06-26-2015, 05:48 AM
[quote downed_Phly]
Sure, trout and crawdads sure some common items in their diets, but crawfish HARDLY compete with the trout.[/quote]
That may or may not be the case in most cases like Strawberry, where the cutts eat crawdads like candy at certain times, but I do know of 2 examples where crawdads were a problem.
1. I am aware of a lake in Wyoming that produced some of the biggest grayling in the state. Crayfish got in there and the grayling population tanked.
2. Red Butte lake by the U was/is used as a reserve lake for June suckers. They had to gt the suckers out temporarily and drain the lake in an effort to remove the crayfish that invaded there. (I'm sure this makes the June sucker haters on the board rejoice)
While I can certainly see your point, I simply see no way to write the regulation other than how it is currently done. The disease issue PBH brought up probably requires additional emphasis. I too like a nice crawdad boil and have had outstanding results processing and deveining the dads on the lakeshore and immediately putting the meat on ice for the trip home.
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Sure, trout and crawdads sure some common items in their diets, but crawfish HARDLY compete with the trout.[/quote]
That may or may not be the case in most cases like Strawberry, where the cutts eat crawdads like candy at certain times, but I do know of 2 examples where crawdads were a problem.
1. I am aware of a lake in Wyoming that produced some of the biggest grayling in the state. Crayfish got in there and the grayling population tanked.
2. Red Butte lake by the U was/is used as a reserve lake for June suckers. They had to gt the suckers out temporarily and drain the lake in an effort to remove the crayfish that invaded there. (I'm sure this makes the June sucker haters on the board rejoice)
While I can certainly see your point, I simply see no way to write the regulation other than how it is currently done. The disease issue PBH brought up probably requires additional emphasis. I too like a nice crawdad boil and have had outstanding results processing and deveining the dads on the lakeshore and immediately putting the meat on ice for the trip home.
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