Originally Posted By: Krijack
Is it a guarantee that these fish will be clipped? I am fairly sure that so far none of the white river fish are. If they are left unclipped it seems to be doubly against our interest as they will be hatchery fish that could be counted as wild in any catch and count against impacts that we are allowed. The more out there, the more will be encountered and counted against the total wild impact allowed.

You can bet when the tribes are directly involved in funding and operations they won't want to clip fish. It is in their best interest not to.They have never liked our clipping programs because it gives the rec a solid argument for more time on the water to catch more fish.


Edited by RUNnGUN (08/02/18 08:27 PM)
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