Seemslikejoesvalley,electric lake,scofield,etc.wouldbegreatplacestointroducebrownstohelpcontrolthechubs.Whynotgiveanglersmorechancestohookintoabigbrown???Iwouldlovetohearyouropinionsonthis,myemailis .Thanks

5/22/20141:18PM

444 Openspearfishingyeararound.OpenFishLakeyeararound,1troutanysize.Continuetoopenafewmorelakesforspearfishingeveryyear.Thisenablesustohelpyouwithproblemlakesandalsoreducesimpactsfrommanyspearfishersonlyaccessingcertainlakes.Allow2salmonspearfishedperdayinFlamingGorge.

5/22/20149:31AM

445 Openspearfishingyeararound.OpenFishLakeyeararound,1troutanysize.Continuetoopenafewmorelakesforspearfishingeveryyear.Allow2salmonspearfishedperdayinFlamingGorge.

5/22/20149:20AM

446 PleaseallowmorefishtobetakenfromUtahwaters,especiallyinsmallersizes,butpleaserestric tthetakingoflarger,trophyfish.Keeptheminourwaters.Also,pleaseputtemporaryc losuresonsensitivetroutspawningareastoallowmorewildtroutfisheriesandlessstockedputandtakefisheries.Stockedfisharen'tthatcool.Wildandnativetroutareawesome,especiallywhentheygetbig.

5/22/20149:10AM

447 Whatagreatthingtol i ftthel imitonceyougethome.Idahohasbeendoingitforyears. 5/22/20148:30AM

448 Thankyouforthesurvey.Il iketheideaofthel imitbeingl iftedonceyouarehome. 5/22/20148:24AM

449 AllIheardaboutistrophyfishandtrout!spend10%ofmyDWRfishingl icenseonPanfish.Developareservoirwherepanfishcanbecaughtandconcentrateonmakingittheprimaryfishery.YouruinedthepanfishingatPineviewandIdon'tevengothereanymore.Byplantingmoretigermuskie,youwil lmakeitworse.Icancarelessaboutcatchingtigermuskies.Createareservoirl ikeCJStrikeinIdahowherepeoplecancatchlotsoffish.UtahlakeisnotanoptionsinceIwil l noteatanyfishfromthatlake.Stockcrappieintowil lardbay,EastCanyon,Pinevieworsomeotherlocallake.Therearelotsandlotsofcrappiefishermanthatyouneglecteachyear.DWRspracticehasignoredthewantsofmanyfishermaninutah.ListenupDWR,thepopulationofutahhaschanged!changewiththetimesandgivepeoplewhattheywant!

5/22/20148:21AM

450 Ithinkthatthepossessionl imitbeingl iftedoncethefisharehomeisagreatchange.Itwil l allowpeopletokeepafewmorefish.

5/22/20148:18AM

451 Wishanglerscouldwalkonprivatestreambedstoaccesscertainportionsofrivers!We'rearesponsible,environmentallyresponsiblecrowdthatjustwantsaccesstopublic waters.

5/22/20147:18AM

452 Thefishinghereisprettygood.Weshouldn'tchangethingsbecauesthenthel ibralswouldcomegetourfish.

5/22/20147:15AM

453 Thereshouldbeno.chargetothestateparksfor.disabledpersonsandveteransweareonafixedincomeanditmakesitalmostimpossibleforustoenjoythefac il i ty's

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454 ThequestionforhowmanypeopleI'veinvitedtogofishingdoesn'thaveatimelimit.Iinviteabout10newpeopleeveryyearandhaveforaboutthelast5orsoyears.Also,PelicanLakeishavingacarpfishingdaytoremovecarpfromthelake.WhynotallowspearfishermentogoshootsomecarpinPelican?Youdon'thavetoopenspearfishingtoallspeciesbutIthinkspearfishingshouldbeallowedfornon-gamefisheverywhereinthestate.Ialsothinkspearfishingshouldbeopenforallfisheverywhereinthestateunlessthereisaspecific reasonnottoopenit-tigermuskieatPineviewforexample(becausetheyareunderpopulatedrightnow).It'snotaseasyaseveryonethinksitis.And,sowhatifyouspearyourl imit?Iwouldhavecaughtitwitharodandl ineanyway.

5/21/201410:40PM

455 Donotdothesparefishingcuzpeopleisnotgonnafollowtheruletheygonnakil l anyfishthatswimby.....andpleaseweneedtohelplargemouthpopulation......alotofpeoplejustdontrespectthebassl imit

5/21/201410:28PM

456 HadagreatyearicefishingatOtterCreekthisyear! 5/21/201410:04PM

457 TigerTroutarebecomingverypopularsoIwouldjustsuggestplantingtheminmorelakes! 5/21/20149:25PM

458 Iappreciatebeingastoassistinremovingunwantedspeciesasaspearfisherman.Ialsol ikehavingtheopportunitytoharvestlaketrout,salmon,andotherediblespecies

5/21/20146:28PM

459 Idisagreewithpoisoningreservoirsforanyreason.Ithinkitisincrediblydamagingtotheenvironmentandshouldbeavoidedatallcost.

5/21/20144:50PM

460 StockHobblecreektheactualriverwithbrowntrout,StockClevelandreservoirwith5,000fishperyearnot4,000.Putaslotl imitonfishinClevelandreservoir.StockUtahLakewithchannelcatfish.MAKEPEOPLEBUYASTAMPTOPUTONTHEIRLICENSETOFISHSTRAWBERRYTOHELPRAISEMONEYTOHELPSTOCKMORESTERILERAINBOWSANDCLEARUPSOMEOFTHETRAFFICUPTHERE!!!

5/21/20144:19PM

461 Lessspearfishingeverywhere!ThespearfishermanhaveputadentofthesmallmouthbassinDeerCreek.Letthemspeartrout,butleavethebassalone!Iftheyspearallthebigfish,thereisn'tmuchlefttocatch.

5/21/20141:15PM

462 IsupportalltheSpearfishingregulationchanges,Spearfishingisthemosthumaneandethicalwayoffishinginmyopinion.Alsomostsperosnevermeettherebagl imit,theyhavetheoptionsofwhatfishtheywouldl ike.AlsoUtahhassomeofthegreatestspearfishinglakesthatarec losedtoSperos,couldhelpraisemoneyfortheParkservicetoallowtornementsinsomeofthoselakes.

5/21/201411:52AM

463 IfyoucouldpromotewaytogetcellulardatatofishingspotsacrossUtahtherewouldbemorefishingtakingplace.IfmycellphoneworkedoncertainlakesIwouldspend4timestheamountoftimefishingthemasIcurrentlydo.Iunderstandthisprobablyisn'tpartoftheDWR'scoremanagement,butmaybeitissomethingtothinkabout.

5/21/201411:19AM

464 Openspearfishingyeararound.OpenFishLakeyeararound,1troutanysize.Continuetoopenafewmorelakesforspearfishingeveryyear.Allow2salmonspearfishedperdayinFlamingGorge.

5/21/201410:59AM

465 Nocomment 5/21/201410:16AM

466 Ibelievethatspearfishingisanexcellentwaytocullinvasivespeciesfromwaterways. 5/21/20149:00AM

467 Openspearfishingyeararound.Openfishlakeyeararound,1troutanysize.Continuetoopenafewmorelakesforspearfishing.Allow2salmonspearfishedperdayforFlamingGorge.

5/21/20146:43AM

468 Removethelawthatprohibitsfishersfromsteppinginprivatepropertythathasariverthroughit.Amancannotownariverorthelandunderthewater.

5/20/201410:51PM

469 Morepike/muskieinmorewaters. 5/20/20146:38PM

470 Ithinkthingsarerunningprettygood.ThanksDWR!!! 5/20/20145:14PM

471 Medic inelake/reservoirintheLasalmountainsalongwithDonslakeneedtobelarger.twentyyearsagotheyweredeeperlakeswithmoreroomtofish.theyhavesincebeenswallowedbyvegetationandsedimentinthebottomofthelakes,.Ifatallpossiblemaintaintheselakesalongwithothersandmuckthemoutifyouwil leverytenyears.thankyouforthethought.

5/20/20144:04PM

472 Insteadofhavingtopayextraforatwopolel icense,thestandardonepolel icenseshouldbechangedtoinc ludeatwopole,sothereisnoneedtopaytheextraamount.

5/20/20143:03PM

473 Whocaresaboutbrooktroutontheboulders.Puttigersindaberry. 5/20/20142:16PM

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474 Ithinkunderwaterspearfishingshouldbedisallowedonanywaterthatcurrentlyismanagedwithsomesortofspecialregulation(i.e.,lengthorslotl imits).It's'hard'tol ive-releaseaspearedfishintheslotandthereisnomethodotherthanan'honorsystem'tokeeptheregulationsfrombeingviolated.Fishlooktobeacompletelydifferentsizeunderwater.

5/20/201412:10PM

475 Iamgladtoseethefocusonincreasingtheaccesstospearfishing.Thisissuchagreatwaytospendtimeinthelakesandseethefishinanewway.Youguysaredoinggreat.TheUtahfishandgameprofessionalsaresogoodandl istensowellandareleadbysc ienceratherthanfad.Greatjob!

5/20/201411:37AM

476 OtherthanWillardBay,arethereanyotherwatersthatwouldsupporta"Wyper"populationc losetotheWasatchfront?(DeerCreek,Echo)

5/20/201411:01AM

477 Iwouldl iketoseeDrewandPauljusthug-it-out! 5/20/20148:41AM

478 Ireallyenjoynaturalfisherieswithwarmwaterspecies.Idon'twantmorelake'sl ikethat,butwouldlovetoseetheoneswehavemanagedbetter.AlsoIbelievecachevalleyneedsonelakemanagedfortrophysizedfishInnumbers.IcanfishseveralinIdahowithin2hoursofmyhouse,thatIcanconsistentlycatchlargefishfrom.ThesameistrueforUtahbutnorthernUtah.ButinUtahthetrophyopportunitiesareveryseasonalandtakealargeamountofskil l andknowledge.Stawberryismorethan2hoursfrommyhouse.

5/20/20147:23AM

479 Iwouldloveasimilarrestric tiononRainbowsatStrawberry.Itdoesn'thavetobe22inches,butmaybe14to19orsomething.Thanks

5/20/20147:18AM

480 PleaseStockKokaneeinJordanelleReservoir!!!!!!!!!! 5/20/20147:04AM

481 PineviewReservoir-droptheoneinchbaitruleaswell.-HowwouldwalleyedoinPineview,wouldtheyhelpwiththeperchpopulationorwouldithurtmorethanbenefit?Willard-ifyouaregoingtokeeptheinletsopenduringthewalleyespawn,youneedtohavelawenforcementthereconstantlytokeepthei l l igalactivitydown.Myrecommendationistore-c loseit.UtahLake-monitorthePikepopulationandseeifi tbenefitsagainstthecarpoverpopulation

5/20/20146:39AM

482 Nocomplaintshere...Except --thatguyisatotaltoolbag.Loveyouguys,thanksforallyoudo.LoveAlways,

5/19/201411:58PM

483 Veryfrustratedatthelackofaccesstoriversandstreamsingeneral.Whyshouldfishermandollarsgotostockingprivatewaterswehavenoaccessto.IgenerallytakemymoneyandfamilytoIdahowhereaccessisn'tanissue.Therejustisn'tenoughwatertospreadoutthefishingpopulationonriversandstreams.Privatepropertyownersdohavearighttoprotecttherepropertybutstockingriversandstreamsfrompublic fundsverymuchfrustratesmeasasportsman.Idonotsupportprovidingstockedfishtoanywaterthepublic islockedoutofbyprivatelandownersperiod!!

5/19/20149:45PM

484 IsupporttheFishLake/Yubaproject.Ihopeithasthedesiredeffect.IhaveheardtherumoraboutsaugeyeinMil lMeadow,amongothers.Hopetoseethissoonaswell.Thanksforallyoudo!

5/19/20149:01PM

485 Anglerspayforaseasonlongparkpassbutwhenfall-wintercomestheylockitup!exampleWillardSouthmarina!Wepaytouseitandthebathroomsarec losedgarbagecansoverflowingfishcleaningstationsunavailableitsajoke

5/19/20145:51PM

486 puta24slotonrainbowsatstrawberryandartific ialflysandluresonly 5/19/20145:34PM

487 You'redoingabangupjobonthe"warmwater"species.Keepupthegoodwork.ImightalsosuggestallowingaslightlybiggerharvestoflargemouthbassfromUtahLake.

5/19/20145:27PM

488 stopthe fromkeepingcoolersfulloffish 5/19/20143:41PM

489 Ifspearfishingisnotallowedduringthebassspawnto"protectspawningfish"whyisretentionallowedforhookandl ineduringthistime?Itiseasiertocatchthesefishthanspearthemduringthespawn.Isthisregulationthebestformanagementofbass?EspeciallyinPowellwherea20fishlimitexistsevenduringthespawn?Oristhistoappeasethemasses?

5/19/20143:40PM

490 doublethenumberofcuttsstockedintobearlake.alsocontinuetostockrainbows.whenstockingcuttspossiblyusesomesortofbargetogetthefishawayfromthemarinaor1stpointandspreadthenewfishoutbetterwhichcouldpossiblyincreasethesurvivalrate.Itseemslikeoncestockingbeginsallthelakersandbigcuttsfi l l theirbell iesfullofbabycutts.thisismyfavoritelaketofishinthestate,itisatremendousfishery.Ihopethestatewil lcontinuetotreatitassuch.

5/19/20142:52PM

491 Ifyouallowspearfishingwhynotbowfishingforgamefish?Onthesamewaters 5/19/20141:42PM

492 proposetoallowscentenhancedplastic luresasartific ialonallwatersofthestate. 5/19/20141:16PM

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493 WillardBayisgettingoverfishedthisyear.SomearetakenfromthechannelwhichIstronglydisagreewith.DonotallowfishinginthatchannelfromArprilunti lJune.Othersfisharetakenoutbycriminalswhotakeoutmorthanal initmultipletimes.Idionothaveagoodanswerwiththatexceeptmakesurethattheviolatersareprosoccutedtothehighestlevelofthelawandmakesureitiseveryoneknowaboutit.

5/19/20141:00PM

494 PleasePleasePleasefindawaytoincreasenumbersandsizeoflargemouthbassinthenorthernlakesinutah

5/19/201412:16PM

495 Ilovetofishforkokannecanthebeplantedinbearlakeitseemstometobeagoodplaceforthem.weneedmorelargelakestofishforthemcouldthishappen

5/19/201410:20AM

496 Iwouldl iketocommendtheUDWRonthewalleyefrystocking.AlsoIsupporttheeffortstoacquiresaugeyeforselectiveplanting.TheexpansionoffishingopportunitiesinUtahiswonderful.

5/19/20149:46AM

497 PleasestockDeerCreekwithabunchofwalleye. 5/19/20149:29AM

498 ThefishingatBearLakeandWillardBayhasbeenspectacularthisyear!LargecutthroattroutandgoodnumbersatBearLakeanddecentwalleyenumbersandgreatwipernumbersatWillard.Waytogo!

5/19/20149:20AM

499 Morebaitfishshouldberaisedtosupportthefoodsupply.Itishardtotokeepplantingpredatorfishandexpectthemtogrowfast.Lookhowtheintroofshadhelpedlakepowellrecover.

5/19/20148:53AM

500 Encourage/inform/instructpeopletoNotplay"catchandrelease"withthekokaneesalmonontheFlamingGorge.thiskil lstomanyfish!!!!!!Postflyersatallthefishc leaningstationsinformingpeoplethat"catching&releasing"kil l mostofthekokaneesalmonreleased.Tellthemtocatchtheirthree(3)kokaneethentargetanotherspeciesoffish.

5/19/20148:43AM

501 Pleaseconsiderbanningspearfishing.Itisnotfishingitishunting. 5/18/201410:18PM

502 Ithinkthatyoushouldkeepthel imitonbrooktroutthesameinBoulderMountain. 5/18/20146:58PM

503 UnderwaterSpearfishinghasgreatlydecreasedtheamountofinvasivespecies.ForexamplethethousandsofpoundsofcarpspearedoutofDeerCreek,thehundredsofti lapiaspearedoutofBlueLakeandmassiveamountsofcarpspearedthroughoutthestate.IreallyenjoyanglingbutIlovespearfishingmorethananyandothersportandIfeelthatUnderwaterSpearFishermanshouldhavethesamerightsasanglers,allowingustospearfishinallthelocationsthatanglersareallowedto.Wearefisherman,wepayforourl icenseesandweevenhelpwiththeinvasivespecies,whereanglersaren'tableto.Ireallyappreciatetheprivi legeswehavenowbutIbelievetheregulationsforeitheranangleroraunderwaterspearmanshouldbethesame,forweareallfishermanandwelovetofish.

5/18/20146:39PM

504 Twothingsactually,1)Educatethebassfishermanastowhytheyshouldharvestbiggerfish.2)Holdtwoinformativelectures/informativemeetingsannuallytoinc ludepeoplewithwarmwaterinfluence,topromoteharvestanddownplaythestigmabehindcatchandrelease.

5/18/20146:25PM

505 UpstockinginUtahwalleyelakesandintroducehabitatfortheminlowstructurelakesie.WillardBay

5/18/20146:20PM

506 AreyouplanningtorestockNewtonafterthatdevastatingdrawdown? 5/18/20144:58PM

507 Forbouldermountainthereneedstobeasizel imitl ikeallbrooktroutover15inchesmustbereleasedandallfishunderthatsizemustbekeptjusttrythatforayearandIthinkthepopulationwouldbebacktonormal.AlsoIthinkthereshouldbefewerrestric tionsonbowfishingorspecialpermissiontobowfishonWMA'sl ikeOgdenbay.Setl iningshouldbelegalatWMA'salso.

5/18/20144:57PM

508 whyisn'ttherenocommunityfisheriesinSanpete?Wellsres.,Gunnison,ormountpleasantpondwouldbegreatordiganewonethesanpitchriverrunseverywhereortherespleasantcreek.

5/18/20144:12PM

509 I'mforfewertigertroutintheUintas. 5/18/201410:48AM

510 Ithinkyoushouldlookattherulesregardingartific ialonlywatersIusej igs90%ofthetimebutalmostallofthemhavesomekindofattractantIthinkyoushouldbeabletousethesej igs.Iagreewithartific ialonlywatersbutthinkscentedj igsshouldbeallowedmaybemakeitbarblesshooksthatwouldbeeasieronthefishanyway

5/18/201410:45AM

511 HavingfishedUtahwatersforthepasthalf-century,IwanttothankallinvolvedDWRpersonnelandespeciallyDrewCushing.FishinginUtahhasneverbeenbetter!Morespecies,moreopportunitiesandbetterqualityfishingforall.Welldone!

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512 ItakemygrandsonfishingupbymycabinandwefishPalisadesStateParkalot.Wellwearedonewithdoingthat.Icannottakeayoungkidfishingandcatchnofish.Ihavewroteyoueveryyearabouthowmanyofthekidsstayingintheparktryandfishbythemselvesoffshoreandcannotcatchafish.Thisparkisinthetop10parksinUtahandispackedallsummer.Icannotbelieveyoucannotmakeabetterfisheryoutofthislake.Youwouldhookmanymorekidsonfishing.Thesmalllakesupthecanyons...sixmileponds,townres.DeepLake,shinglemillhavesteadlyregressedandisadisappointmenttomethatthekidsintheseareasarehavingtroublecatchingafish.WethroweverythingbackinhopesofcatchingthemagainbutIjustdonotseetheseareaseverimprovingwithoutmoreattentionfromyou.AndsoonasmygrandsonsayshedoesnotwanttofishanymoreIwil l notbebuyingal icenseanymore.Thesearetheonlyareaswereallyfish.RealSad...

5/18/201410:16AM

513 thethepeopleofUtahshouldhaveaccesstotheirwaterasitwasbefore2010whenwehadaccesstoourstreams.

5/18/20149:52AM

514 Ibelievethepossessionl imitsshouldberaisedacrosstheboardforALLspeciesinUtah.Theamountof$$wepayforcatchingsmall-mediumsizedtroutandtheoccasionalsportfishisabsolutelyridiculous!Floridaforinstance,,onlycharges17dollarsayeartocatchsaltwatergamefish!Utahcharges26!Seesomethingwronghere?asinine!

5/18/20149:42AM

515 Iwantriveraccessback. 5/18/20149:25AM

516 Ithoughtdonkeywasgoingtogetatreatment,alsoIbelievethatthereneedstobeasizerestric tionsonsomeofthelakesl ike1or2over18butsti l l cankeep4under18ontheboulder.

5/18/20149:10AM

517 Iwouldl iketoseeaminimumlengthonthewipersinWillardbay. 5/18/20142:22AM

518 Insurancecardscannowbedigital,downloadedviaanapp.CouldDWRdothesamethingforfishingl icenses,walkinaccesspermits,andmusselfreecertificationssothattheyareallavailableonananglersdevice-tiedtogetherbythecustomerIDnumber?Theappcouldalsohavealertswhenyourl icenseisabouttoexpire,anoptionforauto-renewal,geo-fencingforhuntunitboundaries,l inkstoregulations,etc.couldbehelpful.

5/17/20149:47PM

519 LOWERNONRESIDENTLICENSEFEESANDKEEPRESIDENTFEESTHESAME. 5/17/20149:35PM

520 Isuggestelectroshockingpelicanandremovingalotofthesmallersicklookingbass.Iwastoldbyoneofnyfriendswhoisabiologistforthednrthattheratioforbasstobluegil l wasc loseto5basstoonebluegil l .IalsobelieveitwouldbeagoodIdeatostockutahlakewithmorebassthepopulationisdecentrightnowbutIbelievewith5to10thousandwouldhelpthelakeoutalot

5/17/20149:29PM

521 IthinktheDWRdoesanexcellentjob,Iknowyoucan'tpleaseeveryone,beingacatchandeattypeofguy,Iappreciatethegreatstockingbythedivision

5/17/20148:39PM

522 Morehandicappedfishingspots 5/17/20147:25PM

523 Wouldl iketoseebettereducationonhookingmortality,especiallywithbaitsandhowiteffectsfisheries.

5/17/20147:24PM

524 LookatwhatIdahoisdoingandduplicateit.2polepermitneedstobeallowedforfreeatleastthroughtheice,orincreasethel icensepriceabitandallow2polepermits.Regulatel imitsontrophyfisheriessimilartostrawberry.Ilovewhatyouguysaredoingwithwalkinaccessareas.

5/17/20145:06PM

525 Youneedmoreenforcementofthe atWILLARD.Theyconstantlyareoverharvesting.ICEshouldmakeaIDcheckfori l legals.Ticketsshouldbewrittenforl i tteralso.Coolerfulloffisharebeinghiddenandtakenrightoutbehindyourbacks.MANDATORYTicketsshouldbewrittenforoverl imits,nomatterwhatcolorofskin.FISHINGREGS.shouldcomewitheveryl isencepurchase.SIGNSneedtobepostedindifferentlanguages.Thierismorelawsbeingbrokenthanyouknow.THEIRISNOFEAR.GetupwiththeTIMESandoutofyourTRUCK.MyTAXESpaysyourwagesThanksforyourtime.NOWGOGETTHEM!!!!!

5/17/20142:56PM

526 Allowspearfishingeverywhere,stockcatfish,andcrappieinallbodiesofwater,donotstocksteri lefish.

5/17/20142:29PM

527 UpthenumberofpolesucanhaveicefishingIcandriveanhourtoidahoandhave5poleswithnoextral icnesthanjsforeverything

5/17/20142:25PM

528 ThestreamaccesslawsarecompleteB.S.!!!!!!! 5/17/20142:04PM

529 Stocktooelevalleymore 5/17/20141:01PM

530 Allowspearfishingtofollowthesameregulationsasl inefishing. 5/17/201412:36PM

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531 Spearfishingtakesseriousskil l inordertoharvestfishforthefreezer.Innowaydoesitharmthepopulationofgamefish.ItisawesomethatUtahistakingtheinitiativetoallowspearfishingonitswaterbodies.GreatJobguys.Keepupthegoodwork!

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532 Iwouldl iketoseeincreasedspearfishingopportunitiesinUtah.Thosewhopartic ipateinunderwaterspearfishingpayforafishingl icensethesameasallanglersandshouldbeentitledtothesameopportunitiestotakefishasallanglers.Utahspear-fishermenhighlyvaluehealthyfishpopulationsandwesupportregulationssuchasnotshootingfishduringthespawn.ThatbeingsaidwewouldaskthatitbeconsideredthatmoreofUtah'slakes,rivers,andreservoirsbeopenedtounderwaterspearfishingtoincreasethespearfishingopportunitiesinthestate.

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533 LowerFishCreek.Thefishpopulationisvery,verysmallthe1sttwomilesdownriverfromScofield.Theareajustabovethe2ndRRbridgewasthewinterholdingareaforthefish.Nowthatareahasveryfewfish.Thisisabeautifulareathathashadamajordeclineinfishpopulationsincethe2008fishkil l .EveryyearthewateristurnedofffromScofieldandsomehowthefishsurvivedandthrived.Ifished11/2milesdownon5/16.InyearspastIcouldcatch20fishin3hours.On5/16Icaught1fishinthatarea.---Whatcanbedone?Providesomebiggerholesforthefishtosurviveduringthewinter.Finally,youcandeterminethepopularityofafishingareabythenumberofpeopleontheriver.OnFriday-5/16,Iwastheonlyoneontheriver.YearspastonaFriday-Anglerswerenumerous.Thanks-

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534 lowerpricesonfishingl icensesforresidents.Itisverycostlyforfamiliestogetl icensesforeveryone.

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535 Youshouldreallybemoreflexibleinallowingl ivereleasebasstournaments.Thecurrentregulationsareoverbearing,difficultandexpensive.It'sreallyashamethatasmalltournamentistreatedthesameasamajorevent,requiringpermits,insurance,andsoon.

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536 Iwouldl iketoseemorebrowntroutstockedinsti l l waters.Ibelieveatrophyregulatedlakewithbrowntroutwouldbeamazing.

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537 Therearecertainsti l l-watersinUtahthatIlovetofishbecauseofthequalityoffish!Ilovehowwellyouhavemanagedsomeoftheseblueribbonfisheriesandfeelthatthereareotherwatersthatcouldbecomeasgoodassomeofthesesl imitedblueribbonfisherieswiththerightregulations!Ilovefishingfortrout!ThelakesthatyouhavemanagedfortrophytrouthavedoneverywellandIknowthatmeansyouhavetocutbackonstockingandenforceslotl imitsandsuch.Iknowthat"hotspotting"canbeaproblemwithalltheforumsandblogsoutthere.InoticedthatyouhadapostonCalderreservoirabouthowgoodthefishingisandhowpeopleneedtogetupthere(onfacebook).Iknowthatyouwanttoshowusthatyouaremanagingalakeverywellbecausethefisharebigandyouwanttosharethat,butasmallbodyofwaterl ikethiscan'ttakeatonofpressure.Theproblemnowisthatthesecertainwatersthatwereoncenotverywellknown,havebecomemorepopular!Thathurtstheguysthatdoourresearchtofindthesel ittlegems.Iguesstherewouldn'tbeasmuchofaproblemifthereweremoreofthese"gems"aroundthestatetofish.Iwouldlovetoseemorelawenforcementonsomeofthesewaters.IwasreadinginyourdwrmagazineandnoticedthatyouprosecutedsomeoneforkeepingtoomanyfishatCalderreservoir.Goodjob!Weneedthistostop!Toomanypeopleusebaitatartific ialfl iesandluresonlywaters,orkeepfishunderslotsandwestarttoseetheeffectithas.Ihavebeencheckedforal icenseinIdahoalmosteverytimeIgotheretofishandIseldomgetcheckedinUtah.Useyourspottingscopetobustpeopleifyouhaveto.Plusalotoffishermanaredrinkingandthendrivehome!Inconclusion,Iwouldlovetoseemorewaterswhereaslotisintroduced;maybeevenraisedto24".Ithinkyouguysaredoingagoodjob!ItisnotaneasytasktopleaseeveryoneIamsure!Justsomeofmyrants!Thanksforallyoudo!Keepupthegoodwork!

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538 Iwouldl ikesomelargemouthbassandbluegil lpondsalongtheWasatchfront. 5/17/201410:18AM

539 Stockshad,shinersandotherbaitfishinallreservoirssowedon'tseesomuchcrashandboomitwil l alsotakepressureoffofnativespeciesthatarebeingpreyeduponbythenonnativefishwenowcallgamefish.Ifpushedandit'scomingtheFedsMayrequiretheremovalofallnonnativespeciesandwecanallfishforchubsI'veheardrumblingsofthisfromenvironmentalistgroupsalreadywatchout

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540 Increasestockingofsteri lebrooktroutfortheBoulderMountainandThousandLakesMountain.SpecificallyPleasant,Raft,Big,Horseshoe,ChuckandSurveyorsLakes.StocktigertroutinMattWarnerReservoirifnotalreadycompleted.Donothotspotplacesl ikeCalderReservoironyourwebsiteorfacebookpage.Thesesmallertrophytroutwaterscannothandletheincreaseofanglingpressureandmortalityrateswil lincrease.

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541 Removethesizerestric tionsfromStrawberryRes. 5/17/20148:05AM

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542 YouguysshouldbeginstockingmorebassinthefisheriesinDaviscountyandcachecountysothattheyaremoreabundant.(Holmescreekreservoir,newtonandallofthelocalc ityfisheries.)

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543 Idon'tl iketheincreaseinfeesandthereductioninbagl imits.thishasbecomemoreabouthowmuchrevenuecanbeobtainedattheexpenseoftheanglersinsteadofmanagingwhatyouhave.

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544 Define"partyfishing"intheguidebook. 5/17/20147:20AM

545 TigerMuskiesinMantuatothinoutbluegil lpopulationforlargersizebluegil l. 5/17/20146:27AM

546 Sizerestric tionsonkeepingsmallmouthbass,theyareamuchbetterfishtocatchthansil lytrout. 5/17/20146:10AM

547 Higherpenaltiesandstifferenforcementofl i ttering 5/17/20144:56AM

548 Gladtoseesomerenovationbeingdoneonthelowerbeaverbelowminersvil lereservoir.IlovefishingthatstreamandIhopetherenovationimprovesthefisheryevenmore.

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549 IdisagreedwithallowingspearfishingonthesouthernutahbasswatersduetothefactthatIdoubtspearfisherswil lbeabletodifferentiatebetweenlargemouthandsmallmouthbass.Orrather,theysimplywon'tcare.Asawildlifeofficerwil lbetherealmostnever(duetoenforc ingregulationsoncountlesslakes),thebestwayistosimplynotallowspearfishing.Ifnotallowed,theywon'tdarespearfishforanything.Otherwise,theywil lspearfishforeverythinglargeenough(inc ludingthelargestoflargemouths)***asthechancesofbeingcaughtarenexttonothing.Itwil l ruinthegreattrophylargemouthfisheriesofSandHollowandQuail.***TheonlyplaceIwouldconsideritwouldbeintheswimmers/divers-onlyareaofsandhollowaroundtherockislandwiththesubmergedairplaneandcar.IwasinfavorofspearfishingontheGreen,asitisveryeasytodifferentiatetheotherfishfromtrout,andwithtroutbeingrelativelysmall,theywouldbelessofatargettospearfisherman.IalsofeelthattroutareoverpopulatedonthegreenintheAsection.Iwouldn'tbeagainstthemspearfishingfortroutthereaswell.However,spearfisherswouldbeinthewayofboats.(dangerous).Thisisthesameproblemwithanylake.WithSandHollowandQuailbeingsmalllakeswithlotsofboatingactivity(waterskiing,waverunners,boatingfishermen,fishingtournaments),Ibelieveitwouldbeunsafe(whyIrecommendedonlyallowingitwithinthedivingareaofSandHollow.).RemovingpikefromUtahlakecouldbeimportantasPikearevoraciouspredatorswithnonaturalpredatorsoftheirown.However,iftheycouldmakealargedentinthecarppopulation(whichisalmostentirelyunregulatedinpopulationaswell),i tmaybeworthkeepingtheminthere.Ya,IfeelitisimportanttotakecareofotherspeciessuchastheJuneSucker,butwouldn'tthecarphaveafarlargerimpactthanthepike?Couldn'tthepikehelpwiththecarpproblem?Possiblynotcompoundingtheproblembyspearfishingforpikeispositive.Myfirstcomplaintwithcurrentregulationsisinregardtocatchandreleaseonmanywatersafteryourl imitisreached,orasIfeelittrulyshouldbecalled,catchandkil l .Ifyouarefishingwithbaitandhavecaughtyourl imit,youshouldnotbeallowedtofishfurtherwithbait.Fishcaughtonbaitareusuallydeephookedandanglersusuallyripouttheirgutsfora50centhook.Forthefewthatdon't,howmanyfishtrulysurviveaftercuttingthel ine?Iseenoproblemwithcontinuedfishingwithfl iesorlureswithnobaitattached.Alongthisvein,ifyouareonalakewithaslotl imit,youshouldnotbeallowedtofishwithbait.Howcanyousaveafishintheslotthathasbeendeephooked?MyothercomplaintisthatIamdisappointedwiththecurrentsizeoffishatPanguitchLake,duetothecurrentregulations.Theregulationsshouldreturntoaslotl imitforalltrout.Theaveragesizeofallfisharenow12-14inches.Thelargemajorityofanglerscan'ttellthedifferencebetweenarainbowandacutt.IwouldlovefortheDWRtodoanin-personsurveyusingafewpagesofmultiplepic turesofbowsandbearlakecuttsfromPanguitch,andaskpeopletoidentifyalloftherainbows(l ikeamodifiedl ine-up).Thefailureratewouldbetell ing.DWRbiologissthadoncestatedinaPanguitchlakereportthataround30%ofallfishfromPanguitchweretakeni l legally(slot,identification,blatantpoaching?).Theinabil itytocorrectlyidentifyspeciesisamajorreason.Baitfishingwhenthereisaslotalsocontributestotakingfishintheslot.Besidesthis,IthinktheDWRhasdoneaverygoodjobinmanagingourfisheries.Thankyouforallofyourgreatwork!

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550 Ipersonallywouldl iketoseeslotl imitsenforcedonmorereservoirsinnorthernUtah.AsamainlycatchandreleaseanglerIdon'tcaretokeepmanyfishbutwouldl ikemoreopportunitiestocatchlargertrout.I'dalsol iketoseeEchoReservoirinnorthernUtahbroughtbacktol i fe,seemsasthough,inrecentyearsthefishinghassteadilygottenslowerandslowereveryyear.I'mnotsurewhattheissueisbutmaybeitcouldbelookedinto.Ireallydon'thaveanycomplaints,mainlyopinionsandrecommendations.Iabsolutelyl lovefishinginutahandl ikeeveryotherangler,I'dl iketoseethequalityfishingmaintainaswellasincreasenotonlyforpresentdayanglersbutforthefutureanglersaswell.

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551 Stopspearfishingforanythingbutcarp 5/17/20141:13AM

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552 Getridofspecialregulationsonschofieldandgobacktostockingitwithrainbowtroutsoitcanbeagreatplacetotakekidstocatchnicefishfromtheshorewithoutalltheregulations,theyarekil l ingtherecruitmentofyoungfishermen/women

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553 Livebaitshouldbelegalinsomelakesandriverswithhealthyfishpopulations 5/17/201412:17AM

554 Outlawlurefishingwithtreblehooksinthegreenriverandothespecialtroutareas.Catchandrealeaseonly

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555 Iwantaccesstomyfish!WatersthatflowoverprivatelandhavefishinthemthatIpayforwithmytaxes.Bringbackfishermanrightstowaderivers!

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556 Birchcreekslotl imitTwofishl imitonlyoneovertwentyinches.Isitatrophylakeorwhatisyourplan?Bowfishingshouldbeabletokeepsportfishinlakesorreservoir.Therulesshouldbemoreinlinewithspearfishing?Havekil ledseveralcatfishonaccidentandcan'tkeepthem.(Willardbay)GettheWillardbayofficersbikesbecausetheyaretolazytowalk.Havewitnessedfourtimestheywalkupthedikeandcheckaboutafiftyyardsandbacktothetruck.Whatabouttheothertwentypeopleinthearea.FINEFORLITTERorifcaughtpassoutahugegarbagebagandtellthemfi l l i toraticket.InIdahoIgetcheck1timefor25tripsandUtahthecheckme1in200trips.Whathappentopatrolingtheberryinthewinter.12tripsandnotevenatruckintheparkinglotletaloneanofficer.Pleasestartpurchasingwaterrightforlowpoollevelstoprotectourinvestment!

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557 Thisyearisthefirstyearin5I'vebeenabletofish,andthefirstyearwithmy5yearoldsonand2yearolddaughter.We'vetrulyenjoyedCovePondinHerrimanandhavefiguredoutalotonhowtofishit,thepeopleweencounterforthemostpartareveryfriendlyanditisfuntoswaptips.Idothinkpeoplewhoarereleasingfishneedtorealizetheyneedtogentlyreleasethem,otherwiseyouseefishfloating.Itryandfl ipthemoverbeforetheydieandarewasted,Idon'talwaysgetthechanceandIdon'tthinkit'smostpeople'sintention.ButIthinksomeformofeducationortipswouldhelp.I'mteachingmysontobeagoodstewardoftheland.Idon'tknowwhatthestockingscheduleisbutpleasekeepCovepondgoinbecauseI'vehadalotoffunwithmysonandmemoriesmadeandsohashe.Ihave5yearstomakeup.ThankyouaswellforthecommunitypondssoIcanteachmysonhowtofishandthejoysofit.Hesayshe'sreadytogotoStrawberry.Awesome!

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558 IpersonallywouldlovetoseeBrooktroutinmorewaterinUtah.I'mnotatrophyfisherorhunterIusethemeatfrombothandinmyopinionalongwithseveralofthepeopleIgofishingwithbrooktroutareoneofthebesteatingtroutinUtah'swaters.Iyouwanttocallthemtrout.

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559 ithinkthel icensefeeisabithigh.itsalmosttoocostlysoidonotfishasmuchasiwouldl ikeanymore.igetwhythefeesareneeded.ijustwishitdidnotcostasmuch.ialsoseethequalityoffishingbeingdownsothatalsomakesithardtojustifythecostofgoingfishing

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560 Ifwearetryingtoeradicatethecarpinutahlake,whyisthereacatchandkil l orderonthepike? 5/16/201411:26PM

561 Tigermuskieshouldbeallowedtobekept.TheoldrequirementsweregoodIknowobtainingasupplyofthemisharderjustraisesizerequirementsbecausetheyhavekil ledoffbassandotherfishatnewton.somelakesneedspecialrequirements.IusetocatchmanybasstherenowImluckytocatchoneandithasahugebiteinit.

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562 Theuseofl ivebaitinUtahwouldallowforadifferenttactic infishing.Alongwithprovidinganotherstrategyforfishing,itwouldprovideagreatwaytohavetheyoungergenerationbeinvolvedbycatchingbaitfish.

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563 Iwouldlovetoseebowfishingopenupforgamefish.Carparefunbutbeingabletotakeotherspecieswouldbegreat.WeareallowedtospearfishsoIdon'tseemuchofadifference.

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564 Wouldlovetoseemoremanagementforwarmwaterspeciesparticularlypanfishandwalleye.Itseemscrappiehaveahugefollowingandarenotinmanywaters.

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565 Ifyouallowspearfishingforgamespeciesoffishwhynotallowbowfishing?WhynotallowBowfishingforspeciesl ikewiper,stripedbass?

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566 Stopspearfishingindeercreek.Nobigbassleft. 5/16/20149:54PM

567 Il ikethefactthattheDWRisstockingdifferentfishspeciesaroundthestate.Wipers,tigermuskie,kokanee.Itmakesfishingmoreinterestingwhenyouhaveotherspeciestolearnhowtocatchthatarec losetoyourhome.IthinktheDWRdoesagreatjobwiththeiravailablefunds.Thankyou!!

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568 IntheStGeorgeCommunityPonds,increasethel imitinApril-Mayinordertostopthekil l-offthatoccursasthewaterswarmup.

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569 Pleasebemindfulofwhichcommunitywatersyoustockchannelcatfishinto.IamfromcachevalleyandlovefishingWellsvil lereservoiryearroundnowthatitisacommunitywater.Iamexcitedandappreciativethatyouhavebeganstockinglargemouthbassandbluegil landcan'twaittoseewhattheirpotentialbecomesinthiswaterway.Iamconcernedhoweverthatbyaddingchannelcatsashasbeenpriorpracticeintothiswaterwaythatitwil l declinethepristinenessofthisfisheryandl imitthegrowthpotentialofthenewlystockedbassandgil ls.Thanksforyourtimeandkeepupthegreatwork.

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570 WhileIdon'tmindpayingforal icenseIbelieveouractivedutymil itaryshouldn'thavetopayforone.Mostotherstatesofferlowornofeel icenses.Whydoesn'tUtah?

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571 Tomanyi l legalaliensfishingutahlakewithoutal icenseandtransportingwhitebasstodeercreek 5/16/20149:40PM

572 IthinktrashistakingovershorelinesatmanyofUtahreservoirs.Whatcanwedotokeepthegarbagec leanedup?Increasepermitfee'stopaysomeone'sc leaningcompanyandhaveitallpickedup.Postsignsandraisefinesforl i tter.

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573 Iwouldl ikemoreattentiongiventooverharvest,ManytimesthisyeartherehasbeenpostsonBFTofpeopleseeingpeopletaking5Xlimitsandhavecalledthepoachingl inetohavenooneshowup.Ifyourwanteveryonetofollowtherulesofharvestingthenyoupayingattentiontotheforumsisonewaytosetupstingsandcatchthesepeopleintheact.plainc lothedoffic ialscancatchthesepeopleintheactprettyeasyandgetthesepeoplefinedandtoteachthemtheyarebeingwatchedandtofollowtherulesl iketherestofus.Iunderstandyourunderstaffedbuttoseethishappenoverandoveratthesamelocationeveryearisridiculousandshowsthesepoachersyournotgoingtodoanythingaboutit.ThereisallotofrevenuetobemaderightinthenorthmarinaatWillardBay

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574 Firstofall,ThankYouforlettingushaveavoiceinthesematters!OnebigquestionIhaveiswhycanStrawberryReservoironlybestockedwithCutthroat,RainbowsandKokanee?IknowthereisapotentialchubproblemsowhynotTigertrout,Splake,Brownsorevensteri leBrooktroutbeputintothereservoirtohelpresolveit?Theyareallpredators?Tomyselfandmanyothers,theseotherspeciesaremoreexcitingtocatchthanseveral17inchcutthroat!OneofthebestthingsaboutfishingisneverknowingwhatyoumightcatchorbeingabletotargetcertainspeciesWITHOUTgoingto5differentlakestodoit.Ithinkthat'swhyFlamingGorgeissoappealingtofisherman!Couldwecontinuetointroducemorehybridandsteri lespeciesoffishintoUtah'swaters?NotjustcontinuetheroutinestockingstoboostexistingpopulationsincertainlakesbutcreateNEWpopulationsinNEWlakes?!?-ThankYou

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575 Itwouldbenicetohavemoreoptionsforbassandwalleyeinutahcountyandsurroundingareas.TheDiversitywehaveisnicebutitissti l l veryheavilybiasedtowardstrout.

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576 Ifthetwopolepermitcombinedwitharegularfishingorcombinationl icenseissti l l anoptionIwouldlovetoseethishappensti l l .AlsoIthinkpikeinUtahlakewouldbeagreatoptionifpossible.

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577 PatrolthedikeatWillardbaymakesureofl icenseandcorrectl imit 5/16/20148:55PM

578 I'veputthissuggestiononthissurveyfor4years,andhaveyettoseeareply.ThecrappieatWillardBayarebeingoverlyharvestedduringthespawn.Myproposalistoshutdownthepossessionofcrappieduringtheirspawn.Peoplewouldl iketocatchthisfishallthrutheyear,notjustduringthespawn.Therearereportsofanglerskeepingmorethanthel imitbecauseofthelimitedtimecrappieswil lbite.Pleasetakethissuggestionunderconsideration.Thanks

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579 keepcommunitypondsinstgeorgeareastockedstockwarmwaterspeciesinstgeorgeareacommunitypondsmakecommunitypondscatch&release

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580 Getridofspearfishingforgamefish 5/16/20148:19PM

581 youshouldputacatchandreleaseonthebassatcoummitypondshereinWashingtoncountyUtahandchangethesmallmouthregatgunlockto5sowecanhaveasmallmouthandagoodlargemouthlakehereinWashingtoncountyutah

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582 Don'thaveanyideasrightnow 5/16/20148:04PM

583 Iwouldl iketoseemorecatchandreleaselakeswithartific ialluresonly.Iwouldrathercatchlessfishbutbetterquality.

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584 Protectflyfishing..Iamtiredofthefishermanwhohavenoethicsandtrashourwaters. 5/16/20147:52PM

585 Moreattentionpaidtowarmwaterspeciesinso.utahenforceexistingregulations.Suggestmovingbass&crappiefromsandhollowtoquailcreek.EnhanceavailablestructureinsandhollowwithnonpollutingPVCstructures.stopworryingaboutsmallmouthinlakeswheretheycurrentlyexist.

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586 Whydowehaveal imitonthenumberofpoleswecanuse.Wekeepal imitandnomore,whatdifferencedoesitmakehowmanypolesweusetodoso?

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587 IsuggestworkingonHolmesCreektocreatewalk-inaccessareas. 5/16/20147:39PM

588 Increasel imitofrainbowtroutonLoganAndblacksmithforkriversystems. 5/16/20147:38PM

589 Il iketheideaofsaugersorsteri lesaugeyes.WhatyourtryingwithWillardforthewalleyesisgreattoo!!I'mgladthedwristryingtomakealltypesoffishermanhappy.

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590 I'dl iketobeabletokeepaPineviewmusky. 5/16/20147:26PM

591 Areweabletofishriversrunningthroughprivatelandyet?Someofusanglersarerespectfulandshouldnotbepunishedforthefewwhodonotrespectthelands.

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592 Getridofthenocornforbaitandthenol ivebaitregulations. 5/16/20147:16PM

593 Ithinkmorewater'swithslotl imit's&morecheckingoffisherman'sl imit'sbytheDWR.Keepupthegoodwork!Mygirlfriend&Ithinkyourdoingagreatjob!ILOVEGETTINGCHECKED!

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594 None 5/16/20146:54PM

595 Nospearfishingforbassinanylake.Closetheinletatwil lardbayduringthespawn.Makethestateparkpassal ittlecheaper.Moreaccessonrivers.

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596 Lowerthel imitonwipersandsetupmorecheckpointsonthebackofWillardbay.Stocknewtonbetter.

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597 Payingaslightlyhigherpriceforafishingl icensewhichwouldinc ludeasecondpolepermit.HavingasecondfreefishingdaylaterintheyearsoIcangetmorepeopletobeinterestedingettingouttofish.

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598 Iwouldl iketoseesomebiggerbassbeingpulledoutofdeercreek.I'vecaughtalotofsmalleronesmaybethere'stoomanyl ittlebass?I'mnotsure.

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599 PleasestockLargemouthBassatBuristainsPonds,YubaReservior,pleasestocksmallmouthbassatYubareservoirandpleasestockmoreChannelCatfishatYubareservoirandStock

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600 MORECCATSINCITYPONDS 5/16/20145:46PM

601 Utahhastheworstsupporttowardscateringlargemouthbassfishing,beingthepresidentofsouthernutahbassanglers, Icansayyoumakeimpossibletohelp.inanyformsasfarasallowingsupporttohelpcreateproperhabitatsforbassandnotallowingbaitfishforasourceoffood,yourpoormanagementhasresultedinamajordeclineinfishweighsinallbassfishingevent,tothepointofhavingafourfishtourneywithasackweightoftwentypluspoundstwoyearsagotonowhavingmaybe12pounds.Yourstipulationonallowingeventisajoke.also.theladyinsaltlakedoesnotnorissupportiveIhavefi ledseveralcomplaintsbutwithnoreply.Thismightsoundlikearantbutyouaskedforourinput.

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602 ChangetheregsonKolobbacktoaqualityfishingexperience.Artific ialfl iesandlureswithaslotl imitofoneunder14andoneover22.Thisreservoirwassuchanexcellentfisherywhenitwasmanagedbetter.

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603 Needtoplantmorebassandtroutandlesstigermuskies 5/16/20145:45PM

604 Makeitlegaltofishwithl ivebaits,butl imitthetypesofspeciesyouwoulduse 5/16/20145:37PM

605 Notathing 5/16/20145:30PM

606 DWRneedstoallow2Xpossessionl imitsontheGorgeandStrawberryRes.l iketherestofthestate.Thesearedestinationreservoirsformanypeopleanda1Xpossessionl imitisadisincentivetotravelthatfar,createsinconsistencyinregulations,andIwouldbetencouragesfishermenwhotraveltheretobreakthepossessionregulation.Iwouldbeinterestedtoknowifthechangeto2xpossessionl imitsonotherUtahwatershassignificantlyincreasedtheestimatedharvest.

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607 Iwouldlovetobeabletopurchasemorethanjustasecondpolepermit.Idahoallowsupto4polestobepurchased.Iamwil l ingtopaytheextra,andthiscouldgenerateagoodamountofrevenueforthestatesfisheries.

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608 Allowa2-daypossessionl imitonkokaneefromFlamingGorge. 5/16/20144:56PM

609 StrongerenforcementofslotatStrawberryandScofield.Iseefartoomany"premiersportsmen"keepingfishwithintheslot.Stickittothemandmakesuretheynevertrythatagain.

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610 OtterCreekRes-Lowerfishl imits,andslotl imits.Especiallyinwintermonths.BoulderMtn-MorestockingofTigertrouttohelpkeepbrooktroutnumberslower.

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611 morewalleye 5/16/20144:50PM

612 Addperchandwalleyetoflaminggorge 5/16/20144:47PM

613 Ifishbouldermountainlakesalotandaminfavorofraisingl imitsonbrooksunder14inchesbutleavestric trestric tionsonharvestofbrookover14-16inches.Trophybrookswil lremainifthe6-8inchpopsareheavilyreduced.IalsoadmitthatIcatchandreleaseanddonothelptheeliminationonaregbasis.

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614 Morefinesforl i ttering.Toomuchgarbageonourshorelinesofourlakes... 5/16/20144:39PM

615 SOMETIMESITHINKTHEDWRTRIESSOHARDTOREINTRODUCEFISHTHATARENATIVETHATHAVELONGSINCEVANISHED,POINTISCUTTHROATTROUTINTHEGREENRIVER.LOOKATTHEBROWNTROUTANDRAINBOWS.SOMETIMESTHEHARMOFTHEFOURFISHLIMITONTHEBOULDERANDELSEWHERESHOULDBEEXAMINEDCASEBYCASE.ORCARPOUTOFYUBAANDTHESUCKERS/CHUBSCOMINGBACKAFTERTREATMENTS

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616 Fishingl icenserenewalreminder.Bringbackthel ifetimelicense!IforgetexactlywhenmylicenseexpiresandIwouldratherpaythemoneyandnotworryaboutit.IwouldofhadastaterecordbutIguessmystupidl icenseexpired.Yearlyrenewalforfishingl icensesisridiculous.Pleaseconsideranotheroption.Thanks

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617 OntheTigermuskyIwouldl iketheoneinchbaittobel iftedonallwatersbutarestric tiononhooks.Thehookscannotbetreblehooksonlyonebarbedhook.Thiswouldallowouryoungkidshaveabetterchanceofhavingafishofal i fetimeiftheycanuseawholechubpersay.FortheBoulderproblemIthinkthattheRotenoneshouldbethelastthingonyourmind.Makepeoplewanttocometheretolowerthepopulationsuchastournamentsoryouthfishingdaysomething.

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618 1)OpeningspearfishingtoSmallMouthBassinSouthernUtahReservoirs(SandHollow,Quail,andGunlock)isabadidea!PeoplewouldbeouttherewiththespeargunsandseeaLargemouthonabedandshootit.Nospearfishingperiodinthesefisheriesisapracticetomaintain.Therearenotenoughpeopletomonitorthiskindofactivity.Idon'tthinkitispossibletoopenthisactivitytoonespecieswithoutimpactingotherspecies.Anddespitewhat"you"peoplethesmallmouthbassarenotabadthing.TheyarenotgoingtoescapethebarriersandinvadetheVirginandeatallthechubs.2)PutsomemorestructureinSouthernUtahReservoirs!IncreasethesizeoftheLargemouth!Wecouldhaveaworldc lassfisheryforLargemouthif"you"guyswouldfocusonbuildingit.Insteadwearetryingtobeatroutstate,whichiffine,butnotinSouthernUtah!Capitalizeonthec limatehereandmakethereservoirswhattheycouldbe,WORLDCLASS!!3)Doa2ndfreefishingdayayear.Getpeopleoutandhooked.Showthemwhatourstatehastooffer.4)DomoreofthesesurveysandLISTENtowhatfishermenhavetosay.Thepeoplethatareoutthereeverydaycangiveyoualotofvaluableinput,morethennetsurveyscansometimestell.Ican'tstressthisenough,l istentoourfeedbackandourinput.

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619 Thesizerestric tiononjoesvalleyis40".Ithinkitshouldberaisedto48".Thatwil lallowmorechubstobeeatenandmoretrophytigerstocatch.

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620 Iwouldlovetoseemorerainbowtroutincreeks,streams,andrivers.Toomanybrowns.Cuttsarenicebutnotgoodfighters.Rainbowsaremuchbetterfightersthantheothertrout.Iguessitwouldrequireplantingwithsizeandpossessionl imits.Itraveltootherstatesjusttogetgoodrainbowfishingintheirrivers.IknowI'mdreamingbutitwouldbenice.

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621 ThankyouforchangingSpearfishinglawsinUtahandalsoconsideringthenewestchangesinthissurvey.WeappreciatethefairnessandlookforwardtoworkingwithUtahandsupportingsustainablefishing.

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622 ThanksonthestockingofWalleyeinWillardandalsoTigerMuskiesinPineview.Wouldl iketoseemoreareasbuoyedoffwakelessatPineview.Itisgettingmoredangerousthereeveryyear.CanthisbeproposedbytheDWRtotheFeds?

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623 Catchandreleasealltigermuskies.Nospearfishingfortigermuskie. 5/16/20143:56PM

624 TigertroutinPiuterestohelpwiththeroughfish.Orpoisonitoffandletsmoveonwithl i fe.Bassandbluegil linthenewlakeinKanab.

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625 Pleaseconsiderc losingtheWillardinletduringthewalleyespawn. 5/16/20143:54PM

626 CloseLinwoodBatatFlamingGorgeduringthelaketroutspawn. 5/16/20143:50PM

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627 Iwouldl iketoseeacatchandreleaserestric tiononbassduringthespawn. 5/16/20143:49PM

628 Iwanttoseeaincreaseofmypossessionl imitto6fishinsteadof4fishitwouldmakemefi l lbetteraboututahfishingatthecostofgoinganywheretofishimsureIcanachievesuccessatthegrocerystorecheaperthanwastingmytimeandmoneyinthegreatoutdoors!

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629 IthinkKolobshouldbeturnedbacktoatrophyreservoir 5/16/20143:35PM

630 Lowpriceonfishingl icense.Fromtheage12-16. 5/16/20143:35PM

631 Hb137 5/16/20143:30PM

632 Makethetroutl imitmorethen4 5/16/20143:21PM

633 Ichoosetodoublethel imitonoakcreektokeepthefishinthereservoirbuttreatingthelakewouldbethemosteffective.Ibelievel imitsareonlyforpeoplethatfollowtheregulationsthelakesthatareovercrowdedusuallyhavelotsofsmallfishallowpeopletocatch4under13inchesandonly1overthatMark

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634 Somecomunitypondsoutwestaroundwestvalleykearnsandmagna.Wehavetodrivelongbdistancesjusttogettoapond.Alsolowerthelowerthe12-13yearoldl icenseto8-13attenbuckstohelpwiththecostoffishingpondsstockingandotherthings.Iwouldpaymoreformykidslicensesifwehadacomunitypondnearwesternslc .

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635 Maketherulessimpleraroundstrawberryareatherearetomanyrulesandregulationsthroughoutthestate.Dredgeutahlakeincreasedepth

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636 Iwouldsupportatwodayl imitforallfishspeciesatFlamingGorge.Thewaterwouldgetmuchmoreattentioninmyopinionifaguycouldbringhomesixkokaneeinsteadofthree.

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637 Keepupthegoodwork... 5/16/20143:11PM

638 IhaverecentlyfishedforwhitebassinUtahlakewhataboutputtingthemelsewhere.Theyareeasytoreproduceandgreatfighters.

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639 Abaddayfishingissti l l betterthanagooddayatwork 5/16/20143:06PM

640 increaseFlaminggorgeto4kokedailyl imitinsteadof3asmanyanglerstravelfromveryfarawaytofishFG

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641 IthinkyoushouldplantkoanandtigertroutinFishLake.AlsoTigertroutinOtterCreekandPiute 5/16/20143:04PM

642 I'dl iketoseemorelargemouthbassacrossthestate 5/16/20142:59PM

643 Plantmoreperchandwalleyeinstarvation 5/16/20142:58PM

644 Re:PineviewTigermuskytherearemanymuskysthatendupdyingfrombeingcaughtmostanglersIseeareusingjointeddoubletreblehooklures.whynotmakeitasinglehook(IuseONLYsingles,)mandatoryonly,OR,attheleast,barblesshooksplsconsiderthanks

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645 Restric tionsonstrawberry 5/16/20142:52PM

646 Iwouldl iketoseeKolobreservoirasanartific ialfl iesandluresonlylake.Andmoreenforcementoftheregualtions

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647 Yourharvestingrulesatlostcreekaretotallystupid! 5/16/20142:51PM

648 Iwouldl iketoseeastric tcatchandreleaselawonalllargemouthbassonutahlakeandalli t'stributaries

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649 Morewalleyelakes!.Mostofthefishermanitalktodon'tl iketrout.Somequitfishingbecauseofallthetroutlakes.

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650 Spearfishingiskil l ingourbasslakes.Asataxpayerandavidbassfisherman,Ifeelthisstateissotroutmindedthattheyallowbasslakes(byneglectingtheresource)toberuined.Forexample,Jordanelle,usedtobeoneofthebestsmallmouthlakesintheUS,period.Whathashappenedtoit.Imnottheexpert.

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651 Morefocusonwarmwaterspecies.Ithinksomelakeswoulddowellwithwarmwaterspeciessuchasbassbutaremanagedfortroutinstead.ForexampleGrantsvil leResorSettelmentCanyonwouldbegreatforbassbuttheyareonlymanagedforputandtaketrout.

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652 Icaught33chubsandnotroutatScofieldReservoiryesterday.Isurehopethemanagementtechniquesofcontroll ingchubswithtigerandcutthroattroutstartstoworksoon.

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653 I,alongwitheveryoneIfishwithorarounddonotagreewithopeningoftheWillardBaychannelduringthewalleyespawn.Toomanylargefemalesarebeingtakeni l legally.Itisnotenforceable,anddoesnothingtohelpthefishery,itonlyhurtsit.IhavefriendsfromIdahothathavestoppedbuyingtheiroutofstatefishingl icenseduetothischange.Thecurrentsystemforpublic inputisbroken,Iwil l notattendanyfutureRACmeetingsorWildlifeBoardmeetingsafterwhatwasdonelastyearinregardstooverturningtheNorthernRACrecommendationtokeeptheWillardChannelc losed.Inaddition,weneedmoreenforcementduringtheCrappiespawntokeepgroupsofpeoplefromtakingoverthel imitofcrappie.Somepeoplebelievethatsincetheyhavea2polepermitthattheycantake2l imitsoffish.Ihavenoproblemwithincreasingthecostofafishingl icense.Idohaveabigproblemwithnotconservingthefishwehavethatreproducethemselvesjusttosellmorefishingl icenses.

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654 don'tki l l offanytrout,justincreasethel imitsanddoafewfreefishingdayswherethereisNOlimitontheamountyoucancatch.IknowIwil l traveltofishifthereisaNOlimitdayorweekend.Thiswouldincreaserevenueintheparkswherewearepayingtocamp,provideuswithamemorabletrip,andtakecareoftheoverpopulationoffishinthetargetedreservoir.

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655 Isti l l believetheSouthInlettoWillardBayshouldbec losedduringtheWalleyespawn.Thesefishhavel ittletononaturedefensesduringthisphasefortheirl i fe.Thedefinitionoffarechaseisnotbeingrecognized.Iunderstandthebiologyandthelackofrecurrentdoto“siltover”,thisisamoralissue.PROTECTSPAWNINGFISHPLEASE.

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656 Haveenjoyedthefishingseminarsandchancetolearnaboutfishingfordifferentspecies.Keepdoingthem.

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657 None 5/16/20142:11PM

658 Allowtheharvestoftigermuskieinnewtonandreducetheamountplanted. 5/16/20142:10PM

659 PlantmorewipersinWillardandMakeitcatchandrelease 5/16/20142:06PM

660 I'mprettyokaywiththecurrentfishing.GetPiutebacktoagoodfishingres. 5/16/20142:05PM

661 I'dlovetoseesomebodiesofwaterstarttobemanagedfortrophylargemouthbasssimilartowhatIdahodoesatCondie,GlendaleorevenWeston.IdrivepastMantua,Hyrum,andNewtonreservoirsonaregularbasistogofishIdahowhereitisn'tuncommontoregularlycatchahigherqualityofbass.Iambynomeansabiologistanddon'tc laimtoknowhowtomanagefisheries,butitseemslikethebassharvestatMantua,Hyrum,andNewton(IonlyusetheseexamplesbecauseIfishthemregularlyandseehowmanyfishareharvested)issolargethatveryfewfishmakeittoalargescale.Implementingregulationsrequiringthereleaseofallbassunder20incheswouldgivethebassachancetoreachalargersize.I'dloveafewbodiesofwaterwherequalityoffishisbetterthanquantity.

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662 IfishoftenandenjoyeatingfishbutIgenerallycatchsomanyIreleasemostofmycatch.IwouldliketoknowmoreaboutthebiologicalstatusofthelakesIfishtotargetthosespeciesthatmayneedharvesting.Forexample,IfishDeerCreekoftenandmyopinionbasedonrecentexperienceistheSmallMouthBassandCarparerunningamok;soanyIcatch(uptolegall imits)Ikeep.Ihavenoideaifthesc iencebacksupmyopinion,butI'dl iketoguidanceonwhattotargettohelpthestatefisherieswhereIgo.

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663 Irealizethatlowwateryearsofthepasttwotothreeyearshavehadadramatic effectonwhitebasspopulationsinUtahLake.ThewhitebassnumbersinUtahLakearedownsignificantlythisyear.However,duringthelastseveralyearsIhavetakenmykidsfishingforwhitebassonUtahLakemultipletimesandhavepersonallywitnessedthesameindividuals(usuallymembersoftheand communities,andIonlysaythisbecauseitistrue,notbecauseIamaracist)takinghundredsandhundredsofwhitebassoutofthelakeinfivegallonbucketseachtimeI'vebeenthere.Ithinkit'sabouttimethatadailyl imitwasplacedonUtahLake'swhitebass.Iknowtheyareaprolific fish,buttheyareabelovedspecies,andwhencertainindividualstakehundredsoffishperdayandthousandsperweekofacertainspeciesoffishfromonebodyofwater,Ithinkeveryoneelsewhowantstofishforthespeciessuffers.Andonanothertopic,IthinkPelicanLakeintheUintaBasinshouldbeprotectedfromcarp.IhaveheardrecentlythatthecarppopulationisontheriseinPelican,andIandsomanyotheranglerswouldhatetoseethatwonderfulfisherylosttocarpl ikeUtahLakehas.IrecentlyfishedPelicanLakeandthebluegil lwerebasicallynottobefound.Basswerealsoinshortsupply.Ibelievecarparedestroyingthatlake.Reedbedsweregoneinmanypartsofthelake.Basswouldn'tbite.Andwecouldn'tfindthebluegil l.Ihavefishedthislakeforoveradecade.I'veneverseenPelicanLakel ikethis.Pleasesaveitfromthecarp.

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664 Iwouldl iketoseethel imitlawsbeupheldduringthespringtimeatlakesl ikeWillardBayandPineview.I'veseentoomanytimes,peoplewithoverl imitquantitiesleaveandthenshowbackupminuteslaterandresumefishingagain.

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665 Iwouldl iketoseebetterregulationsandrulesforLargemouthandSmallmouthbassintheentirestate.LargemouthandSmallmouthareoneofthemostsoughtaftergamefishintheunitedstates.wehavemanybassfederationsandc lubsinthestateandourlawsandregulationsforthebasstheyarecatchingisajoke.theBassfishingindustryisamil l iondollarindustryandutahhasthepotentialtobringthatindustryherealongwithitsmoneyandsupport.butifweallowpeopletojustkeepandkil l allthebassthatcanthappen.

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666 Weneedmorepersonalwatercraftlaunchrampsatvariouslakes. 5/16/20141:33PM

667 DWRisdoingamazingatmanagingourfisheries.TheonlycomplaintIhaveisinregardtotheurbanponds.Forthefewdaysafterastockinghasoccurred,thefishingisredhotandtheatmosphereis'combatfishing'.Unfortunately,manyoftheseindividualsdonothavel icencesandkeepmanytimesoverthel imit.Ifwecouldsupportfishandgameoffic ialstobeatthepondfull-timeduringthenormalhoursoftheparkorfac il i ty,Ifeelthatwecouldgreatlyimprovethefishingopportunitiesinoururbancommunities.Ifthisisnotanoption,itwouldalsobebenefic ialtoestablisha'c ivi l ianpatrol 'typec lassificationwhereDWRvolunteerscouldhelptoenforcetheseregulations(afterappropriatetraining,ofcourse).Thereismuchdemandforthistypeofaction,asIhavespokenwithmanyfishermenwhoagreewiththeconceptsabove.

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668 NotafanofTigermusky.Wouldl iketobeabletocatchmorepanfish! 5/16/20141:26PM

669 Ithinkyoushouldchangethesizerestric tionsonstrawberrytoallow1fishover20insteadofthecurrent.

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670 Ihavewatchedthechangestotheregulationsoverthepastfewyears,andfeelthatforthemostpartyouhavemadechangeswherechangeswerenecessary,buthavealsoheldfirminareaswhereavocalminorityhaspushedforchangesthatwereunwarranted.Keepupthegoodwork.

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671 Keepupthegoodwork 5/16/20141:15PM

672 Allowspearfishingonallwatersopentoangling,solongasspecies-specific regulationsarefollowed,aswellasprinc iplesofsafety(nospearfishingwithingX-amountoffeetofboats,swimmers,etc.).

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673 Whenyoupoisonabodyofwater,whydoyoufeelyouneedtokil l al lofthefishthere?Whynotspotpoisonwheretheproblemexists,particularlywithchubsandcarp?

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674 TigerMuskiesshouldbec&ronly.NospearfishingforMuskie. 5/16/20141:07PM

675 Isupportanyactionorregulationthatreducesthenumberanddiversityofnon-nativefishesinUtah,andpromotesandsustainsnativefishes.

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676 Idl iketoseemorebigfishincachevalley 5/16/201412:59PM

677 InregardstoOakCreekReservoir(UpperBownsReservoir)ontheBoulderMountain,theBoulderMountainfisheriesandotherfisheriesthatseemtobeoverpopulated,Ithinkitwouldbebenefic ialfortheUDWRtopostintheyearlyregulationsbookandalsosignageatlakesthatencouragedanglerstokeeptheirdailybagl imit.Manyanglerswhowanttopreservetheresourcesoffishhavedevelopedanoftenone-sidedviewandpromoteanout-ofbalancecultureofcatchandrelease.Thiscanleadtoharmfullyhighpopulationsoffishinaparticularwaterdrainage.Catchandreleaseisagreatpracticeforplacesthatareeasilyaccessibleandhelpmaintainahealthypopulation,butinremoteareasl ikeBouldermountain,anglersneedtobeeducatedwhatwil lhelppromoteahealthierpopulationoffish.IthinkthisiswhathashappenedinsystemslikeBoulderMountainandotherareaswithstuntedgrowthinfishpopulations.AnotherthingIwouldl iketoseeisyearlyreportsonthecurrentFishConsumptionAdvisoryforUtahLake,Yubaandanyothers.Ithinkthekeyhereiseducatingthepublic andprintingsomethingintheyearlyregulations.Asaboatowner,Ireallyappreciatedtheeaseofgettingmyaquatic boatcertification.Iwouldl iketoseemoredonetopromoteanddevelopbassandpanfishinginUtahLake,bypromotingnaturalhabitatgrownandimplementingartific ialhabitat.Bassandotherpanfishingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofthefishery.Anotherthingtoconsiderisl icenceoptionsforfamilies.Alotofpeoplewhowouldbeoccasionalanglersnevergetoutandfishduetothecostofal icence.Ifyougetoutandgofishingonceortwiceayear,whybyal icencewhenyoudon'tcatchanything.Morepublic accesspointstoriversandlakeswithoutanentrancefeewouldbeimportant.Peopledon'tl ikebeing"taxed"everytimetheywanttolaunchal ittleboatoraccessalaketofishforawhile.IthinkeducationisthekeytoasuccessfulUtahFishery.Thankyou.

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678 Il ikethatUtahhasregulationsthatarestatewide,makesiteasiertolearntheregulations.Ihavealsofoundkindleversionsoftheproclamationtobeveryuseful.ForexampleIwenticefishingonMantuaandstartedcatchingbass,Idon'ttargetbassandIdidn'texpecttocatchthemthroughtheice,becauseIhadtheproclamationonmyphoneIknewwhenIhadal imitanditwastimetostop,otherwiseitwouldhavebeenaguess.

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679 StockColoradoRiverCuttsinForsyth.TheyarealreadyaboveinUM.StockchannelcatsintheWeberbelow1900W.

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680 Increasepublic accesstorivers,streamsandcreeks. 5/16/201412:06PM

681 MoreopportunitiesforBass,Walleyeandcatfish.Thanksforyourworkinourbehalf.Keepupthegoodwork.

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682 WoulditbepossibletosharethereleaseofwaterfortheJuneSuckerprogrambetweenDeerCreekandJordanellereservoirsinsteadofjustDeerCreek?Justasthefishingisturningonthereisthebigdrawdownthatthrowsoffthefishingoffandleavesanystructureforthejuvenilefishhighanddry.

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683 Dueawaywithpowerbaitonlakesthathavesizerestric tions.Thiswouldreducetheamountoffishthatarekil ledduetoirresponsibleanglers.Withthesizerestic tions,peopleripouttheguttsofslotl imitfishintheselakestosavea5centhook.Isaydownwiththepowerbaitandupwiththefishinthoselakes.

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684 Pleasekeepupandexpandyoutigermuskiewalleyeandbassplanting.Somuchtimeandmoneyisspentonrainbowtrout?Keepthatinyoururbanpondsforthekidsandexpandthebigfishlakes.LookatYubaandthepiketherearesomanyanglersnowonthereandlovingeverybitofit.MorelakesforTigermuskiewalleyeandSMLMbass.Puttherainbowsintheurbanpondsforthekidsandbudl ightriff-raff!!!Youguysaredoinggreatandtheexpansionoffishingopportunitiesinthestateareawelcomesite!Keepupthegoodwork!!!

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685 MyfamilylovestofishforKokaneesalmon.IknowthedwrhasincreasedthestockingofKokaneeinstrawberryandF.G.Resiviour,Whichwehopecontinues.Myquestionishaveyoulookedintothepossibil i tyofstockingthelandlockedversionofthesilverorthekingsalmon?Ifi tworksinthegreatlakeswouldinworkinF.G.Andstrawberry?Thankyoufortheworkyoudotoprovideusallwithworldc lassfishing,intheseconddrieststate.

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686 HyrumDamneedstonotgetsoheavilystockedwithTrout,trysupplementingthebassandpanfishpopulations.Andpossibilytrytostocksmallmouthbassorsomeothertypeofwarmwatergamefishtosupplementthefewlargemouththatl iveinthelake.Alsowhyhastherebeensuchachangeintheperchnumbersathyrum,itusedtobefullofperchandnowthereseemstobeveryfewofthem,alsothereseemstobeevenlessbluegil linthere(almostnone,Ihavefisheditforthelast6seasons3-5daysaweekandhavenotseenasinglebluegil l)Maybecrappiewoulddobetter?Hyrumshouldbeatrophybasslake,ithasthepotentialifyoul imitittonotbeingabletokeepthebreedingstock5+poundfish.

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687 Spearfishingwil lnotbesupportedbymewithoutslotsizel imit.Papercopyfishingl icensesaredated.Let’sallowusefordigitalcopy.Everyonehassmartdevices.IwishUtahwouldstarttaggingboatswithseallocksontrailerstopreventmusselspread.ItwouldbesadtoseesomethinghappentoBearLake.Addfishingstructures,especiallyonreservoirswithfluctuatinglevels.Allowforl ivebaituseonlakeswithsameexistingbaitfish.Thanksforallyoudo.

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688 Moreaccessalongtheweberriver 5/16/201411:06AM

689 NewtonDamTigerMuskieplantingseemsunwarrantedafteradewateringinthepreviousyear. 5/16/201411:03AM

690 enforceregsbetteratstrawberryespecialyatthec leaningstationsIseealotofcutsbeingkeptinslotl imit

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691 keepupthegoodwork. 5/16/201410:57AM

692 MoretigerMuskie! 5/16/201410:52AM

693 Stockcrawdadsinmorelocationsc losertourbanslc -l ikeLittleDellreservoir 5/16/201410:46AM

694 Thank'sforasking,foropinionswhat'swiththerotinone?Dothesuppliershavealobbyist?Pleasedon'tspendanyofmyl icense$onpoison.Thank's,

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695 Utahneedsmoreofficerscheckingonthenumberoffishtakenoutofreservoirs.Iseeallthetimepeopletakingbucketsofcrappieoutofreservoirswherethereisal imit.Eveniftheyhadpublicsafetyvolunteersl ikethePoliceDept.does.

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696 Wouldl iketoseemoreaggressivel imitsenforcementatWillardBay,andthereturntothec losureoftheinletchannelatthebaffelsduringtheWalleyespawn.

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697 InWaterswheresmallmoutharestunted(DeerCreek,Rockport)Increasethel imitto20fishunder12inches.

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698 PuttherainbowtroutinPanguitchLakebackintheslotl imit. 5/16/20149:59AM

699 NobaitregulationatStrawberry,theslotl imitmandatesthereleaseofmanyfishthathavenochanceofsurvivalbecausetheywerehookeddeepwithbaitedhook.Whentroll ingbaitcouldsti l lbeused.

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700 Morepolic ingofspringanglerharvestfromshoreatWillardBay 5/16/20149:45AM

701 RotenoneScofield.Youmayneverhaveanotheryearwil lwaterlevelsthataresoconducivetogettingacompletekil l .Allowingtwodailyl imitsinpossessionwasamistake,pleasedoNOTallowthepossessionofmorethanthat.

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702 Ireallyfeell iketheDWRisdoingabetterjobthanpeoplegivethemcreditfor.I'mveryexcitedofthetalkofawarmwaterhatcheryandalsotherecentsupplementalwalleyestockinginWillardBay.MyonlyrecentconcernisthatwereallyneedtobeabletogetourboatswashedbeforeleavingLakePowell.

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703 Ilovetocatchtigertrout,butImainlyfishcreeksandrivers.Iwouldl iketoseemorestockingoftigertroutinthecreeksandriversc losetoSaltLakeCity.Forexample,itwouldbereallyfuntoseetigertroutbeingplantedinMil lCreekwhiletheBonnevil leCutthroatarebeingestablished.Tigersaresteri leandwouldnotreproducetocompetewiththecutts.

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704 Let'sputsomestructureinourlakes.Trees,brush,etcwouldgiveyoungfryaplacetohide. 5/16/20149:17AM

705 I'dreallyl ikethechanceformorepublic inputonfishingregulations,especiallyinplacesl ikeBouldermountainandThousandLake.Usually,itseemstheDWRandpublic areonrelativelythesamepage,butallowingmorebackandforthandmorediscussiontohappenwouldreallyhelpimprovethefishinginthestate,Ithink.AndasfarasfixingbrooktroutpopulationsonBoulder,Ithinkthebestthingtobedonewouldbewhat'shappenedwithAbesreservoir-steri lebrookies.TheBrookiesintherearetriploid,so95%steri le.There'ssomenaturalreproduction,butthenumbersaremorecontrolled.Imposingstric tl imits,though,wouldbenecessary.Limittheharvestto2brooktrout,sothatthepopulationofmostlysteri lefishisn'thurt.

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706 moreonthecarpprobleminUtahLake...setabountyoneverycarpcaughtandbroughtin,Ifeelthiswouldbeabenefic ialadditiontowhatiscurrentlybeingdonetohelptheJuneSuckerandtheCarppopulation.

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707 Quitorreducestockingtigertroutincutthroatwaters,exceptinsituationswhereroughfishcontrolisneeded.Wouldbenicetoseemanagementplansinc ludingsamplingdataforspecific bodiesofwaterpublishedonyourwebsite.

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708 Iknowyourshorthanded,butwhenfisharespawning,orcatchingisreallyeasy(WillardBaywalleyeinthechannel,CrappieatPineviewetc.)morelawenforcementshouldbeconcentrated,outcatchingthescumthatisgrosslyover-l imiting,andticketingthe outofthem.

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709 Myonlyconcernwiththespearfishingofsmallmouthbass,askedaboutonthissurvey,isthepotentialthatLMBmaybeunwittinglyshotaswell.Itseemsaverylargenumberofanglersstrugglewithidentifyingthedifferencebetweenthetwospecies.Therehasbeenalotofdiscussionaboutstuntedsmallmouthbasspopulations.Iwouldl iketoseethesmblimitincreasedto8or10fishunder12incheslonginaffectedwaters.WithrespecttoFishLake,itseemsthatthesplakepopulationseemstobeondeclineforthoseicefishing.Theyareapopularfishtotarget,yethavebecomehardertofindinthepastcoupleofyears.Thequotamayneedtobebumpedupabit.(Itisrealizedthatthequotawasloweredafewyearsagoandsomegrowthincreasesnoted,butitmayhavegonetoofar,)ThankyouforgettingthewarmwaterhatcheryplannedandIlookforwardtowhatwil lbeproducedinthefuture.

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710 limitshorelinetoanglers,notpersonalwatercraft 5/16/20148:50AM

711 Thebouldermountainregulationsshouldbekeeponefishover18butsti l l keep4under.Thiswaythetrophieswouldsti l l beprotected.Sothatonegroupsdoesn'tjustkeepallthetrophies

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712 betterenforcementonthosewhotrashourwaters.slotl imits,andmoreartific ial/flyonlyareasonstreams,lakes,andrivers.Ithinkbymakingmoreartific ial/flyonlyareasitwil l helpwiththetrash.Andcanwepleasehavefullaccesstoriversandstreams...please?

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713 Itissil lythatcorncannotbeusedasbaitinUtah,especiallyonwatersl ikeUtahLake.Idon'tbuytheargumentsthatitki l lsfish(itdoesn't)andthatfolkswouldchumwithit(thosewhowil lchumwilldosoanyway).

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714 IthinkweshouldputmorestructureinYubareservoirandlowerthel imitofnorthernpikewehavethiswarmwaterfishhatcheryletsgrowsomeperchandstocksomeoftheselakesannuallyl ikeyoudofortherainbowsIalsothinkthel imitforperchshouldbeloweredto10fishperday20inpossession

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715 PlantgraylinginSilverLakelocatedinAmericanForkCanyonaboveSilverLakeFlatRes.MoreGoldenTroutopportunityplease.

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716 LessTigerTroutandmorenativecutts 5/16/20148:43AM

717 Ifishutahlakealotandifindtonsofi l legalfishingiecornforbaitpeoplenotfollowingl imitsetc...UtahLakeneedsbetterenforcementofregulationstohelpmaintainitasanawesomefishery.

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718 Idon'tunderstandwhythe1"ruleonbaitforTigerMuskiesisn'tgoingtobeconsideredforALLmuskylakes.IfNationalResearchshows...thenwhynotapplytheregulationtoallTigerMuskylakessuchasNewton,Pineview???

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719 Willardfreakinbay.Icantbeleivehowmanypoeplehavebeengoingthereandleavingwithstringersofupto10+wiperseachandthenreturningthatsamedaytodoitalloveragain.Allthetrashyfolksaswellwholeavealltheregarbagealloverthedikel ikeitwasagarbagedump.ipickedup4hugelawnbagsfullofgarbageoffthedikeinfreewaybaylastweek.Samegoesforcrappie,isawprobly400crappiesgettakenoutofthesouthmarinabyagroupof thathadlookoutpointsforRangersthatmightbustthemforoverharvest,andwhenyoutellthemthattherel imitwasreachedtheydonotgiveahoot.Youguysdogreatjobwithwhatyougotbutthepastfewyearsoutonwil lardhasbeenajokeinthatregard,wecallyouguystotellyouwhatsgoingonwithoverharvestanditseemslikenothingiseverdone.Itsnotfairtootheranglerswhenothersdecidetobreaktherules.Iknowitsmadenotonlymeandtheguysifishwithbutalotoffolksarejustsickandtiredofthe thatgoeson.Somethingseriouslyneedstobedone,wehavetalkswiththelocalnewsstationstodoastoryontheoverharvestingoffishandconsistenttrasheverywhere.Iknowiwontbetheonlyonetotalkcommentonthis.Manydisgruntledanglersivespoketooaboutthis

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720 Iwouldl iketoseescentedj igsallowedonartific ialonlywaters.Iwouldl iketoseeafewmorewatersmanagedfortrophyfishing.Isupporttheproposedmanagementplanfortheboulderstooffermoretrophybrooktroutfishingonsomeofthehardertoaccesslakes.Ilovethenewlawallowing2polesonal icenseautomatically.Ifyoucouldfigureawaytoallowtigertroutandbrooktrouttol ivetogetherinthesamewaterandgrowlargeIwouldneverfishanywhereelse.Thanksforallyoudo!

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