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Q1Spearfishingiscurrentlyallowedin21waterbodiesacrossUtah.Someofthesewaterbodieshavecatch-and-killorno-limitregulationsforillegallyintroducedspecies.ShouldtheDWRallowanglerstospearfish

forillegallystockedspeciesinanywaterbodieswherethey'vebeenintroduced?a.Wouldyousupport

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

Answered:1,275 Skipped:27

Total 1,275

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

AnswerChoices Responses

Yes

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53.91% 682

46.09% 583

Q2b.WouldyousupportspearfishingatSandHollowReservoirforsmallmouth

bass?Answered:1,265 Skipped:37

Total 1,265

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AnswerChoices Responses

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54.28% 685

45.72% 577

Q3c.WouldyousupportspearfishingatQuailCreekReservoirforsmallmouth

bass?Answered:1,262 Skipped:40

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AnswerChoices Responses

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54.96% 692

45.04% 567

Q4d.WouldyousupportspearfishingatGunlockReservoirforsmallmouthbass?

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34.30% 436

Q5e.WouldyousupportspearfishingatUtahLakefornorthernpike?

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AnswerChoices Responses

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Q6Currently,youmaypossessuptotwodailylimits,aslongasthefishwerecaughtondifferentdays.ShouldtheDWRrestrictthedefinitionof“possession”toapplyonly

tofishananglerhasinthefieldorintransit?Thiswouldexcludefishathomeor

inthefreezer.Answered:1,272 Skipped:30

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Q7Howmanyfriendswhoarenewtofishing—orwhohavenotfishedinthepastyear—haveyouinvitedtogo

fishing?Answered:1,230 Skipped:72

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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.

6/13/20147:42PM

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.

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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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